Within sixty days after the last day of each calendar quarter, the department shall submit a report, consistent with federal law, to the governor, the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the director of the joint legislative budget committee and the director of the governor’s office of strategic planning and budgeting. The report must include all of the following:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-2406

  • Charter school: means a public school established by contract with the state board of education, the state board for charter schools, a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, a community college district or a group of community college districts pursuant to article 8 of this chapter to provide learning that will improve pupil achievement. See Arizona Laws 15-101
  • Department: means the department of education. See Arizona Laws 15-2401
  • enrollment: means that a pupil is currently registered in the school district. See Arizona Laws 15-901
  • public school: means any public institution established for the purposes of offering instruction to pupils in programs for preschool children with disabilities, kindergarten programs or any combination of elementary grades or secondary grades one through twelve. See Arizona Laws 15-101
  • Qualified student: means a resident of this state who:

    (a) Is any of the following:

    (i) Identified as having a disability under section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 (29 United States Code § 794). See Arizona Laws 15-2401

  • School district: means a political subdivision of this state with geographic boundaries organized for the purpose of the administration, support and maintenance of the public schools or an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101

1. The number of qualified students disaggregated by:

(a) Eligibility category.

(b) For qualified students who are eligible pursuant to Section 15-2401.01, the number of qualified students who attended a public school in this state in the school year immediately preceding the first year of each qualified student‘s enrollment in the Arizona empowerment scholarship account program.

(c) Grade level.

(d) The school district or charter school that each qualified student attended in the school year immediately preceding the first year of each qualified student’s enrollment in the Arizona empowerment scholarship account program, if applicable.

(e) English language learners.

(f) Qualified students who are enrolled in the Arizona empowerment scholarship account program as a student with a disability.

(g) The zip code of each qualified student’s permanent residence.

2. The annual award amount associated with each Arizona empowerment scholarship account.

3. The amount of approved expenses disaggregated by type of expense as described in section 15-2402, subsection B, paragraph 4.