Policy topic

Taxation & Financing

Provisions (2)

JUD.9Other Facility Litigation

Pending

Pending litigation challenges Arizona's current school facilities funding model

Center for Law in the Public Interest v. State of Arizona challenges Arizona's existing public school facilities funding model. Plaintiffs allege that continued reliance on local bonds for school maintenance funding produces unconstitutional disparities under the general and uniform requirement established in Roosevelt. The profile reports that the case remained pending as of April 2025.

Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 22–23

JUD.3Funding Equity

Roosevelt held Arizona's school construction funding system unconstitutional

In Roosevelt Elementary School District No. 66 v. Bishop, the Arizona Supreme Court held that the state's reliance on local property tax revenues to fund school construction violated the Arizona Constitution's requirement for a general and uniform public school system because differences in district property wealth produced unequal access to adequate school facilities.

Arizona State Roles and Responsibilities for PK-12 Public School Facilities (2025), printed p. 22 · Ariz. Const. art. XI, § 1

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