Bill Text: AZ HB2524 | 2018 | Fifty-third Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: School facilities board; underutilized schools
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-22 - House Committee of the Whole action: Retained on the Calendar [HB2524 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2018-HB2524-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: school facilities board; underutilized schools |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session 2018
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HB 2524 |
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Introduced by Representative Clodfelter
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AN ACT
amending Title 15, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-2007; relating to the school facilities board.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 16, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-2007, to read:
15-2007. Underutilized school facilities; ownership; transfer; requirements
A. Notwithstanding any other law, the school facilities board shall take ownership of a school facility operated by a school district if the school facilities board determines that the current enrollment in that school facility is below twenty‑five percent of the capacity of that school facility.
B. If the school facilities board takes ownership of a school facility pursuant to subsection A of this section, the school facilities BOARD:
1. Shall reimburse the school district in the amount of ten percent of the assessed value of the school facility or ten percent of the value of the land on which the school facility sits, whichever is greater.
2. May transfer ownership of the school facility to an adjacent school district if all of the following criteria are met:
(a) The adjacent school district is assigned a letter grade of A, B or C pursuant to section 15‑241.
(b) The adjacent school district has experienced enrollment growth in at least three of the previous five fiscal years.
(c) The governing board of the adjacent school district votes to assume ownership of the school facility.
C. The transfer of a school facility pursuant to subsection B of this section is contingent on the revision of the boundaries of the school district that assumes ownership of the transferred school facility to include the new school facility.
D. If a school facility is transferred pursuant to subsection B of this section, the school facilities board shall facilitate any fiduciary agreements between the two school districts.
