A.R.S. § 15-1372 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 11.1 / Article 1 / Section 1372
15-1372 Equalization assistance for state educational system for persons in the state department of corrections; fund
Status: in_force

15-1372. Equalization assistance for state educational system for persons in the state department of corrections; fund

A. The state department of corrections shall provide educational services for pupils who are under the age of eighteen years and pupils with disabilities who are age twenty-one or younger who are committed to the state department of corrections. The department of education shall provide technical assistance to the state department of corrections on request and shall assist the state department of corrections in establishing program and personnel standards.

B. The state education fund for correctional education is established. Subject to legislative appropriation, fund monies shall be used for the purposes of providing education to pupils as specified in subsection A of this section. Notwithstanding section 35-173, monies appropriated to the fund shall not be transferred to or used for any program that is not directly related to the educational services required by this section. State equalization assistance, other state and federal monies received from the department of education for which the pupils in correctional education programs qualify and monies appropriated for correctional education except monies appropriated pursuant to subsection C of this section shall be deposited in the fund. The state treasurer shall maintain separate accounts for fund monies if the separate accounts are required by statute or federal law.

C. The state department of corrections may seek appropriations for capital needs for land, buildings and improvements, including repairs and maintenance, that are required to maintain the educational services required by this section.

D. The state board of education shall apportion state aid and deposit it, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state education fund for correctional education in an amount as determined by subsection E of this section. The apportionments are as follows:

1. On July 1, one-third of the total amount to be apportioned during the fiscal year.

2. On October 15, one-twelfth of the total amount to be apportioned during the fiscal year.

3. On December 15, one-twelfth of the total amount to be apportioned during the fiscal year.

4. On January 15, one-twelfth of the total amount to be apportioned during the fiscal year.

5. On February 15, one-twelfth of the total amount to be apportioned during the fiscal year.

6. On March 15, one-twelfth of the total amount to be apportioned during the fiscal year.

7. On April 15, one-twelfth of the total amount to be apportioned during the fiscal year.

8. On May 15, one-twelfth of the total amount to be apportioned during the fiscal year.

9. On June 15, one-twelfth of the total amount to be apportioned during the fiscal year.

E. The director of the state department of corrections shall calculate a base support level as prescribed in section 15-943 and district additional assistance as prescribed in section 15-961 for the educational services required by this section, except that:

1. Notwithstanding section 15-901, the student count shall be determined using the following definitions:

(a) "Daily attendance" means days in which a pupil attends an educational program for a minimum of one hundred eighty minutes, not including meal and recess periods. Attendance for ninety or more minutes but fewer than one hundred eighty minutes shall be counted as one-half day's attendance.

(b) "Fractional student" means a pupil who is enrolled in an educational program of ninety or more minutes but fewer than one hundred eighty minutes per day, not including meal and recess periods. A fractional student shall be counted as one-half of a full-time student.

(c) "Full-time student" means a pupil who is enrolled in an educational program for a minimum of one hundred eighty minutes per day, not including meal and recess periods.

(d) "Pupil with a disability" has the same meaning as child with a disability prescribed in section 15-761.

2. All pupils shall be counted as if they were enrolled in grades nine through twelve.

3. The teacher experience index is 1.00.

4. Section 15-943, paragraph 1 does not apply.

5. The base support level and capital outlay amounts calculated pursuant to this section shall be multiplied by 0.67.

6. The school year shall consist of a period of not less than two hundred eight days.

F. The director of the state department of corrections may use section 15-855 in making the calculations prescribed in subsection E of this section. The director of the state department of corrections and the department of education shall prescribe procedures for calculating average daily membership.

G. Equalization assistance for correctional education programs provided for those pupils specified in subsection A of this section is determined by adding the amount of the base support level and district additional assistance for the budget year calculated as prescribed in subsection E of this section.

H. The director of the state department of corrections shall keep records and provide information as the department of education requires to determine the appropriate amount of equalization assistance. Equalization assistance shall be used to provide educational services in this section.

I. The department of education and the state department of corrections shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement that establishes the necessary accountability between the two departments regarding the administrative and funding requirements contained in subsections A and B of this section. The agreement shall:

1. Provide for appropriate education to all committed youths as required by state and federal law.

2. Provide financial information to meet requirements for equalization assistance.

3. Provide for appropriate pupil intake and assessment procedures.

4. Require pupil performance assessment and the reporting of results.
A.R.S. § 15-466 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 466
15-466 Transfer of accommodation schools
Status: in_force

15-466. Transfer of accommodation schools

A. Facilities, if possible, and pupils of an existing accommodation school operated pursuant to this section and sections 15-464 and 15-465 may be included in the most accessible adjacent school district as directed by majority vote of the board of supervisors of the county in which such school is located, subject to approval by a majority of members of the governing board of the school district designated to receive such pupils and facilities and a vote of approval at an election called by the county school superintendent of the qualified electors in the area served by the accommodation school.

B. Facilities owned by a governmental entity other than the school district and operated as an accommodation school may be accepted by the school district or operated by the school district pursuant to an agreement with or permit from such other governmental entity.
A.R.S. § 15-723 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 723
15-723 Furnishing of free textbooks; subject matter materials and supplementary books
Status: in_force

15-723. Furnishing of free textbooks; subject matter materials and supplementary books

A. Free textbooks, subject matter materials and supplementary books shall be furnished in common schools and all state welfare institutions maintaining educational facilities, subject to section 15-727.

