Public charter schools would be major winners, while traditional district schools would see a mixed bag of funding increases and cuts, depending on their current funding situation.
The proposal was introduced as a "strike-everything" amendment to unrelated legislation, a maneuver often used for last-minute proposals that avoids multiple steps and public hearings.
In exchange, the state will add $170 million per year to the basic funding formula for all schools, but distribute the money in a different way. The overhaul also changes how district schools are paid for running bus routes, increasing available funding by $120 million but eliminating extra funding that goes to some schools over five years.
District schools would have to give up the ability to ask voters to approve bonds and budget overrides that allow them to spend above set limits. Charter schools can’t do bonds or overrides. "School districts are facing the most difficult year that I can remember, with inflation running well above the 2% that’s in the formula, trying to make up the learning losses during Covid," Essigs said. "The one additional problem they don’t need is trying to figure out how to balance their budget."
"If we can’t talk about doing this, we can’t talk about fixing school finance," said Kevin McCarthy, president of the Arizona Tax Research Association, "Because this is a small bite of the apple."
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