HB 2167 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

school districts; records; noncompliance; penalties

HB 2167 requires Arizona school districts to maintain a uniform system of financial records. If a district fails to comply within 90 days of notice, the state may withhold up to 10% of its state funds until corrected. After 18 months of noncompliance, the state can impose monthly civil penalties equal to 1% of the district's budget, with funds deposited into a school financial transparency fund. This bill directly affects all public school districts in Arizona by establishing clear financial accountability measures and consequences for noncompliance.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Mar 25, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version · 4 edits · Mar 5, 2025

MODERATE

This bill updates Arizona's school financial transparency and budget override laws by clarifying penalties for noncompliance with financial record systems, adding new duties for county school superintendents, and transferring oversight of the school financial transparency portal from the Department of Administration to the Department of Education.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of county school superintendent duties to include certification record maintenance, revenue reporting, and election administration, while shifting portal administration responsibilities to the Department of Education.

ENFORCEMENT

Penalties for school districts failing to correct financial record deficiencies were clarified to include specific timelines (90 days and 18 months) and added provisions for third-party training contracts paid by the school district.

REQUIREMENT

New duties were added for county school superintendents including maintaining teacher certification records, reporting state school fund receipts, conducting school elections, and assisting various educational institutions with student data and technology.

FISCAL

Administrative responsibility for the school financial transparency portal was transferred from the Department of Administration to the Department of Education, with associated funding and contracts also transferred.

TECHNICAL

Several sections were renumbered and reorganized (particularly in the budget override provisions) with minor text corrections and formatting updates throughout the document.

Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2025

How they voted

32–26

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 60

Mar 5, 2025

D Democratic27

26 Nay 1

96% Nay

R Republican33

32 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED

lower

Mar 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

1 primary · 4 co-sponsors