by Leigh Jensen | Jan 27, 2021 | Daily In-Session Update
January 22, 2021Day 12Legislative Recap: Week 2 In committee this week, HB 2121 (schools; superintendents; severance packages; prohibition), which ASBA opposed, failed by a vote of 4-5. HCR 2005 (English language education; requirements) which repeals English-only...
by Leigh Jensen | Jan 22, 2021 | Daily In-Session Update
January 20, 2021Day 10Senate FinanceSB 1041 STOs; aggregate cap increase (Livingston) passed 6-4. ASBA is opposed. State Revenue UpdateThe Legislature’s budget office (JLBC) released its annual revenue forecast last week, and issued its monthly report on state...
by Leigh Jensen | Jan 22, 2021 | Daily In-Session Update
January 19, 2021Day 9House Education HB 2015 appropriations; preschool development grants (Sierra) passed 6-3. ASBA supports.HB 2055 career, technical education; projects fund (Kaiser) passed 9-0. ASBA supports.HB 2117 teachers academy; service requirement (Bolick)...
by Leigh Jensen | Jan 22, 2021 | Daily In-Session Update
January 15, 2021Day 5Legislative Recap: Week 1 This year, the House and Senate Education committees both meet on Tuesday afternoons. Since the 2020 session was cut short due to COVID, we will likely see a lot of re-introduction of bills that were advancing through the...
by Leigh Jensen | Jan 12, 2021 | Daily In-Session Update
Tuesday, January 12, 2021 Day 2House EducationHB 2018 schools; audits; financial records; budgets (Udall) passed 10-0. ASBA is neutral. HB 2019 CTEDs; district governing boards; elections (Udall) passed 10-0. ASBA is neutral. HB 2020 schools; child care; reduced...
by Leigh Jensen | Jan 11, 2021 | Daily In-Session Update
Monday, January 11, 2021 Day 1 Welcome Back! Today is Opening Day for the First Regular Session of the 55th Legislature. The lawmakers were sworn in this morning, and Governor Ducey delivered his State of the State address virtually. Click here to read...