HCR 2050

REFERENCE TITLE: education funding; teacher compensation program..
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HCR 2050
Introduced by
Representative
  Fink
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
constitution of Arizona; amending article XI, Constitution of Arizona, by
adding section 12; relating to education.
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Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
Arizona, the Senate concurring:
1. Article XI, Constitution of Arizona, is proposed
to be amended by adding section 12 as follows if approved by the voters and on
proclamation of the Governor:
12. Education funding and services; requirements for modification
Section 12. A. To
promote continuity in educational funding and services for current and future
students in kindergarten PROGRAMS AND primary and secondary educational
programs in this state, this state or any officer of this state MAY not reduce
below the level on the effective date of this section the annual distribution
rate from the permanent fund that corresponds to land granted to this state by
the enabling act for the use and benefit of common schools below the
distribution rate prescribed in article X, section 7, subsection G, paragraph 2
until fiscal year 2035-2036, except as provided in article X, section 7,
subsection I, J or K, or below the distribution rate prescribed in article X,
section 7, subsection G, paragraph 3, except with an affirmative vote of at
least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature.
B. Until fiscal year 2036-2037,
any increase in expendable earnings under section 37-521, subsection B,
paragraph 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, that results from a distribution rate of
more than two and one-half percent of the average monthly market values of the
fund for the immediately preceding five calendar years pursuant to subsection A
of this section shall be appropriated for a statewide classroom teacher
compensation program to increase the base salary and salary schedules of all
eligible classroom teachers. The Legislature shall enact legislation
for the statewide classroom teacher compensation program that does all of the
following:
1. EnsureS that the program
distinguishes between performing and underperforming teachers.
2. EstablishES reporting and
auditing requirements for the program.
3. RequireS schools to update
teacher salary schedules.
4. RequireS each school that
receives monies pursuant to this subsection to allocate an equal amount per
teacher to all eligible teachers who are employed by the school.
5. AllocateS monies appropriated
pursuant to this subsection to a classroom teacher only if the teacher meets
all of the following requirements:
(a) Is a Full-time
teacher.
(b) Spends a
majority of the teacher's time on nonadministrative activities that provide classroom
instruction to students.
(c) Meets or
exceeds performance requirements.
6. RequireS monies appropriated
pursuant to this subsection to supplement, and not supplant, teacher
compensation monies from any other sources.
2. The Secretary of State
shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as
provided by article XXI, Constitution of Arizona.