Arizona Laws 15-912. Consolidation assistance
A. A resulting school district after merger of school districts may budget for consolidation assistance as provided in subsection B of this section if the school districts which merge include any of the following:
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-912
- 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
- District support level: means the base support level plus the transportation support level. See Arizona Laws 15-901
- 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
- Revenue control limit: means the base revenue control limit plus the transportation revenue control limit. See Arizona Laws 15-901
- 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
1. A common school district and at least one other common school district or at least one unified school district.
2. A high school district and at least one other high school district or at least one unified school district.
3. A unified school district and at least one other unified school district or at least one high school district or at least one common school district.
B. The eligible school district may increase the revenue control limit and the district support level for the first year of operation by an amount determined as follows:
1. Through December 31, 2006, five per cent of the revenue control limit.
2. Beginning January 1, 2007, the amount of any transitional costs that are directly associated with routine formalities that are necessary as a result of consolidation such as changing of signs, letterhead, stationery and similar issues.
C. A school district which budgets for consolidation assistance pursuant to this section may not budget for unification assistance pursuant to Section 15-912.01 during the one year period for which the consolidation assistance is in effect.