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SB1696 - 572R - I Ver 

 REFERENCE TITLE: school districts; aggregate expenditure limitation

 State of Arizona

 Senate

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 SB 1696

 Introduced by 

 Senators 
 Diaz: Bravo, Fernandez, Gonzales, Hatathlie, Kuby, Miranda, Ortiz, Sears

AN 
ACT

amending 
section 41-563, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to expenditure 
limitations.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 41-563, Arizona Revised 
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-563. Expenditure limitations; determination by the commission; 
definitions

A. For political subdivisions, 
the commission shall:

1. Determine the base limit level of political 
subdivisions for each political subdivision subject to an expenditure 
limitation pursuant to article IX, section 20, Constitution of Arizona.� For 
the purposes of this subsection and subsection D of this section, the "base limit" of each political subdivision means 
the amount of actual payments of local revenues by such political subdivision 
in fiscal year 1979-1980 as used to determine the expenditure limitation 
pursuant to paragraph 4 of this subsection.

2. Determine and report to the governing board of 
each political subdivision subject to an expenditure limitation pursuant to 
article IX, section 20, Constitution of Arizona, prior to before February 1 of each year, the following:

(a) The total of the estimated population of each 
such political subdivision as of July 1 of the prior year and the estimated 
population of any areas annexed by such political subdivisions thereafter, 
based on the population estimates developed by the department of 
economic security office of economic opportunity. The 
population of any areas annexed thereafter must be estimated as of July 1 of 
the prior year.

(b) The estimated change in the GDP price deflator 
used to determine the expenditure limitation for the following fiscal year over 
the GDP price deflator used to determine the expenditure limitation for the 
current fiscal year.

(c) The estimated expenditure limitation for each 
such political subdivision for the following fiscal year.

3. Determine and report to the governing board of 
each political subdivision subject to an expenditure limitation pursuant to 
article IX, section 20, Constitution of Arizona, prior to before April 1 of each year, the following:

(a) The total of the population of each such 
political subdivision as of July 1 of the prior year and the population of any 
areas annexed by such political subdivisions thereafter. The 
population of any areas annexed thereafter must be estimated as of July 1 of 
the prior year.

(b) The estimated change in the GDP price deflator 
used to determine the expenditure limitation for the following fiscal year over 
the GDP price deflator used to determine the expenditure limitation for the 
current fiscal year.

(c) The expenditure 
limitation for each such political subdivision for the following fiscal year.

4. Determine the 
expenditure limitation for each political subdivision subject to an expenditure 
limitation pursuant to article IX, section 20, Constitution of Arizona, as 
follows:

(a) Determine the population of the political 
subdivision as of July 1, 1978.

(b) Determine the total population of the political 
subdivision as required by paragraph 3, subdivision (a) of this subsection.

(c) Divide the population determined in subdivision 
(b) of this paragraph by the population determined in subdivision (a) of this 
paragraph.

(d) Determine the estimated or actual GDP price 
deflator for the 1978 calendar year.

(e) Determine the estimated GDP price deflator for 
the calendar year immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the 
expenditure limitation is being determined.

(f) Divide the GDP price deflator determined in 
subdivision (e) of this paragraph by the GDP price deflator determined in 
subdivision (d) of this paragraph.

(g) Multiply the amount determined in paragraph 1 of 
this subsection for the political subdivision by the quotient determined in 
subdivision (c) of this paragraph and multiply the resulting product by the 
quotient determined in subdivision (f) of this paragraph.

5. If any annexation, consolidation or change in the 
boundaries of a political subdivision occurs after the determination and report 
required by paragraph 3 of this subsection but before July 1 of the current 
year, the commission, as promptly as feasible, shall redetermine the total 
population, calculated in paragraph 4, subdivision (b) of this subsection, of 
the political subdivisions affected by the annexation, consolidation or change 
in boundaries. The commission shall determine respective amended 
expenditure limitations based on the amended population, which shall be 
promptly reported to the governing board of each of the affected political 
subdivisions. The political subdivisions affect