02/17/2026 - House Democratic Caucus Calendar #6

Arizona House Democratic Caucus · February 17, 2026

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HB 2449 — ESA administration appropriation presented

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Presenter (S2) introduced House Bill 2449 to appropriate $2,600,000 and 12 FTEs to the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) in FY 2027 to administer the ESA program and made themselves available for questions. No substantive questions were taken in this segment.

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Arizona House Democratic caucus met to review a large consent calendar of bills spanning education, water, land and public-safety topics. Members discussed new appropriations for the ESA program (including a claim of 20% fraud in a spending sample), multiple AI-related education bills, and pulled several controversial measures from consent for further review.

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