Judicial history: On June 13, , the Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled that the Scholarships for Pupils with Disabilities Program was constitutional and did not violate the state's constitution. In May , the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed the Superior Court, holding that the program violated the state constitution's provision that "No tax shall be laid or appropriation of public money made in aid of any church, or private or sectarian school, or any public service corporation.
Horne to determine the constitutionality of the program. Description: These scholarships are available to any student who has been in the foster care system at any time before high school graduation. Students who have since been adopted will still qualify for the scholarship. Scholarships are on a first come, first served basis and can be used to pay tuition at any private school in the state of Arizona that chooses to participate.
Participating schools may not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disability, familial status or national origin. Number of participants: In the school year, students received scholarships. In May , the Arizona Court of Appeals reversed the Superior Court, holding that the program violates the state constitution's provision that "No tax shall be laid or appropriation of public money made in aid of any church, or private or sectarian school, or any public service corporation.
Search for:. Toggle navigation U. Student Loans Grants Laws Data. Arizona-Individual School Tuition Organization Tax Credit Program type: Tax credits for individuals for contributions to scholarship organizations Description: Individual taxpayers may receive Arizona income tax credits for charitable contributions to school tuition organizations STOs.
Arizona—Corporate School Tuition Organization Tax Credit Program type: Tax credits for corporations for contributions to scholarship organizations Description: Corporations may receive a tax credit for contributing to a scholarship organization. Arizona—Arizona Scholarships for Pupils with Disabilities Program Program type: Scholarships for students with disabilities Description: This scholarship program provides students with disabilities with the option of attending another public school or receiving a scholarship for attendance at a qualified private school.
Arizona—Displaced Pupils Choice Grant Program Program type: Scholarships for children in foster care Description: These scholarships are available to any student who has been in the foster care system at any time before high school graduation.
How Do I Find Information About Helping Your Child. Our mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. PDF 1 MB. The head of this commission, Jonuz Begaj, upon a special document, urged the chairman of the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party, Genc Pollo, to send its deputies in this commission.
Given the current situation, the Albanian Parliament Speaker, Skender Gjinushi, has put at the disposal of this commission most of his staff, headed by the Secretary General of Parliament, Artan Banushi. The Parliamentary Commission for Refugees has to closely follow the implementation of the tasks of the government and international bodies in helping the refugees, sensitization of the public opinion for the difficulties that might be created in special zones where the refugees are sheltered through the visits in these zones or through the information to be collected by this commission from the deputies, prefectures, town-halls, communes or from the refugees themselves.
The commission should report to Parliament on the situation of refugees, the problems they may have and should suggest measures for their solution.
The hospital is destined to treat the displaced Kosovars settled in the city of Durres. This visit marked the official beginning of work in this health structure, which is very necessary in this emergent situation. The hospital is situated in the suborn of Durres city, and has got a capacity of patients. More than patients can be visited in the urgency and nursing wards of this hospital.
Some 10 doctors, 12 nurses, and 8 volunteers of Red Cross are in the disposition of the ill persons. Albanian military doctors, specialized in the neighboring countries, are also reported to work in this hospital in the near future.
Nepravishta: The government of the Arab United Emirates has offered its aid for the Albanian government in coping with the situation created due to the influx of Kosova refugees. The deputy prime minister and minister of government coordination, Ilir Meta, met Friday with the representative of the government of the Arab United Emirates, Faris Almazrouei. Almazrouei said his government will build a camp for persons. He also promised a contingent of aid for the order forces, which will be transported by their vehicles.
The Arab United Emirates have sent until now 4 airplanes with aid, mainly food items and tents for the accommodation of the Kosova refugees. Xhuvani: The vaccination of people coming for Kosove has begun in the districts which had reserves of vaccines. The spokesman of Health Ministry, told ATA that the organization "Doctor without limit" has made the first vaccines against the measles to the children.
The figures of special teams of Health Ministry, and Public Health Institution shows that the Kosova people are partly vaccinated, and that is why the vaccination against measles and polio will be carried through the National Immunization Day.
