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Article 1 General Provisions 15-2401 – 15-2406

Terms Used In Arizona Laws > Title 15 > Chapter 19 - Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Annual education plan: means an initial individualized evaluation and subsequent annual reviews that are developed for a qualified student who meets the criteria specified in paragraph 7, subdivision (a), item (i), (ii) or (iii) of this section to determine ongoing annual eligibility through the school year in which the qualified student reaches twenty-two years of age and whether the student may be eligible pursuant to section 36-2981 and should be referred for eligibility determination. See Arizona Laws 15-2401
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Bank: means a corporation that holds a banking permit issued pursuant to chapter 2 of this title. See Arizona Laws 6-101
  • Base: means the revenue level per student count specified by the legislature. See Arizona Laws 15-901
  • Capital: means share accounts, reserves and undivided earnings. See Arizona Laws 6-501
  • 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
  • Child with a disability: means a child with a disability as defined in section 15-761. See Arizona Laws 15-101
  • Course: means organized subject matter in which instruction is offered within a given period of time and for which credit toward promotion, graduation or certification is usually given. See Arizona Laws 15-101
  • Credit union: means a cooperative nonprofit association that is incorporated under this chapter for the purposes of encouraging thrift among its members and creating a source of credit and other financial services at fair and reasonable cost. See Arizona Laws 6-501
  • Current year: means the fiscal year in which a school district is operating. See Arizona Laws 15-901
  • Curriculum: means a course of study for content areas or grade levels, including any supplemental materials required or recommended by the curriculum, approved by the department. See Arizona Laws 15-2401
  • Department: means the department of education. See Arizona Laws 15-2401
  • Deputy director: means the deputy director of the financial institutions division of the department. See Arizona Laws 6-101
  • Eligible postsecondary institution: means a community college as defined in section 15-1401, a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or an accredited private postsecondary institution. See Arizona Laws 15-2401
  • enrollment: means that a pupil is currently registered in the school district. See Arizona Laws 15-901
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: means the year beginning July 1 and ending June 30. See Arizona Laws 15-101
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Full-time student: means :

    (i) For common schools, a student who is at least six years of age before January 1 of a school year, who has not graduated from the highest grade taught in the school district and who is regularly enrolled in a course of study required by the state board of education. See Arizona Laws 15-901

  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Parent: means a resident of this state who is the parent, stepparent or legal guardian of a qualified student. See Arizona Laws 15-2401
  • 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 school: means a nongovernmental primary or secondary school or a preschool for pupils with disabilities that is located in this state or, for qualified students who reside within the boundaries of an Indian reservation in this state, that is located in an adjacent state and that is within two miles of the border of the state in which the qualified student resides, and that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or national origin. See Arizona Laws 15-2401
  • 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

  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • 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
  • Subject: means a division or field of organized knowledge, such as English or mathematics, or a selection from an organized body of knowledge for a course or teaching unit, such as the English novel or elementary algebra. See Arizona Laws 15-101
  • Treasurer: means the office of the state treasurer. See Arizona Laws 15-2401