Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-943 : EDUCATION — SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE — SCHOOL DISTRICT REVENUE LIMITATION FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION —943 - Base support level TEXT PDF The base support level for each school district shall be computed as follows: 1. The following support level weights shall be used in paragraph 2, subdivision (a) of this section for the following school districts: (a) For school districts whose student count in kindergarten programs and grades one through eight is classified in column 1 of this subdivision, the support level weight for kindergarten programs and grades one through eight is the corresponding support level weight prescribed in column 2 or 3 of this subdivision, whichever is appropriate: Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 SupportFor Sma evel Weightll Isolated Support Level WeightFor Small Student Count School Distr icts School Districts 1-99 1.559 1.39 9 100-499 1- student .358 + [0.0005count)] - stude x (500 1.278 + [0.0003 x (500nt count)] 500-599 1- student .158 + [0.002count)] - stude (600 1.158 + [0.0012 x (600nt count)] (b) For school districts whose student count in grades nine through twelve is classified in column 1 of this subdivision, the support level weight for grades nine through twelve is the corresponding support level weight prescribed in column 2 or 3 of this subdivision, whichever is appropriate: Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Support LFor Smal evel Weightl Isolated Support Level WeightFor Small Student Count School Dist ricts School Districts 1-99 1.669 1.5 9 100-499 1.- student 468 + [0.0005count)] - student count)] x (500 1.398 + [0.0004 x (500 500-599 1.- student 268 + [0.002count)] - student count)] x (600 1.268 + [0.0013 x (600 2. Subject to paragraph 1 of this section, determine the weighted student count as follows: (a) SuppLeve ortStude Weit St ghtedudent Grade Base Group A Weight Count Count PSD 1.000 + 0.450 = 1.450 x = K-8 1.000 + 0.158 = 1.158 x = 9-12 1.163 + 0.105 = 1.268 x = Subtotal A (b) Suppo rt Weighted FundingCategory LevelWeight StudentCount StudentCount HI 4.77 1 x = K-3 0.06 0 x = K-3 readi ng 0.040 x = ELL 0.115 x = ____________ MD-R, A -R and SID-R 6.024 x = MD-SC, A-SC and SID-SC 5.988 x = MD-SSI 7.94 7 x = OI-R 3.158 x = OI-SC 6.773 x = P-SD 3.595 x = ____________ DD, ED, MIID, SLD , SLI and OHI 0.292 x = ED-P 4.822 x _ = MOID 4.421 x = ____________ VI 4.806 x _ = G 0.007 x _ = FRPL 0.018 x = ____________ Subtotal B (c) Total of subtotals A and B: 3. Multiply the total determined in paragraph 2 of this section by the base level. 4. Multiply the teacher experience index of the district or 1.00, whichever is greater, by the product obtained in paragraph 3 of this section. 5. For the purposes of this section, the student count is the average daily membership as prescribed in section 15-901 for the current year, except that for the purposes of computing the base support level used in determining school district rollover allocations and school district budget override amounts, the student count is the average daily membership as prescribed in section 15-901 for the prior year. A.R.S. § 15-943 Amended by L. 2022, ch. 317,s. 8, eff. 9/23/2022. Amended by L. 2021, ch. 404,s. 32, eff. 9/29/2021. Amended by L. 2016, ch. 124,s. 17, eff. 8/5/2016.