The following is a list of education related bills passed by the 47th Legislature and signed by Governor Napolitano.
CH 4 H 2064 FLORES; ENGLISH LEARNERS; FUNDING
A nine-person English Language Learner Task Force is created to develop and adopt structured English immersion programs for school districts and charters: three chosen by the Supt of Public Instruction, and two each by the governor, House speaker and Senate president. The Task Force is also to determine the incremental costs of ELL instruction. Such costs are offset by certain funding already received by the schools, such as Group B weights (which are increased to 0.140 from 0.115), desegregation monies, and federal funds under Titles I, II and III. Maximum time for funding an ELL student is two years. Schools are to choose an SEI model and submit a budget request to the task force which has final say in granting funds from the Structured English Immersion Fund. Various provisions for the Dept of Education to conduct annual assessments of ELLs, monitor students previously classified as ELL, and conduct an annual audit of a sample of schools that receive ELL funding from the state. Auditor General is to perform biennial audits of the “overall effectiveness” of the ELL program. Various appropriations: $10 million in fiscal 2006-07 for compensatory instruction (defined as programs outside normal classroom instruction, e.g., extended day classes, summer school or intercession classes, etc.); $2.555 million in the current fiscal year to the Dept of Education to set up the ELL Task Force; $4.61 million to the Dept of Education in fiscal 2006-07 to fund the Task Force; $2.5 million in fiscal 06-07 to the Auditor General for programmatic changes and audits; $14.3 million in fiscal 06-07 to fund the change in Group B weight. The change in Group B weight is conditional on the federal court ruling this legislation satisfies its court order in Flores v Arizona. PASSED INTO LAW WITHOUT THE GOVERNOR’S SIGNATURE.
CH 7 H 2052 PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY ED BD; CONTINUATION
Statutory life of the State Board for Private Postsecondary Education is extended 10 years to July 1, 2016. Retroactive to July 1, 2006.
CH 14 S 1499 CORPORATE TAX CREDIT; TUITION ORGANIZATIONS
Corporations may take a tax credit for contributions to school tuition organizations which must use a minimum of 90% of their proceeds for scholarships to children from families whose income does not exceed 185% of the level to qualify for the federal government’s free or reduced price lunch program. In the program’s first year scholarships cannot exceed $4,200 for grades K-8 and $5,500 for grades 9-12. These amounts will increase by $100 each successive year of the program. The Dept of Revenue must administer the tax credits so that a maximum of $5 million of tax credits are allowed per year. The tax credit and scholarship program begins July 1, 2006, and ends June 30, 2011. GOVERNOR’S MESSAGE said she was allowing this bill to become law without her signature in order to facilitate cooperation between legislative leadership and her office.
CH 16 H 2066 CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHERS; GRADING; IMMUNITY
Statute granting personal liability immunity to certificated teachers for actions related to grading students is amended to apply instead to all full-time teachers in either a school district or charter school.
CH 25 H 2486 SCHOOLS; TEXTBOOKS; DIGITAL CONTENT
Digital content published to be used primarily for classroom purposes is added to the definition of textbook in statutes relating to governing board approved instructional materials.
CH 100 S 1045 POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS; SAIS NUMBERS
State university and community college students who had a SAIS (Student Accountability Information System) number assigned to them after June 30, 2006, by a university or community college shall use that number as their university or college student ID number. Effective June 30, 2007.
CH 112 H 2764 MILITARY PERSONNEL; TRANSFER CREDITS
Military personnel and their dependents may transfer credits to and from Arizona public universities by use of reciprocity agreements with other states. The agreements would address the procedures for transferring student records, awarding credit for completed academic work and permission for students to satisfy the graduation requirements through the successful performance on comparable exit-level assessment instruments administered in another state. The definition of “in-state student classification” is extended to include military spouses and dependent children who are given permanent in-state status.
CH 161 S 1257 SCHOOL DISTRICTS; GITA
TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
The State Board of Education must post on its website appropriate educational technology standards adopted by the Government Information Technology Agency that relate to educational technology in school districts. A public meeting must be held at which governing board members adopt or reject the standards within 1 year of the effective date. If the board approves the standards, compliance must be met by July 1, 2010. Self repeals on July 1, 2010.
