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Proposition 320

Require Certain School Districts to Spend 60% of Operational Spending on Direct Instruction Measure

On the ballot

Arizona · November 2026 general election · Legislative referral · Election day November 3, 2026
Topics: Education, Government structure

In plain language

Proposition 320 would enact a state statute requiring school districts with at least 7,500 students, and every district in a county with at least 500,000 residents — currently Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal counties — to spend at least 60% of operational funds on direct classroom instruction. A district below that threshold would have to raise its instructional-spending share by at least 0.5 percentage points each year until it complies, or risk losing certain earmarked funding after four years of noncompliance. A 2026 Arizona Auditor General report found the state's districts spend about 52.1% of operational funds on instruction on average. The Legislature referred the measure as Senate Concurrent Resolution 1032.

Fiscal impact

No official fiscal note has been issued for this measure yet.

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What supporters and opponents say

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What supporters say

  • Supporters say the measure lets voters tell school districts they want a funded classroom and a well-paid, highly qualified teacher for their children.

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What opponents say

  • Critics say the 'instructional spending' category the measure uses does not count some student-facing services delivered outside the classroom, such as counselors, speech pathologists, resource officers, and social workers, and argue the requirement could leave districts with fewer resources to serve students' needs overall.
  • Opponents note that after four years of noncompliance, a district would forgo all funding earmarked for it under the measure even if it had shown some improvement toward the 60% threshold.

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Official ballot language

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Sources

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