Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed a bill to continue funding the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
But Hobbs’ signature came with a message to lawmakers that their job isn’t done.
The bill continues funding for the schools for the next four years.
In a letter, Hobbs wrote that the school’s community was treated with a lack of respect and not given equal access to participate in the legislative process.
She called for lawmakers to send her a bill next session that would continue to fund the schools for a full eight years, as originally intended.
The bill was scaled back after contentious debate. The schools were at risk of closure.