CH 178 S 1551 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS; ACCOMMODATION SCHOOLS
Until January 1, 2010, a county board of supervisors shall not provide for necessary expenses for an accommodation school without an intergovernmental agreement with the county school superintendent which outlines the county’s responsibility for financial contributions to the school’s budget, any conditions related to the expenditures and any financial reporting required of the county school superintendent. The superintendent must provide the county board of supervisors with a report regarding plans for the next school year by April 1 of each year. Estimated revenues from the state must be reported to the board by June 1 of each year.
CH 198 H 2774 COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOOKSTORES; REVENUE
Until July 1, 2009, community college districts that exceed spending limits due to expending revenue derived from campus bookstores shall not have state aid withheld as would otherwise be required. Session law only, no change to statutes.
CH 200 S 1270 TOP 50 SCHOOLS; PUBLICATION
The list of duties of the Superintendent of Public Instruction is expanded to include the preparation and publication on an Internet site a listing of the top elementary, junior high, high school and charter schools in the state, ranking to be based on the school’s academic gains according to Dept of Education measures in several categories. The first listing (2007-2008) is limited to 50 schools; subsequent years may include all schools that meet the established criteria. For each listed school, in addition to a percentile ranking based on academic gains, the website must post the percentage of parents, students and teachers who categorize the school as excellent.
CH 217 S 1094 SCHOOL BOUNDARY CHANGES; FINANCIAL IMPACT
Changes in the information that must be prepared by the county school superintendent for distribution to voters prior to an election concerning consolidation of school districts, formation of new school districts or proposed changes in school district boundaries. Instead of listing the financial impact on a homeowner of a residence valued at $100,000, the information must contain the impact on primary and secondary property taxes for multiple scenarios: specifically, on homes whose assessed value is the average of Class 3 property in the district; whose assessed value is 150% of the average, whose assessed value is twice the average, and on a business whose assessed value is the average of Class 1 property in the district. Any student attending an adjacent existing school district through open enrollment or through certificates of educational convenience shall be allowed to continue enrollment in that existing school district even if the unorganized territory votes to form a new unified school district or joins with a different adjacent school district. Siblings of a student who attends an adjacent existing school district shall also be allowed to attend the same adjacent existing school district. Effective April 25, 2006.
CH 240 H 2359 SCHOOL PROFILES; DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY
The “solutions team” assigned by the Supt of Public Instruction to an underperforming school must present its findings to the school administrator and district superintendent. The district governing board then has 45 days to submit an action plan to the Dept of Education which shall either accept the plan or return it to the board for modification. If the board misses the 45 day deadline, up to 10% of the department’s monthly distribution to the district may be withheld. The requirement that the solutions team must select two master teachers to be employed by the underperforming school is eliminated.
CH 244 H 2712 TAX DECISIONS; DISTRIBUTION
Beginning Oct 1, 2006, state and local government agencies that render decisions regarding taxation must provide the text of redacted tax decisions to the law libraries of Maricopa County, ASU and the University of Arizona colleges of law, the state law library and the Department of Libraries, Public Records and Archives. Additionally, each agency is to publish the decisions on its website. Entities without a website must establish one before Jan 1, 2008. The state Supreme Court is to establish procedures for distributing tax decisions to the general public.
CH 250 S 1324 SCHOOLS; MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING; CONSENT
Signed parental consent must be obtained prior to conducting a mental health screening on a student. The written consent must include the nature of the screening program as well as notice that copies of the screening materials are available upon request.
CH 253 S 1058 REGENTS; MEMBERSHIP
Membership for the Board of Regents is amended to require that the two members whose terms expire in January 2008 be replaced by appointees who reside in a county with populations of less than 800,000 (counties meeting the requirement are split into two groups; one appointee must reside in each group).
CH 265 S 1380 SPECIAL ED; IDEA CHANGES
Evaluation requirements prior to placement of a child in special education programs are amended to require that a school district or charter school provide the child’s parent with the opportunity to consent or refuse an initial evaluation. If consent is received the evaluation must occur within 60 days of receipt. Reevaluations are not to be conducted more than once a year unless the public education agency and parent have an alternate agreement or a request for a reevaluation is made by a parent. Further, parents must be notified annually regarding their child’s progress towards meeting their annual individualized education program goals.
