BOUNDLESS OPPORTUNITY
EDUCATION BUDGET 2017
K-12 Schools
$163 million for K-12 schools above and beyond inflation for FY 2018
Teacher Pay Raises
$68 million for a 2% teacher pay raise
University Bonding
$27 million for universities that will enable over $1 billion in bonding
Results-Based Funding
$37.6 million for results-based funding at public schools, half of which is earmarked for teacher raises
Early Literacy
$20 million over two years for early literacy programs
School Facilities
$80 million for school facilities
Principal Leadership Training
$250,000 to expand principal leadership training
Rural Broadband
$3 million for rural school broadband contributing to a roughly $100 million investment
Teacher Loan Forgiveness
$250,000 to expand teacher loan forgiveness
JTEDs
$1 million for high school graduates to complete JTED programs
Infrastructure
$30 million in permanent investments for local transportation infrastructure projects
Arizona State Parks
$6.6 million to grow Arizona State Parks, including $4 million to build Rockin’ River Ranch
Recidivism
$517,900 for substance abuse and reentry counselors to reduce recidivism
Sexual Assault Kit Backlog
$1.2 million to completely eliminate the state’s sexual assault kit backlog
Drought Contingency
$2 million for Arizona’s drought contingency plan
Department of Child Safety
$6 million to upgrade the Department of Child Safety’s outdated electronic management system
Grandma Stipend
$1 million to increase funding for kinship caregivers, often known as the “grandma stipend”
Adoption Services
$2 million for adoption services
Fire Crews
$1.5 million for a post-release fire crew
Groundwater Management
$1.2 million for additional personnel supporting proper management of the state’s streams and groundwater
Opioid Addiction