ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
technological
education districts; election date
(NOW:
technological districts; elections; appropriations)
Purpose
An emergency measure adding alternative election dates to form or enlarge a joint technological education district until December 31, 2001. Establishes reporting requirements of each superintendent of a joint technological education district by July 15, 2001.
Joint technological education districts (joint districts), established in 1990, offer specialized educational courses to prepare pupils with skills for occupation-specific programs that do not normally require a baccalaureate or advanced degree professionally. Joint districts work with several school districts serving pupils in grades nine through twelve. There are currently eight joint districts in Arizona.
School districts interested in participating in a joint district collaborate to form a plan for the establishment and operation of a joint district, which must be approved by individual governing school district boards, the State Board for Vocational and Technological Education, and school district voters at a general election.
H.B. 2560 provides alternative election dates to form or enlarge a joint district until the end of this year. Additionally, the bill establishes reporting requirements by each existing joint district relating to joint student enrollment and requires the report to be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) by July 15, 2001.
There is no discernable fiscal impact to the state general fund associated with this bill.
1. Adds alternative election dates for forming or enlarging a joint district until December 31, 2001, and stipulates the following optional election dates:
a) The second Tuesday in March.
b) The third Tuesday in May.
c) The eighth Tuesday before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
d) The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
2. Stipulates that after December 31, 2001 an election to form or to enlarge a joint district is required to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
3. Requires the superintendent of each joint district operating during the 2000-2001 school year to submit a report regarding joint student enrollment to the JLBC by July 15, 2001.
4. Specifies the information to be contained in the joint student enrollment report.
5. Contains an emergency clause.
Ed 3/5/01 DPA 9-0-0-1-0
Approp 3/8/01 W/D
3rd Read 3/20/01 54-0-6-0
Prepared by Senate Staff
March 27, 2001