The bill amends section 15-2402 of the Arizona Revised Statutes concerning Arizona empowerment scholarship accounts. It modifies the requirements for qualified students by specifying that they must withdraw from their school district or charter school before enrolling in an empowerment scholarship account, but only if they have not yet received any funds from that account. Additionally, it allows qualified students to apply in advance for an empowerment scholarship account to be funded in the following school year.

Furthermore, the bill introduces a new provision that mandates the department to list the transferred funds for qualified students as a separate line item in its budget estimate. It also requires that these funds be distinctly identified in the general appropriations act within the department's budget. This change aims to enhance transparency regarding the allocation of funds associated with empowerment scholarship accounts.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 15-2402