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Arizona Proposition 320: School spending on instruction

Arizona · Statutory measure · Education · Statewide decision

Explanation reviewed 2026-10-27. AI-written and checked against linked official evidence; not an election-office summary.

AI-written summary

Would require specified large districts to spend at least 60% of operating expenses on direct instruction, using the Auditor General definition. It phases in adjustments and allows limited waivers; noncompliance could reduce Classroom Site Fund payments by 25%.

What applies now

School districts do not face this proposed 60% spending rule with its Classroom Site Fund penalty.

If yes / for

Apply the spending standard and associated funding penalty.

If no / against

Keep existing district-spending requirements.

Costs and funding

Noncompliance could reduce Classroom Site Fund payments by 25% for a year. No aggregate statewide estimate is recorded here.

Timing

Implementation date not independently established in this baseline.

Passage rule

Threshold not independently established here; consult the official text.

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Official wording and evidence

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