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This bill amends Arizona Revised Statutes to expand the discretionary powers of school district governing boards by adding a new provision (paragraph 40) that allows them to enter into public-private partnership agreements for selling or leasing school-owned buildings or land to develop affordable housing for critical public workforce sectors. These sectors include professionals like firefighters, teachers, emergency medical services personnel, healthcare workers, and school employees. Before entering such an agreement, the governing board must: adopt a resolution with an independent analysis of the property's market value and community impact, hold at least one public meeting with both in-person and electronic participation, accept public comments for 45 days after the meeting, approve the agreement with a two-thirds board vote, and use any proceeds solely for maintaining or upgrading school district facilities. The bill also makes several minor technical edits to existing language, such as clarifying grammatical references and updating terminology, but the most significant change is the new provision for public-private housing partnerships using school district properties.

Education

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83727