CH 266 S 1381 FAILING SCHOOLS TUTORING FUND
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, based on need, shall assign a solution team to any school that has a mutual agreement with the department of education. The state Board of Education shall annually review academic performance levels for certified tutoring providers and may remove any provider in a public hearing that fails to meet its stated level of academic improvement. The Dept of Education may use funds from the Failing Schools Tutoring Fund for the purchase of materials designed to assist students in meeting state academic standards and to pass the AIMS test. Effective May 8, 2006.
CH 272 S 1554 HOME COOKING SCHOOL LICENSING; EXEMPTIONS
The Dept of Health Services is required to establish rules exempting non-commercial social events that take place in the workplace and meals prepared at a home cooking school from statutory requirements regarding sanitation, inspection and licensing. Until such rules are adopted, kitchens within private homes used as cooking schools are exempt as long as only one cooking school meal a day is prepared and served and the meal is served to a maximum of 15 students who have been informed by published notice that the kitchen is not regulated or inspected by the Dept of Health Services or local health authorities. Effective May 11, 2006.
CH 276 H 2389 SCHOOL BUS MARKINGS & SAFETY COURSE
The list of occasions when school buses are not required to conceal school bus markings is expanded to include carrying children to a school-sponsored activity (formerly, masking was required for all occasions other than carrying students to and from school). Statute regarding penalty for failure to stop for a school bus that is loading or unloading passengers is rewritten to provide a fine of $250 for a first offense, $750 fine and a suspended license for up to 6 months for a second violation within 3 years, and $1,000 and suspended license for up to 1 year for a third violation within 3 years.
CH 282 S 1443 SCHOOLS; GRADUATION; ALTERNATIVE REQUIREMENTS
For students who have failed the AIMS test, grades in elective courses that satisfy requirements established by the state Board of Education must be included in calculations to determine whether the student’s coursework grades are sufficient to augment the AIMS test score and to allow the student to graduate. Effective May 16, 2006.
CH 286 H 2615 SCHOOL CROSSINGS; TRAFFIC VIOLATION
A person found responsible for a civil traffic violation in a school crossing is subject to a civil penalty. The penalty is doubled if the violation occurs during the time portable signs have been erected indicating a school crossing.
CH 305 S 1382 AIMS TEST; DROPOUT PREVENTION
The AIMS Intervention and Dropout Prevention Program that currently serves grades 9 through 12 is expanded to include at-risk seventh and eighth grade students. Students participating in the program are eligible for re-entry up to 12 months following the completion of the program. The Dept of Education may use funds appropriated for the AIMS Intervention and Dropout Prevention Program to purchase materials designed to assist students in meeting the academic standards and to pass the test. Effective May 30, 2006.
CH 321 H 2360 TAX EXEMPTION; FOOD; SCHOOL DISTRICTS
The list of items exempt from sales tax is expanded to include the sale of foods to school districts or charter schools if the food is served to persons for consumption on the premises of the school during school hours.
CH 325 S 1404 CORPORATE TAX CREDIT; TUITION; LIMIT
The state wide cap on the corporate tuition tax credit as passed by Laws 2006, Chapter 14 (S1499), is increased to $10 million from $5 million. Filed without the governor’s signature.
CH 326 H 2140 PHYSICAL EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM
A two-year physical education pilot program involving a minimum of three schools is established under the Dept of Education. The pilot program shall include a curriculum with a minimum of 150 minutes per week of PE and with no fewer than one PE instructor per 500 students. In FY 2006-07 an appropriation of $600,000 is made to the Dept of Education for grants to schools selected to participate in the program. The dept must submit a report to the governor and Legislature by Dec 15, 2008. The pilot program will sunset on Oct 1, 2011. Session law only; no change in statute.
CH 336 H 2552 SCHOOLS; GIFTED PUPILS; PROGRAMS; FUNDING
The list of powers and duties of the State Board of Education is expanded to include adoption of guidelines for school districts to identify students eligible for gifted programs and to provide gifted programs and services. School districts must submit information on program design, curriculum, identification procedures and development goals for review by the State Board of Education and the DOE at least once every four years. An appropriation of $2 million is made to DOE to fund an increase in additional assistance for gifted programs to $75 per pupil for up to 4% of the student count (from $55 per pupil for up to 3%) or $2,000 (from $1,000), whichever is greater.
