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  • #20x2020
  • The FY2019 Arizona Budget...
    Recognizes the dedication of our hardworking teachers
    Makes significant investments in public education
    Maintains our commitment to public safety and the state’s most vulnerable populations
  • A 20% Increase in Teacher Pay by School Year 2020
    + Permanent
    + Ongoing
    + In the Base
    + Adjusted each year for inflation
  • Significant Investments in K-12 Education
    • Fully restores recession-era cuts to additional assistance.
    • Phased in over five years, including $100 million this fiscal year resulting in $371 million by FY 2023.
    • Providing school leaders with flexible dollars to update curriculum, improve school facilities and increase support staff pay.
    PLUS:
    • $2 million for Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind for early childhood intervention
    • $53 million for building renewal
    • $86 million for new schools construction
    • $1.8 million for career and technical education
  • Maintaining a Commitment to Arizona’s Priorities
    Protecting Arizona’s Communities
    • $1.4 million to add 6 additional troopers to improve patrol coverage & response times for the Night Watch, which will help reduce fatalities and save lives.
    • $2.9 million to add 12 additional State Troopers to protect the 38,600-square-mile region which covers Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, & Yuma counties.
    Caring for Our Veterans
    • Our veterans have earned a lifetime benefit from our nation in the form of a retirement pension. The budget increases in the military retirement pay exemption, from $2,500 to $3,500 ($2 million starting in FY2020)
    • $8 million for Veterans Homes to accommodate increased constructions costs & boost capacity to serve. Homes for Yuma and Flagstaff are scheduled for 2019.
  • Maintaining a Commitment to Arizona’s Priorities
    This is a sustainable plan, relying on conservative projections in revenue growth & other sources, while committing practical investments.
    Spending Growth
    FY 2019: 5.7%
    FY 2020: 3.9%
    FY 2021: 4.8%
    Early 2000s spending increased an average of 7.9%, including 23.7% in 2017.
    Revenue Growth
    FY 2019: 4.3%
    FY 2020: 4.4%
    FY 2021: 4.5%
    Early 2000s revenue growth projections averaged 8%, including 23.7% in 2007.
    The budget also relies on revenues through adding auditors, state agency reductions, tax fraud prevention & property tax reform.
  • Passed with Arizona Support
    This plan was passed in part thanks to the support of Arizonans who value public education and the hardworking teachers in our state. Thank you for supporting this budget and the #20x2020 plan. Download the FY19 Budget Overview
    Governor Katie Hobbs
#20x2020
ARIZONA JUST PASSED A BUDGET
A PAY RAISE FOR TEACHERS
INVESTMENTS IN K-12 EDUCATION
COMMITMENT TO AZ PRIORITIES
PASSED WITH ARIZONA SUPPORT
AZGOVERNOR.GOV