appropriation; schools; community gardens

SB 1477 allocates $500,000 from Arizona's general fund for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to the Department of Education. This funding will be used to award grants to public school districts and charter schools for building community gardens. The bill specifies that grants must be awarded under existing Arizona law (title 41, chapter 24) and directly supports schools seeking to establish garden projects. The measure creates a concrete funding mechanism for schools to develop community gardens but does not change existing education policies.