The Arizona Department of Education plans to use carryover funds to support its school safety program and ensure school resource officer and mental health professional positions are filled for Fiscal Year 2027.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne will use approximately $53 million to fund these positions.
The money will support 560 school resource officers and 523 mental health professionals for schools across Arizona, according to the state Department of Education.
Horne told The Center Square this week that he is “emphatic” about ensuring the department can provide money for these positions when requested by schools.
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