CH 340 H 2676 PRIVATE SCHOOLS; SCHOLARSHIPS; DISABLED
An article is added to Title 15 (education) to insure that K-12 students with disabilities have the option to attend any public school or to receive a scholarship to attend any qualified school. Various conditions for pupil and school eligibility are established. Maximum scholarship amount is equivalent to the base support level prescribed in statute for that particular pupil. In FY 06-07 an appropriation of $2.5 million is made from the general fund to the Dept of Education for deposit in the Arizona Scholarships for Pupils with Disabilities Program Fund. The program sunsets on July 1, 2016.
CH 341 H 2700 SCHOOLS; JTEDS & DISTRICT BOUNDARY CHANGES
Changes in laws governing joint technology education districts. A definitions section is changed to define “joint technology education course” as one offered for grades 9-12 at a JTED; designed to lead directly towards a specific career, vocation or industry; taught by a teacher certified to teach career and technical education; requiring specialized equipment of instructional materials and, beginning on Jan 1, 2007, is approved by the Career and Technical Education Division of the Dept of Education. Provisions are added detailing the requirements of any agreement between a JTED and another educational entity (district, charter, community college). A session law provision states that in fiscal 2006-07, except in Pima County, no new JTEDs may be formed nor may districts join an existing JTED. Various effective dates including some retroactive to Aug 1, 2005.
CH 343 H 2817 SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETS; DEBTS
During the period of time when a school district is in receivership, a warrant may be issued by the county treasurer on the district’s debt service account if the cash balance in the account is insufficient to cover a debt service payment. School districts that miscalculated their FY 2004-05 budget may correct errors over a 5 year period if the district was under receivership on or before December 31, 2005, and the amount of correction is between $300,000 and $700,000. A supplementary appropriation of $318,000 is made in FY 2005-06 from the School Improvement Revenue Bond Debt Service Fund to the Dept of Education for distribution to the Colorado City USD to pay for debt service payments due in June 2006, January 2007 and July 2007 and that are owed for outstanding bonds issued in 1995 and 2000. A portion of state aid from FY 2006-07 through FY 2010-11 will be withheld to repay the appropriation to the district. A session law provision exempts the Colorado City USD until July 1, 2009, from the requirement that an election must be held to sell capital facilities. Proceeds from any sale may be used to pay back the state the $318,000 supplemental appropriation. Effective June 21, 2006.
CH 348 H 2868 BUDGET; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; RECONCILIATION
Makes statutory and session law changes related to the courts and criminal justice issues to effectuate the fiscal 2006-07 budget. The House and Senate are automatically considered to be parties to any court action alleging a statute or rule is unconstitutional. The Attorney General Legal Services Cost Allocation Fund (which pays for AG representation of state agencies and is based on a percentage of payroll costs) gets a boost by having the payroll assessment increased to 0.635 percent from 0.33 percent and deleting the exclusion from the calculation all payroll paid from state general fund monies. The list of agencies exempt from contributing to the fund is expanded by adding DES, AHCCCS, the courts and the Dept of Agriculture. The Dept of Corrections must begin the process of contracting for 3000 private prison beds to be operational by April 2008. The RFP must be submitted to the JLBC by October 2, 2006, and posted no later than Dec 22, 2006. DOC and private contractors may submit a bid for all or part of the 3000 bed total. If DOC successfully executes the contracts, its budget in fiscal 2007-08 shall be increased by $11.2 million for bed per diem costs associated with the contracts. For fiscal 2006-07, the 9% of monies in the Criminal Justice Enhancement Fund that would otherwise be deposited in the state general fund is to go instead to the Crime Lab Assessment Fund. For fiscal 2007-08 the state shall pay up to 38.5% of JP salaries; counties shall pick up the balance as well as retirement and health insurance premiums. For fiscal 06-07, the attorney general is authorized to use monies in the collection enforcement revolving fund for operational expenses.
