Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-943

Current through L. 2024, ch. 259
Section 15-943 - Base support level

The base support level for each school district shall be computed as follows:

1. The following support level weights shall be used in paragraph 2, subdivision (a) of this section for the following school districts:
(a) For school districts whose student count in kindergarten programs and grades one through eight is classified in column 1 of this subdivision, the support level weight for kindergarten programs and grades one through eight is the corresponding support level weight prescribed in column 2 or 3 of this subdivision, whichever is appropriate:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Support Level Weight

Support Level Weight

For Small Isolated

For Small

Student Count

School Districts

School Districts

1-99

1.559

1.399

100-499

1.358 + [0.0005 - student count)] - student

x (500 1.278 + [0.0003 x (500 count)]

500-599

1.158 + [0.002 - student count)] - student

(600 1.158 + [0.0012 x (600 count)]

(b) For school districts whose student count in grades nine through twelve is classified in column 1 of this subdivision, the support level weight for grades nine through twelve is the corresponding support level weight prescribed in column 2 or 3 of this subdivision, whichever is appropriate:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Support Level Weight

Support Level Weight

For Small Isolated

For Small

Student Count

School Districts

School Districts

1-99

1.669

1.159

100-499

1.468 + [0.0005 - student count)] - student count)]

x (500 1.398 + [0.0004 x (500

500-599 1.

268 + [0.002 - student count)] - student count)]

x (600 1.268 + [0.0013 x (600

2. Subject to paragraph 1 of this section, determine the weighted student count as follows:
(a)

Grade

Base

Group A

Support Level Weight

Student Count

Weighted Student Count

PSD

1.000 +

0.450

=

1.450 x

=

K-8

1.000 +

0.158

=

1.158 x

=

9-12

1.163 +

0.105

=

1.268 x

=

Subtotal A

(b)

Funding Category

Support Level Weight

Student Count

Weighted Student Count

HI

4.771 x

=

K-3

0.060 x

=

K-3 reading

0.040 x

=

ELL

0.115 x

=

MD-R, A-R and SID-R

6.024 x

=

MD-SC, A-SC and SID-SC

5.988 x

=

MD-SSI

7.94 7 x

=

OI-R

3.158 x

=

OI-SC

6.773 x

=

P-SD

3.595 x

____________

=

DD, ED, MIID, SLD, SLI and OHI

0.292 x

=

ED-P

4.822 x

=

MOID

4.421 x

____________

=

VI

4.806 x

=

G

0.007 x

=

FRPL

0.022 x

____________

=

Subtotal B

(c) Total of subtotals A and B:
3. Multiply the total determined in paragraph 2 of this section by the base level.
4. Multiply the teacher experience index of the district or 1.00, whichever is greater, by the product obtained in paragraph 3 of this section.
5. For the purposes of this section, the student count is the average daily membership as prescribed in section 15-901 for the current year, except that for the purposes of computing the base support level used in determining school district rollover allocations and school district budget override amounts, the student count is the average daily membership as prescribed in section 15-901 for the prior year.

A.R.S. § 15-943

Amended by L. 2023, ch. 142,s. 4, eff. 10/30/2023.
Amended by L. 2022, ch. 317,s. 8, eff. 9/23/2022.
Amended by L. 2021, ch. 404,s. 32, eff. 9/29/2021.
Amended by L. 2016, ch. 124,s. 17, eff. 8/5/2016.