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.
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.
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:
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Explanation of the ins-and-outs of the state legislature including bill drafting, committee actions and the budget process, among many other topics.