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Policy & Government Relations Reports

The reports on this page are required by Arizona Revised Statutes to be submitted to the Arizona State Legislature and/or the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The report requirements vary by statute.

 

A.R.S 15-232. Division of adult education; duties

B. The department of education shall provide classes under this section only to adults who are citizens or legal residents of the United States or are otherwise lawfully present in the United States. This subsection shall be enforced without regard to race, religion, gender, ethnicity or national origin.

C. The department of education shall report on December 31 and June 30 of each year to the joint legislative budget committee the total number of adults who applied for instruction and the total number of adults who were denied instruction under this section because the applicant was not a citizen or legal resident of the United States or was not otherwise lawfully present in the United States.

  December Reports

  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017

   

June Reports

  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
  • 2018

 

For more information and resources, visit: Adult Education Services 

A.R.S. 15-552 (E). Alternative teacher development program; report; program termination

The department of education shall submit an annual report by December 15 of each year concerning the alternative teacher development program to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives that includes an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.  The department of education shall provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state. 

  • 2021 Annual Report
  • 2020 Annual Report
  • 2019 Annual Report

 

To learn more about the program, visit: TeachForAmerica

For Certification information and resources, visit: Educator Certification 

For Recruitment and Retention information and resouces, visit: Educator Retention and Recruitment 

Session Law. Laws 2018, Chapter 289 (SB1444) , Section 3

G. On or before September 31, 2019, the department of education shall submit to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives a progress report on the development and administration of the pilot program established pursuant to this section. The department shall submit a copy of this report to the secretary of state. 

H. On or before September 1, 2020 and each year thereafter through the 2023-2024 school year, the department of education shall submit a report detailing pupil results on the American civics education assessment administered pursuant to subsection D of this section to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the state board of education. The department of education shall submit a copy of this report to the secretary of state. 

  • 2023 Annual Report
  • 2020 Annual Report
  • 2019 Annual Report

 

To apply for the American Civics Education Pilot Program, visit: ACEP Application 

For more information and resources, visit: Civic Engagement and Community Engagement Program

A.R.S. 15-249.07 (H). Broadband expansion fund; requirements; disbursements to certified applicants; reports

On or before June 30 and December 31 of each year, the department shall report to the joint legislative budget committee the following information for each broadband connectivity construction project that the department has certified to receive a state matching contribution: 

1. The applicant's name. 

2. Whether the project is in process or complete. 

3. The federal e-rate discount calculation. 

4. The total project cost and the share of funding provided by local, state, and federal monies. 

5. The number of students served. 

I. The information reported on or before June 30 each year pursuant to subsection H of this section shall be submitted to the joint legislative budget committee for review. 

  • 2020 Quarter 2 Report
  • 2019 Quarter 2 Report
  • 2018 Quarter 4 Report
  • 2018 Quarter 2 Report
  • 2017 Quarter 4 Report

 

For information and resources, visit: Arizona Broadband Initiative

A.R.S. 15-249.15 (E). Arizona Industry Credentials Incentive Program; Distributions; Report; Fund 

On or before March 1 of each year, the department of education shall publish and post on its website and submit to the joint legislative budget committee for review the career technical education industry credentials list that includes only those certificates and licenses that would qualify for the Arizona industry credentials incentive program in the subsequent school year. 

  • 2022-2023 CTE Industry Credentials List 
  • 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 CTE Industry Credentials List

 

For more information and resources, visit: CTE Industry Credentials

A.R.S 15-249.06 (G). College credit by examination incentive program; incentive bonuses; report; college credit by examination development fund

On or before December 15, 2018 and on or before December 15 of each year thereafter, the department of education shall submit to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor, the secretary of state, and the joint legislative budget committee, a report on all of the following:

1. The number of students who took a qualifying examination at each school.

2. The number of students who received a passing score on a qualifying examination and the number of incentive bonus awards distributed.

3. The number and types of qualifying examinations taken by students.

4. The amount of bonus monies received by each school.

  • 2020 Annual Report
  • 2019 Annual Report

 

For more information and resources, visit: College Credit by Examination Incentive Program (CCEIP)

A.R.S. 15-249.12 (F).  Computer science professional development program fund; requirements; uses; reports

On or before June 30 of each year, each public school that receives grant monies from the computer science professional development program fund shall submit a report to the department of education on the outcomes achieved with prospective computer science teachers and how the grant monies were spent.

On or before November 15 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor on the amount of grant monies awarded from the fund, the outcomes achieved and how the monies were spent. The department shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

  • 2019 Annual Report

 

For more information and resources, visit: Computer Science Professional Development Program 

A.R.S. 15-901.06 (L). Dropout recovery programs; written learning plan; requirements; annual report; definitions

The department of education shall submit an annual report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives that details the outcomes of dropout recovery programs, including the number of pupils who participate in the programs and the number of pupils who participate in the programs and who graduate from high school. The department shall provide a copy of the annual report to the secretary of state.