CH 352 H 2873 BUDGET; HIGHER EDUCATION; RECONCILIATION
Makes statutory and session law changes related to higher education to effectuate the fiscal 2006-07 budget. The annual report required of each community college district that previously was sent only to the governor must also be sent to the Senate president and House speaker. Its content is expanded to include information on all credit and non-credit courses offered, enrollment in each, tuition and fees for each, percentage of students achieving credits in each for-credit course, all new courses, and which provision of statute that governs credit courses [ARS 15-1410 (A)(1)] was used to determine the course should be offered for-credit. The Board of Regents must submit an annual report on student financial aid for each state university, a comparison with peer institutions and a general summary for the entire university system. The report must also provide details concerning the cost of attendance per student, expected family contribution, gift aid, loans, and employment. University students who have earned credit hours in excess of the undergraduate credit hour threshold shall not be supported with state funds. The Regents are authorized to secure indirect debt financing, defined as lease purchase projects or those paid for with bonds issued by a third-party for improvements on university property or capital projects intended to house university activities. At least half of the state money made available to medical student loans must be to students at private medical schools and all must be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis with a preference for those in certain named specialties who commit to seek to practice in the state or seek a residency program in the state. Public and private medical schools in the state must enter into agreements to offer clinical rotations to qualified osteopathic or allopathic medical students. An appropriation of $5 million for a postsecondary grant program to provide annual grants of $2000 for students who have graduated from a high school in this state (public or private) and are enrolled in a private university in the state. A report for the downtown ASU campus must be submitted to JLBC for review by Oct 1, 2006. The report must include detailed expenditures and budgets (both operational and capital), enrollment projections, and 20-year financing. A joint study committee on medical school education is established to study medical needs of communities, review availability and effectiveness of residency programs and make recommendations. The report is due by Dec. 1, 2006.
CH 353 H 2874 BUDGET; K-12 EDUCATION; RECONCILIATION
Makes statutory and session law changes related to K-12 education issues to effectuate the fiscal 2006-07 budget. Increases by 4.4% the formula funding base level support for public schools and appropriates $100 million to pay for the increase, stipulating in session law the money should be used by districts and charters to pay for salary increases for nonadministrative personnel. Adds kindergarten pupils to the list of categories of students that are eligible for additional state aid (the Group B weights) and sets this adjustment amount at 0.835 for fiscal 2006-07 and 1.352 for fiscal 2007-08. Appropriates $118 million to fund the new kindergarten weights of which (according to JLBC) $80 million is new money and $38 million is transferred from an existing account. The multiplier for several existing categories of Group B weights is increased and $5 million is appropriated to fund the increases. The authority of the School Facilities Board and of local school districts to enter into lease-to-own agreements to finance new construction (including refinancings and refundings) is repealed, and a Legislative Intent section states the Legislature does not intend to make further appropriations for debt servicing related to lease-to-own agreements. All school districts (previously, only those receiving money for excess utility expenses) must submit information and estimates concerning utility costs. The ban on districts forming or joining joint technology education districts (JTEDs) in all counties except Pima is extended to the end of fiscal 2007. Various appropriations, including $86.3 million to the building renewal fund and $191 million to eliminate the K-12 rollover.
CH 358 S 1164 DISPLACED PUPIL GRANTS; VOUCHERS
The Displaced Pupils Choice Grant Program is established to provide education vouchers to the parent or guardian of a student who is currently or was placed in foster care at any time before graduating from high school. Grants may be used at any qualified, participating private school. Grant amount is the lesser of $5,000 or the total amount of tuition and fees charged by the school and must be used for school related fees only. Grants are given directly to the child’s custodian and are not considered taxable income. Students who received a grant in the prior school year shall continue to receive the grant if the student completed all necessary coursework to be promoted to at least the next grade level in the grant school, is in good academic standing and the custodian completes all required applications. The Dept of Education must issue the grant in quarterly installments immediately upon notification of the student’s enrollment in school. In FY 2006-07 an appropriation of $2.5 million is made from the general fund to the Displaced Pupils Choice Grant Fund within the Dept of Education. All provisions of this act self-repeal on July 1, 2012.
CH 359 S 1184 SCHOOLS; ALTERNATIVE TEACHER DEVELOPMENT
In FY 2006-07 an appropriation of $2 million is made from the general fund to the Dept of Education to establish an Alternative Teacher Development Program aimed at accelerating the process of identifying, training and placing highly qualified teachers into low income schools through the use of teacher intern certification and the placement of teachers trained by a qualified service provider that develops an alternative teacher development program. The department must develop application procedures, selection criteria and minimum performance standards and provide matching grants for the participating service provider. Annual reports are required of the service provider and the dept. The program sunsets on July 1, 2016.
