Arizona Laws 15-921. Duties of superintendent of public instruction
A. The superintendent of public instruction shall supervise the provision of pupil transportation services.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-921
- Budget year: means the fiscal year for which the school district is budgeting and that immediately follows the current year. See Arizona Laws 15-901
- Daily route mileage: means the sum of:
(a) The total number of miles driven daily by all buses of a school district while transporting eligible students from their residence to the school of attendance and from the school of attendance to their residence on scheduled routes approved by the superintendent of public instruction. 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
- Transportation support level: means the support level for pupil transportation operating expenses as provided in section 15-945. See Arizona Laws 15-901
B. The superintendent of public instruction shall evaluate the transportation program and routes for the purpose of evaluating accurate transportation support levels for the budget year.
C. For each fiscal year the superintendent of public instruction shall, on or before May 15, inform each school district of the daily route mileage which shall be used in the determination of the school district’s transportation support level for the budget year.
D. The superintendent of public instruction shall be responsible for assembling the information provided by the school district and for determining the accuracy of such information.