  • 2022 Annual Report
  • 2021 Annual Report
  • 2020 Annual Report

 

For more informaiton and resources, visit: Dropout Recovery Program

Session Law. Laws 2017, Chapter 284 (SB1038)

B. On or before November 1 of each year of the pilot program, the 24 department of education shall submit to the governor, the president of the 25 senate and the speaker of the house of representatives a report that 26 summarizes the results of the pilot program. The department shall provide 27 a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

  • 2021 Annual Report
  • 2020 Annual Report
  • 2019 Annual Report

 

Session Laws. Laws 2021, Chapter 408 (SB1823), Sec. 139. General appropriations act; 2021-2022

On or before October 1, 2021, each agency, including the judiciary 40 and universities, shall submit a report to the director of the joint 41 legislative budget committee on the number of filled appropriated and 42 nonappropriated FTE positions, by fund source, as of September 1, 2021.

  • 2021 Filled FTE Positions
  • 2020 Filled FTE Positions

 

A.R.S. 15-211 (K). K-3 reading program; dyslexia specialist; dyslexia training; receipt and use of monies; additional funding; annual report

On or before December 15, the department of education shall submit an annual report on the K-3 reading program to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and shall provide a copy of this annual report to the secretary of state, the state board of education and the chairpersons of the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives. The report shall contain all of the following:

1. Information on the improvement of K-3 reading in this state, including achievement data statewide and achievement data at the school district and charter school level. The information pursuant to this paragraph shall include data and information on continued proficiency on the statewide assessment in subsequent grades.

2. A description of the activities of the department to support school districts and charter schools in improving K-3 reading.

3. Specific findings on methods by which the department may continue to improve support and assistance for school districts and charter schools in the administration of K-3 reading program plans.

4. Information and data on K-3 reading program plans throughout this state and the expenditure of K-3 reading monies by school districts and charter schools.

5. Data reported pursuant to section 15-701, subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (d).

  • 2021 Annual Report
  • 2020 Annual Report 
  • 2019 Annual Report
  • 2018 Annual Report
  • 2017 Annual Report 

 

For more information and resources, visit: Move On When Reading

Session Laws. Laws 2016, Chapter 124 (HB2707), Sec. 40 

The department of education shall summarize the reports submitted pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 8 of this section and submit summaries on  or before December 1, 2017 and December 1, 2018 to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house and the director of the joint legislative budget committee. The department shall submit a copy of each summary to the secretary of state.

  • 2019 Final Report

 

The program established pursuant to this section ends on July 1, 8 2019 pursuant to section 41-3102.

A.R.S. 15-249.11 (C). Rural STEM program fund; definition

On or before June 30 of each year, a rural school that receives monies from the rural STEM program fund shall provide the department of education with updates on outcomes achieved with students and how monies from the fund were spent. On or before November 15 of each year, the department of education shall report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor on the amount of grants made from the rural STEM program fund, outcomes achieved with students statewide and how program monies were expended. 

  • 2019 Annual Report

 

For more information and resources, visit: Science and STEM

A.R.S. 15-154 (H). School safety program; purpose; program proposals; requirements; annual report; definitions

The department of education shall evaluate the effectiveness of all the approved program proposals submitted pursuant to subsections B and C of this section within the school safety program and report on the activities of the program and the participants in the school safety program to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor on or before November 1 of each year and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state. The evaluation and report shall include survey results from participating schools and data from participating schools on the impact of participating in the school safety program. The department shall establish data guidelines for school safety program participants to follow in reporting pursuant to this subsection.

  • 2021 Program Evaluation
  • 2020 Program Evaluation
  • 2019 Program Evaluation

 

For more information and resources, visit: School Safety Program.

In 2021, Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman commissioned this report to provide actionable and factual information to policymakers on the provision of special education in Arizona’s public schools. The complete Special Education Program and Cost Analysis will comprehensively analyze how much public schools are spending on special education and how much funding is allocated to provide special education.

Phase one of the study analyzes special education demographic and staffing trends, special education transportation trends and direct costs, and residential treatment center and private placement costs compared to the funding formula. Phases two and three of the study will analyze statewide special education costs, Empowerment Scholarship Account costs, direct program costs, and special education program designs. These analyses will be released later this year.

  • Phase 1 Report
  • Phase 2 Report

 

A.R.S. 15-756.10 (3). Reporting requirements

Submit an annual report to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the state board of education that includes a detailed analysis of whether and to what extent pupils are benefiting academically from compensatory instruction as defined in section 15-756.11 and a comparison of the academic achievement of pupils before and after receiving compensatory instruction as defined in section 15-756.11.  The department shall submit a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

 

CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW. REPORTS WILL POST UPON AVAILABILITY.

 

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