CH 361 S 1205 SCHOOLS; TRANSPORTATION RCL
Beginning in fiscal 2006-07, the transportation revenue control limit for school districts may not increase if the existing limit is more than 120% of the transportation support level. Additionally, the school day multiplier in the TSL is increased from 175 to 180 days and $5,500,000 is appropriated to the Dept of Education in fiscal 2006-07 to fund transportation costs based on a 180-day school year.
CH 375 S 1512 SCHOOLS; DIGITAL CURRICULUM INSTITUTE
An 11-member Arizona E-Learning Task Force is established to examine e-learning programs from other states, analyze potential implementation methods, develop innovative e-learning solutions and annually report to the Legislature regarding e-learning programs and solutions. A session law provision establishes a 3 year E-Learning Pilot Program within the Dept of Education to help up to 10 schools achieve “academic and motivational gains based on the state and national average.” In fiscal 2006-07 an appropriation of $3 million is made from the general fund to the Dept of Education for disbursement over the next three fiscal years.
CH 379 H 2505 SCHOOL BUDGETS; ANNUAL REPORTS
Requirement that school district budgets must provide details on a school-by-school basis are removed. Additionally, school districts, beginning in FY 2006-07, are required to report annual expenditures for maintenance and operations, unrestricted capital outlay, soft capital, deficiencies correction and building renewal. School-by-school expenditure data for federal and state projects must be included with the school district financial reports annually compiled by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
CH 381 H 2583 FLAG & CONSTITUTION; SCHOOLS & LEGISLATURE
Beginning July 1, 2007, each classroom of grades 7 through 12 of a public school (district or charter), community college or university must display a US-made US flag and a legible copy of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. The named institutions shall attempt to acquire the flags via donation and fundraising before allocating monies from other sources. The flag, Constitution and Bill of Rights must also be displayed in each legislative hearing room.
CH 382 H 2592 SCHOOL FACILITIES; THIRD-PARTY AGREEMENTS
The list of powers of school district governing boards is expanded to include entering into voluntary partnerships with master planned communities (defined) to finance and build school facilities using funds other than district funds. The district and the third-party must cooperatively design the facility which must both conform to the adequacy standards adopted by the School Facilities Board and be approved by the SFB. Local governments are prohibited from requiring landowners, as a condition of any land use approval, to make a donation to a district other than a school site donation. Specifies that a reimbursement made by the SFB to a school district for a school facility built by a school district in partnership with a third party will be at the cost per square foot that was in effect at the beginning of the construction of the facility.
CH 385 H 2788 COMMISSION; CIVIC EDUCATION & ENGAGEMENT
A 9-member State Commission on Civic Education and Civic Engagement is established to promote civic education, engagement in civic activities and informed, responsible participation in political activities by people of all ages.
CH 389 S 1363 SCHOOLS; OFFICE OF INDIAN EDUCATION
The Office of Indian Education is established within the Department of Education. The office would provide technical assistance to schools and Indian nations to meet the educational needs of Native American students and to assist in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of culturally relevant curricula and materials. The Office, in collaboration with relevant entities, must submit an annual statewide Native American education status report to all Arizona Indian nations that includes data on various specified performance measures. School districts whose boundaries include any tribal land must also submit annual status reports to the tribes and the department of education.
CH 390 S 1379 SPEECH-LANG PATHOLOGISTS; ASSTS; LICENSING
Establishes licensure requirements and scope of practice for speech-language pathologist (SLP) assistants who will be qualified to, among other activities, conduct speech and language screenings, provide direct treatment assistance, document client/patient progress and assist the pathologist in collection of data. A person seeking licensure as an SLP assistant must submit a nonrefundable application fee, proof of completion of a two-year speech pathologist assistant certification program or the equivalent from a nationally or regionally accredited university or college, proof of completion of a supervised clinical practicum in speech pathology, pass the required examination, be of good moral character and not have had a license revoked or suspended within the past two years.
HCR2045 STATE TRUST LAND REFORM
The 2006 general election ballot is to carry the question of whether to amend various articles of the state constitution to modify the requirement that state trust land must be sold to the highest bidder at public auction. Land in urban areas that was classified for conservation purposes before Jan 1, 2005, (as part of the Arizona Preserve Initiative) may be sold without advertisement or auction to a city or county. The Legislature must prescribe a procedure for designating other lands that were part of the API but which were not classified as suitable for conservation purposes. Other trust land in an urban area (defined)
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