Arizona Laws 15-1032. Capital facilities; bonded indebtedness liability for unified school districts
A. All school buildings of established school districts which are located within any unified school district shall, together with all equipment and furnishings, become the property of the unified school district.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-1032
- Common school district: means a political subdivision of this state offering instruction to students in programs for preschool children with disabilities and kindergarten programs and either:
(a) Grades one through eight. See Arizona Laws 15-901
- Governing board: means a body organized for the government and management of the schools within a school district or a county school superintendent in the conduct of an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- High school district: means a political subdivision of this state offering instruction to students for grades nine through twelve or that portion of the budget of a common school district that is allocated to teaching high school subjects with permission of the state board of education. See Arizona Laws 15-901
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- 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
- Unified school district: means a political subdivision of this state offering instruction to students in programs for preschool children with disabilities and kindergarten programs and grades one through twelve. See Arizona Laws 15-901
B. If any established common school district or high school district has a bonded indebtedness liability, the liability or so much of it as is attributable to facilities located within the boundaries of any unified school district shall become an assumed indebtedness liability of the unified school district. The unified school district governing board shall levy a tax against the property of the unified school district for the payment of the principal and interest, but nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve the taxable property in the theretofore existing school districts from liability to taxation for the payment thereof if necessary to prevent a default in such payment. The unified school district shall assume the indebtedness liabilities of the existing school districts which shall be regarded as an indebtedness of the unified school district for the purpose of determining the debt incurring capacity of the unified school district.