This Ministry has scheduled to make the forthcoming vaccination according to the gradual schemes. Just returned from a workshop hold in London on April with World Bank representatives, Bogdani told ATA that the alternatives proposed by specialist of this bank who have visited Albania several times, and have seen closely the difficulties encountered by these institutions depending from the Ministry of Education and Science, are actually being observed.
Metaj: The World Bank will approve a credit worth 20 million dollars within April to support the budget efforts of the Albanian government in the conditions created after the arrival of displaced Kosovars. The project of credit of 20 million dollars is expected to be delivered soon. Along with this credit, the World Bank is also disbursing a grant worth 2 million dollars, given to Albania to deal with the influx of displaced Kosovars.
After the situation created in Albania, the international financial body, WB, is trying to reorientate several projects in the zones where the refugees are sheltered in order to deal with the emergent problems. The World Bank will continue to implement the projects in Albania as long as no operation difficulties exist.
The participants in the meeting exchanged different thoughts especially on the new project laws, the opening of official publication center, on the organization of lawyers' tests and others. Shuteriqi: Albanian Minister of Education and Science, Et'hem Ruka, had a visit in Kukes and Has on Wednesday, and got acquainted with the grave situation created due to the influx of Kosovars.
Many of Kosova refugees are sheltered in many school objects used as hosting centers for refugees. Consequently, the number of pupils who can not attend school because of this phenomenon amounts to 3 pupils. Some out of this number belong to the high-school level. The evacuation of refugees in others districts of Albania, in cooperation with the local government is going on with quick rhythms, and the Kosovars sheltered in the schools are of high priority.
Title 15, chapter 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 1. In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:.
Displaced pupils choice grant program; nature of grants. The displaced pupils choice grant program is established under which each custodian of a qualifying pupil who completes an application for a grant under this article shall receive a grant that is to be redeemed at the grant school in which the qualifying pupil enrolls and applied toward payment of the tuition and fees payable for the educational and related services provided to the qualifying pupil by that grant school.
A grant provided under this article constitutes a grant of aid to a qualifying pupil through the qualifying pupil's respective custodian and not to the grant school in which the qualifying pupil is enrolled.
The grant does not constitute taxable income to the custodian or the qualifying pupil. A qualifying pupil shall not receive a grant for any portion of a school year in which the qualifying pupil is enrolled in a school that does not redeem grants under this article. A custodian is free to choose any grant school for enrollment of the qualifying pupil, and that choice or selection is not and shall not be deemed to be a decision or act of this state or any of its political subdivisions.
Grant eligibility. A pupil is eligible to receive a grant under this article if the pupil has been placed in foster care pursuant to title 8, chapter 5 at any time before the pupil graduates from high school or obtains a general equivalency diploma. A qualifying pupil who receives a grant pursuant to this article shall continue to receive a grant each year if the qualifying pupil completed all necessary coursework to be promoted to at least the next grade level in the grant school, the qualifying pupil is in good academic standing with the grant school and the custodian completes all applications required by the grant school and the department.
The displaced pupils choice grant program is limited to the first five hundred qualifying pupils annually, including qualifying pupils pursuant to subsection B of this section. Participation by grant schools. A grant school is entitled to receive a grant pursuant to this article and shall have the option each school year of participating or not participating in the grant program established under this article.
A school that wishes to participate in the program as a grant school must complete all applications with the department by February 15 of each calendar year for inclusion in the program for the following school year. A grant school that participates in the grant program and that is entitled to redeem a grant for a qualifying pupil who enrolls in that grant school is not required to accept the grant as full payment for the educational and related services that the school provides to that qualifying pupil and may charge the qualifying pupil an additional amount representing the balance of the tuition and fees that remains payable after crediting the qualifying pupil with the amount of the grant received by the qualifying pupil under this article.
A grant school that redeems grants under this article shall use the grant proceeds solely to provide educational goods, services and facilities for its qualifying pupils and is not entitled to receive, for redeeming a grant, any amount in excess of the tuition and fees customarily charged by the school to cover the cost of providing those educational goods, services and facilities.
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