In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 43-1501

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Qualified school: means a preschool that offers services to students with disabilities, nongovernmental primary school or secondary school that is located in this state and that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, familial status or national origin and that requires all teaching staff and personnel that have unsupervised contact with students to be fingerprinted. See Arizona Laws 43-1501
  • Resident: includes :

    (a) Every individual who is in this state for other than a temporary or transitory purpose. See Arizona Laws 43-104

1. "Allocate" includes reserving money for an award of a multiyear educational scholarship or tuition grant for a specific student.

2. "Custodian" means a resident of this state who is a parent or an authorized out-of-home care provider or, if none, the legal guardian of a qualified student, as defined in section 43-1505.

3. "Fiscal year" means the fiscal year of the state as prescribed in section 35-102.

4. "Qualified school" means a preschool that offers services to students with disabilities, nongovernmental primary school or secondary school that is located in this state and that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, familial status or national origin and that requires all teaching staff and personnel that have unsupervised contact with students to be fingerprinted. Qualified school does not include a charter school or programs operated by a charter school.