Republican Lawmakers Assign Winners and Losers with Last Minute School Funding Changes

For Immediate Release
Monday, March 28, 2022
Contact: Morgan Dick, mdick@azdem.org

Republican Lawmakers Assign Winners and Losers with Last Minute School Funding Changes

Phoenix – It is mind-boggling that GOP leaders have yet to learn the consequences of passing bills in a rush, and without a thoughtful process that listens to and engages with Arizonans. House Education Committee Chair and GOP candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction, Michelle Udall is attempting to pass a wholesale overhaul of school funding formulas, at the buzzer — and only with input from political insiders.

ADP Chairwoman Raquel Terán issued the following statement upon the passage of the strike everything amendment on SB 1269:

“Arizona’s public schools are sick and tired of being politicians’ bargaining chips. Rep. Udall is once again proving why Republicans cannot be trusted to be good-faith negotiators, especially when issues as critical as school funding are on the line.”

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