Bill > SB1305

This bill makes several changes to Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) program, which provides public funds to eligible students for educational expenses outside of traditional public schools. Key provisions include requiring that all school personnel with unsupervised contact with students in qualified schools must be fingerprinted, be at least eighteen years old, and not be subject to disciplinary action by the state board of education for immoral or unprofessional conduct. The bill also clarifies that the Attorney General will enforce the ESA program and that the Department of Education (ADE) and the State Treasurer must provide requested information to the Attorney General's office. Additionally, parents will now be required to submit quarterly records of all ESA expenditures to the ADE for review, and the ADE will review these records to ensure expenditures are allowable. Finally, the bill expands reporting requirements for the ADE to include a list of all providers of educational services purchased through ESAs, along with the number of students served and the total amount of ESA funds paid to each provider.

Education

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/84840