On Monday, February 1st, Governor Brewer issued a proclamation, calling for a sixth Special Session to run concurrent with the regular session. Voting began in the Senate Tuesday, where legislation passed and has been transmitted to the House and was later assigned to the House Committee on Rules.
Response by Southern Arizona lawmakers to questions about the budget (including education) by the Arizona Daily Star. Article includes responses from Paton, Flemming, Alvarez, Young-Wright, Lopes, Bedford, Garcia, Aboud, Farley, Bradley, Lopez, Patterson, Heinz.
A list of members for the Arizona House and Senate Education and Appropriations committees referenced regularly in AEN legislative updates. In general, each of these committees are charged with the important task of “hammering out” legislation that impacts Education, as well as our state’s budget.
Monday, January 11, 2010 Governor Brewer will deliver her much anticipated “State of the State” address, in which she will promise to “right our ship” and “bring Arizona back home.” Governor Brewer’s address signals the return of Arizona lawmakers to the Capitol where they will begin work to address the state’s budget crisis.
A recap of recent legislation as it pertains to education.
This section will provide you with an alphabetical listing of all state legislators, detailing their biography, educational voting history, pertinent quotes and media links to recent articles. Still a work in progress.
Public Education & The AZ Constitution–It’s Indisputable!
Why did some Arizona Legislators sign a “No Tax Pledge” that puts them in direct conflict with the Arizona Constitution they are sworn to uphold?
Arizona’s public school standing in the educational world has been slipping over the last decade, to the point where it has now reached a crisis point in funding, ideology and prioritizing. It needs to be stated and reiterated that public education was vital to our Arizona founders, who recognized the integral relationship between a strong public education system and the viability of Arizona as a state.
An A-Z Glossary of Legislative Terms from the 2003 Arizona Legislative Manual
The Structure of the Arizona Legislature is comprised of a “lower house,” the House of Representatives, and an “upper house,” the Senate. There are 30 Legislative Districts in Arizona, and combined there are 90 legislators who meet in Phoenix, at the Capital Complex, to represent the entire state constituency.
In some ways, what’s in a BRB is more important that what is in the general appropriations bill. As these have been gaining popularity, we’ve given a brief overview of what they are and how they work.
We examine House bill HB2495 (In-State Tuition; Veterans) as part of our education legislation series. There are currently 1,111 bills posted in the Arizona State Legislature – is this one a benefit to the citizens of our state?
The Senate heard several education bills in the Committee as a Whole (COW). We have provided an analysis for one specific bill – SB1023 – which would allow for an increase in Premium Tax Credits to private schools. A list of other education-related Senate bill actions from June 18, 2009 can be found at the [...]
You may notice, upon occasion, that the Arizona legislature will strip all the legislation from a pending bill and replace it with completely new legislation. This is called a “strike all” amendment.
What is the point of changing all the legislation in a bill? The following excerpt from the Arizona Republic sheds light on this phenomenon:
Sometimes [...]
Explanation of the ins-and-outs of the state legislature including bill drafting, committee actions and the budget process, among many other topics.
Listing and links to bills scheduled to be heard in the Arizona Senate Committee on Education Accountability and Reform on June 24, 2009.
RECORD ON EDUCATION – BILLS SIGNED or VETOED
May 29, 2009 – Signed special session legislation (H2001) which allowed an additional $5 million in tax money to be applied to private school tuition. The special session was called in response to the Supreme Court ruling on Cain v. Horne, which ruled that [...]
A quick visual on how our elected officials voted on educational legislation.
2009 Arizona State Legislators
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District 1
Sen. Steve Pierce
R-Prescott
Phone: 602-926-5584
Email: spierce@azleg.gov
Web site: electstevepierce.com
Rep. Lucy Mason
R-Prescott
Phone: 602-926-5874
Email: lmason@azleg.gov
Rep. Andy Tobin
House majority whip; R-Paulden
Phone: 602-926-5172
Email: atobin@azleg.gov
Web site: andytobin.com
District 2
Sen. Albert Hale
D-Window Rock
Phone: 602-926-4323
Email: ahale@azleg.gov
Rep. Chris Deschene
D-St. Michaels
Phone: 602-926-5862
Email:
cdeschene@azleg.gov
Web site: votedeschene.com
Rep. Tom Chabin
D-Flagstaff
Phone: 602-926-5160
Email: tchabin@azleg.gov
District 3
Sen. Ron Gould
R-Lake Havasu
Phone: 602-926-4138
Email: rgould@azleg.gov
Web site: rongould.com
Rep. [...]
Glen Kerslake of DM-50, Lawrence Portouw of Ft. Huachuca-50 and Steve Yamamori of Fighter County Partnership write a letter to Governor Jan Brewer highlighting the possible ramifications to the military installations in Arizona if the education cuts the legislature is proposing pass.