Title 15 — Education

A. If the activities of a school district require immediate cash outlays for items including postage, freight, express, fuel taxes, parcel post, travel or other minor disbursements but not including salaries or wages, which are proper as ultimate claims for payment from school di…

A. The governing board, or the superintendent or chief administrative officer with the approval of the governing board, may expend the proceeds from the sale or lease of school property for the payment of any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the school district or for the reduc…

A. Monies received for and derived from insurance losses shall be deposited with the county treasurer who shall credit the deposits to the insurance proceeds fund of the respective school district. The insurance proceeds fund of a school district is a continuing fund that is not …

Unemployment compensation monies shall be deposited with the county treasurer who shall credit the deposits to the unemployment compensation fund of the respective school district. The unemployment compensation fund of a school district is a continuing fund not subject to reversi…

A. The governing board, or the superintendent or chief administrative officer with the approval of the governing board, may lease school property, including school buildings, grounds, buses and equipment, to any person, group or organization for any lawful purpose, including recr…

A. A school district governing board, or the superintendent or chief administrative officer with the approval of the governing board, may establish a permanent teacherage fund. Such fund shall be comprised of proceeds obtained from the lease of teacherages within the school distr…

A. Monies received for and derived from settlement of legal controversies or from recovery of costs, attorney fees or damages by a school district in litigation by or against the school district shall be deposited with the county treasurer who shall credit the deposits to the lit…

A. A school district governing board may establish district services programs to provide goods or services, excluding services provided pursuant to section 15-213, to district schools or departments or other school districts and may charge users on a cost reimbursement basis. Rev…

All monies raised with the approval of the governing board of a school district by the efforts of students in pursuance of or in connection with all activities of student organizations, clubs, school plays or other student entertainment other than funds specified in sections 15-1…

A. The governing board of any school district having student activities monies shall establish a student activities fund and appoint a student activities treasurer. The student activities treasurer shall deposit the student activities monies in a bank account designated the stude…

A. The student activities treasurer or assistant student activities treasurer shall maintain an accurate detailed record of all revenues and expenditures of the student activities fund. The record shall be made in such form as the governing board of the school district prescribes…

The governing board of a school district may, by resolution entered upon its minutes, establish a revolving fund for the purpose of meeting necessary current expenses connected with student activities as defined by this article. The amount of the revolving fund shall be determine…

The auxiliary operations fund shall consist of all monies raised with the approval of the school district governing board in pursuance of and in connection with all activities of school bookstores and athletic activities.

A. Auxiliary operations fund monies shall be accounted for in accordance with the requirements of the uniform system of financial records. B. Auxiliary operations fund monies shall be deposited after authorization by the governing board in a bank account designated as the auxilia…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Community school" means any school engaged in a community school program. 2. "Community school monies" means monies received as fees, tuitions, grants or donations from any person or agency for a community school program…

The governing board of any school district may: 1. Establish and operate a community school program in any school in its school district. 2. Budget and expend from the maintenance and operation section of the budget, as defined in section 15-903, to employ a qualified director ne…

Monies deposited in a community school fund of a school district may be used for community school programs only and are not subject to reversion, except upon termination of a community school program. Upon termination of a community school program any remaining funds shall revert…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "school meal programs" means programs under which meals are served by a public or private school on a nonprofit basis to children in attendance, including a program under which federal assistance is received.

The state board of education may enter into agreements with an agency of the federal government, a governing board or another agency or person, direct the disbursement of federal and state monies in accordance with federal and state law, direct the distribution of commodities as …

A. The state board of education may accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by act of Congress and apportioned to the state for use in connection with school meal programs. The state board shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, such funds in the s…

A. A governing board may operate school meal programs, and for that purpose may employ personnel, purchase equipment and food and incur other necessary expenses, making payment therefor through the use of gifts or donations, proceeds of sales of school meals, contributions made a…

The state board of education shall prescribe regulations for keeping accounts and records and making reports, under the supervision of governing boards. The accounts and records shall be available at all times for inspection and audit by authorized officials and shall be preserve…

There shall be included in the budget of the superintendent of public instruction, for presentation to the legislature, such amounts as required by the state board of education for and limited to the administration of this article, including the establishment, maintenance, operat…

A. The governing board of any school district may enter into an agreement with any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association or public agency whereby the school district agrees to prepare meals for persons sixty years of age or older and their spouses, or any group …

The state board of education is designated as the state agency empowered to make application to the secretary of agriculture of the United States, or any other proper federal official, pursuant and subject to the provisions of act of May 3, 1950 (P.L. 81-499; 40 U.S.C. sec. 440 e…

Notwithstanding any other law, funds and the proceeds of the trust assets shall be received by the state board of education and shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in a special fund to be known as the Arizona youth farm loan fund that is maintained as a re…

A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, monies in the Arizona youth farm loan fund may be used only for such of the rural rehabilitation purposes as are permissible under the Arizona rural rehabilitation corporation's charter as it appeared during the calendar year…

The state board of education on behalf of the state of Arizona is authorized and empowered to: 1. Collect, compromise, adjust or cancel claims and obligations arising out of or administered under this article or under any mortgage, lease, contract or other agreement entered into …

The United States, and the secretary of agriculture thereof, shall be held free from liability by virtue of the transfer of the assets to the state board of education pursuant to this article.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Child" means a person who is at least three years of age by September 1 of the current year but who is under twenty-two years of age. 2. "Foster parent" means a person who may serve as the parent of a child with disabili…

A. There is established a special education fund, which shall consist of legislative appropriations made to the fund for purposes of this section and section 15-1202. B. The fund shall be administered by the superintendent of public instruction for the purposes provided in this a…

A. A voucher may not be issued pursuant to this article and a residential special education placement may not be made in a private residential placement facility unless the requirements of section 15-765, subsection G have been met. B. If a state placing agency places a child in …

A. The director of the division of special education shall develop requirements for the approval of vouchers, as provided in this section, including the following: 1. For a special education residential placement voucher, documentation that the requirements of section 15-765 have…

A. For a child who is placed in a private residential facility pursuant to this article, the home school district is responsible for reviewing the child's educational progress and planning for integrating the child into a public school when it is educationally appropriate. B. The…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Fund" means the special education fund established by section 15-1182. 2. "Institution" means the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind, the Arizona training program facilities as provided in section 36-551 an…

A. There is established a separate account within the fund which shall consist of legislative appropriations to the account for special education institutional vouchers. B. The account shall be administered by the superintendent of public instruction for the purposes provided in …

A. No child may be placed for the purpose of special education in an institution unless the institution has applied for and had issued a voucher pursuant to this article. Initial approval for placement shall be given when evaluation information, a copy of the individualized educa…

A. When an institution decides to place a person in an institutional special education program, the institution, upon application to and approval by the division of special education, shall have a permanent special education institutional voucher issued pursuant to this article t…

A. An application for a voucher pursuant to this article shall not be approved unless the child has been educationally evaluated and recommended for placement in accordance, as nearly as practicable, with the conditions and standards prescribed by the superintendent of public ins…

A. The governing board may establish a bank account for the purpose of depositing the monies it withholds for each employee for payments under federal savings bond plans until the employee accumulates sufficient monies for the purchase of bonds under the plan. The governing board…

A. The governing board of a school district may establish a bank account for the purpose of depositing the monies it withholds for each employee for application toward the employee's state income tax liability until the governing board must pay the monies to the department of rev…

A. The governing board of a school district may establish bank accounts in which to deposit the monies it withholds for employee insurance programs, the monies contributed by the district for employee insurance programs and the monies received from former employees, board members…

A. The governing board shall deposit in a separate bank account grants or gifts that are less than one thousand five hundred dollars and designated for use by a teacher for instructional purposes if the governing board does not deposit the grant or gift as prescribed in section 1…

A. If the governing board offers postemployment benefits to school district employees or to spouses and dependents of school district employees, or both, monies to fund these benefits may be deposited in an other postemployment benefits fund or an other postemployment benefits tr…

A. The governing board of a school district may establish a permanent career and technical education projects fund in an amount of not more than $100,000. The fund consists of proceeds from the sale of items produced or services provided by career and technical education programs…

A. The state board of education shall establish an academic contests fund consisting of monies appropriated by the legislature or received by the state board as provided in subsection D of this section. B. The state board of education shall prescribe rules for the distribution of…

A. The state block grant for early childhood education program is established in the state board of education. The purpose of the program is to promote improved pupil achievement by providing flexible supplemental funding for early childhood programs, including preschool programs…

A. All school districts and charter schools that are eligible for e-rate priority one funding as authorized by the telecommunications act of 1996 may apply for funding. Eligible school districts and charter schools may submit applications with assistance of the department of admi…

B. The department shall use monies in the fund to eliminate or reduce exam costs to obtain industry-recognized certificates and licenses for low-income students. To qualify for reimbursement, a student shall: 1. Successfully pass a certificate or license exam related to a career …