The bill amends section 15-2402 of the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding 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, and it allows students to apply in advance for these accounts to be funded in the following school year.

Additionally, the bill mandates that the department must list the transferred funds for qualified students as a separate line item in its budget estimate, and the general appropriations act must also reflect these funds as a distinct line item in the department's budget. This change enhances transparency in the budgeting process for empowerment scholarship accounts.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 15-2402