PREFILED DEC 21 2023 REFERENCE TITLE: community colleges; expenditure limitation State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024 HB 2089 Introduced by Representatives Hendrix: Parker B An Act providing for the withholding of state aid for community colleges that exceed the expenditure limitation in fiscal years 2024-2025 through 2026-2027. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
PREFILED DEC 21 2023
REFERENCE TITLE: community colleges; expenditure limitation
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
HB 2089
Introduced by Representatives Hendrix: Parker B
REFERENCE TITLE: community colleges; expenditure limitation
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
2024
HB 2089
Introduced by
Representatives Hendrix: Parker B
An Act
providing for the withholding of state aid for community colleges that exceed the expenditure limitation in fiscal years 2024-2025 through 2026-2027.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Community college districts; expenditure limitations; withholding; exceptions A. Notwithstanding section 41-1279.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal years 2024-2025, 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, if a community college district exceeds its expenditure limitation prescribed in article IX, section 21, Constitution of Arizona, and pursuant to section 41-563, Arizona Revised Statutes, the community college district shall have its state aid pursuant to section 15-1466, Arizona Revised Statutes, withheld as follows: 1. If the excess expenditures are less than five percent of the limitation, an amount equal to ten percent of the excess expenditures. 2. If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than five percent but less than ten percent of the limitation, an amount equal to twenty percent of the excess expenditures. 3. If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than ten percent but less than twelve percent of the limitation, an amount equal to fifty percent of the excess expenditures. 4. If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than twelve percent of the limitation, an amount calculated pursuant to section 41-1279.07, Arizona Revised Statutes. B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, for any provisional community college district established pursuant to section 15-1402.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, before December 31, 2015 that is in a county with a population that does not exceed three hundred thousand persons, the maximum amount of state aid withheld may not exceed one percent of the provisional community college district budget. C. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, for any community college district that is in a county with a population that does not exceed one million persons, the maximum amount of state aid withheld may not exceed one-half of one percent of the community college district budget. Sec. 2. Retroactivity Section 1 of this act applies retroactively to from and after June 30, 2023.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Community college districts; expenditure limitations; withholding; exceptions
A. Notwithstanding section 41-1279.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal years 2024-2025, 2025-2026 and 2026-2027, if a community college district exceeds its expenditure limitation prescribed in article IX, section 21, Constitution of Arizona, and pursuant to section 41-563, Arizona Revised Statutes, the community college district shall have its state aid pursuant to section 15-1466, Arizona Revised Statutes, withheld as follows:
1. If the excess expenditures are less than five percent of the limitation, an amount equal to ten percent of the excess expenditures.
2. If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than five percent but less than ten percent of the limitation, an amount equal to twenty percent of the excess expenditures.
3. If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than ten percent but less than twelve percent of the limitation, an amount equal to fifty percent of the excess expenditures.
4. If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than twelve percent of the limitation, an amount calculated pursuant to section 41-1279.07, Arizona Revised Statutes.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, for any provisional community college district established pursuant to section 15-1402.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, before December 31, 2015 that is in a county with a population that does not exceed three hundred thousand persons, the maximum amount of state aid withheld may not exceed one percent of the provisional community college district budget.
C. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, for any community college district that is in a county with a population that does not exceed one million persons, the maximum amount of state aid withheld may not exceed one-half of one percent of the community college district budget.
Sec. 2. Retroactivity
Section 1 of this act applies retroactively to from and after June 30, 2023.