SB 1744 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

2025-2026; K-12 education

SB 1744 establishes funding rules for Arizona charter schools sponsored by state entities like the state board of education or community colleges. It sets per-student funding rates ($2,131.90 for K-8 and $2,484.69 for grades 9-12) based on actual enrollment, requiring schools to adjust counts after 40, 100, or 200 days of school. The bill prevents double-funding when students attend both charter and traditional public schools by capping combined daily membership at 1.0 and apportioning counts based on time enrolled. It also clarifies that charter schools cannot charge tuition to in-state residents but may charge non-residents, and must reduce state funding if they receive federal/state grants for basic operations. This law directly affects Arizona charter schools, their sponsors, and the state education department managing funds.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Jun 16, 2025 Signed Jun 27, 2025

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Senate Engrossed Version → Chaptered Version · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill adds new requirements for public high schools to provide automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at campuses and athletic events starting in 2026. It also amends charter school funding rules to clarify how grants affect state base support, updates definitions in school finance statutes, and modifies the ninth-grade on-track grant program by removing specific operational requirements for the department. Additionally, it revises the adult workforce diploma program funding structure by eliminating the requirement for the office to maintain a public list of providers and removing specific payment tiers for student milestones.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of AED requirements to include all public high schools and modifies the scope of the adult workforce diploma program by reducing administrative oversight requirements for participating providers.

REQUIREMENT

Public high schools must provide and maintain automated external defibrillators at every campus and school-sponsored athletic event beginning August 1, 2026.

Removed the requirement for the adult workforce diploma program office to maintain a public list of qualified program providers and to pay providers based on specific milestone tiers (e.g., $250 per half unit or $1,000 per diploma).

Deleted specific mandates for the department of education to establish a partnership with an experienced organization and to create systems for optimizing grade nine success team operations.

FISCAL

Clarified that charter school grants intended for basic operations will reduce the state's base support level for those schools, with specific rules on how negative amounts are calculated.

DEFINITION

Updated definitions in school finance statutes, including clarifying the 'student count' calculation and removing the definition for 'ED-P' programs.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 27, 2025 · House Jun 26, 2025

How they voted

21–8

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 30

Jun 27, 2025

D Democratic13

6 Yea 7 Nay

53% Nay

R Republican17

15 Yea 1 Nay 1

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 27, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

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Jun 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

DPA

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Jun 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

PASSED

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Jun 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED

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Jun 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

DPA

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Jun 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors