Arizona Laws 15-902.04. Optional two hundred days of instruction; definition
A. A school district, charter holder or private residential facility that elects to provide at least two hundred days of instruction may increase its base level by five percent. A school district, charter holder or private residential facility that elects to provide at least two hundred days of instruction shall obtain approval from the department of education before the beginning of the fiscal year that the school district, charter holder or private residential facility is planning on offering instruction for at least two hundred days. The school district, charter holder or private residential facility shall ensure that the last day of instruction in any school year occurs before June 30. The school district, charter school or private residential facility shall increase its annual instructional hours by at least ten percent in order to receive the base level increase prescribed in this section.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-902.04
- Base: means the revenue level per student count specified by the legislature. See Arizona Laws 15-901
- Base level: means the following amounts plus the percentage increase to the base level as provided in Section 15-902. See Arizona Laws 15-901
- Charter holder: means a person that enters into a charter with the state board for charter schools. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- Charter school: means a public school established by contract with the state board of education, the state board for charter schools, a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, a community college district or a group of community college districts pursuant to article 8 of this chapter to provide learning that will improve pupil achievement. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- 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
B. For the purposes of this section, "private residential facility" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-1181.