Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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This bill appropriates $12M from the general fund in FY20 to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to conduct a 1 year teacher school supplies grants pilot program. The program will grant $200 to a teacher who is employed at a school district or charter school and who provides classroom instruction for at least 3 hours during the regular school day to be used to purchase school supplies. Allows ADE to retain up to 5% of the funds to administer to program. Requires ADE to establish application procedures for
participation, and enforce a limit on selection so as to not exceed the
appropriated funds. Allows the ADE to adopt policy to carry out the pilot. Imposes a deadline for teachers to receive monies for purchasing school supplies to the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. Includes an automatic repeal after February 15, 2021. |