B. Governing boards shall furnish free required textbooks and related printed subject matter materials in the high schools, subject to section 15-727.
A.R.S. § 15-542 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 542
15-542 Hearing costs; counsel; limitations on evidence; reinstatement
Status: in_force

15-542. Hearing costs; counsel; limitations on evidence; reinstatement

A. The governing board shall pay all expenses of the hearing. The certificated teacher and the governing board shall pay their own attorney and witness fees, except if the governing board does not suspend the teacher without pay or dismiss the teacher, the governing board shall pay all reasonable attorney and witness fees incurred by the teacher.

B. No witness shall be permitted to testify at the hearing except upon oath or affirmation. No testimony shall be given or evidence introduced relating to adequacy of classroom performance which occurred more than four years prior to the date of the service of the notice.  Evidence of records regularly kept by the governing board concerning the teacher may be introduced, but no decision relating to the suspension without pay or dismissal of any teacher shall be made based on charges or evidence relating to adequacy of classroom performance occurring more than four years prior to service of the notice. The four-year time limit shall not apply to the introduction of evidence in any area except that relating to adequacy of classroom performance.

C. If a certificated teacher who has been employed by the school district for more than the major portion of three consecutive school years is placed on administrative leave of absence pending the hearing, he shall be reinstated within five days after the governing board renders a decision not to suspend him without pay or dismiss him.
A.R.S. § 15-1722 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 7 / Section 1722
15-1722 Board of medical student loans; members; terms; officers; compensation
Status: in_force

15-1722. Board of medical student loans; members; terms; officers; compensation

A. The board of medical student loans is established and consists of the following members:

1. Two members who are appointed by the governor and who are knowledgeable in the problems of health care in Arizona.

2. The director of the department of health services or the director's designee.

3. One representative from each accredited medical school in this state who is appointed by the president or chief officer of that medical school.

B. The terms of members are four years beginning on the third Monday in January.

C. The board shall select a chairman and vice chairman and such other officers as it deems necessary.

D. Board members shall be compensated as determined pursuant to section 38-611.
A.R.S. § 15-1823 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 14 / Article 2 / Section 1823
15-1823 Identification numbers; social security numbers
Status: in_force

15-1823. Identification numbers; social security numbers

A. From and after June 30, 2002, if a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents assigns an individual identification number to faculty, staff or students at a university, the identification number shall not be identical to the individual's social security number.  Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, if a student was assigned an identification number after June 30, 2006, in connection with the student accountability information system established by section 15-1041, the identification number assigned to that student by the university shall correspond to or reference the identification number assigned to that student in connection with the student accountability information system.  The student shall provide the student accountability information system number to the university.  The school district or charter school shall provide the student with the student accountability information system number upon request.  The university shall not allow the display of the individual's social security number, or any four or more consecutive numbers contained in the individual's social security number, on any internet site maintained by the university or other publicly accessible document for any purpose.

B. If a community college or community college district assigns an individual identification number to faculty, staff or students at a community college that is identical to an individual's social security number, the community college or community college district shall not allow the display of an individual's social security number, or any four or more consecutive numbers contained in the individual's social security number, on any internet site maintained by the community college or community college district or other publicly accessible document for any purpose.

C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section, if a student was assigned an identification number after June 30, 2006, in connection with the student accountability information system established by section 15-1041, the identification number assigned to that student by the community college or community college district shall correspond to or reference the identification number assigned to that student in connection with the student accountability information system.  The student shall provide the student accountability information system number to the community college.  The school district or charter school shall provide the student with the student accountability information system number upon request.  A community college or community college district shall assign any other student an identification number that is not identical to the student's social security number. Beginning January 1, 2004, if a high school student is enrolled in a college course offered by a community college district pursuant to section 15-1821.01, the identification number assigned to that student pursuant to this subsection shall correspond to the identification number assigned to that student in connection with the student accountability information system established by section 15-1041. A community college or community college district shall notify students of the option to obtain an individual identification number for no additional fee that is not identical to an individual's social security number in applications for admission, through telecommunications registration procedures, and in college catalogs. Notification in catalogs shall occur no later than June 30, 2000, or in the next printed edition of the catalog after the current one in print, whichever is sooner.

D. On the request of a faculty or staff member, a community college or community college district shall assign the faculty or staff member an identification number that is not identical to the faculty or staff member's social security number.  A community college or community college district shall provide notification to faculty and staff members of the option to obtain an individual identification number that is not identical to a faculty or staff member's social security number.

E. This section does not exempt any regulated institution from any duty of compliance it may have with any federal law that may:

1. Regulate that institution's collection or use of social security numbers.

2. Protect the privacy rights of faculty, staff or students.

F. This section does not prohibit the electronic transfer of student transcripts between educational institutions.
A.R.S. § 15-701.03 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 701.03
15-701.03 Health education instruction; mental health instruction
Status: in_force

15-701.03. Health education instruction; mental health instruction

In adopting the course of study and competency requirements pursuant to sections 15-701 and 15-701.01, the state board of education shall require that all health education instruction include mental health instruction.  Mental health instruction may be included in a health course or another existing course and shall incorporate the multiple dimensions of health by including mental health and the relationship of physical and mental health to enhance student understanding, social and emotional learning, attitudes and behavior that promote health and well-being. In adopting the mental health instruction requirement, the state board of education shall consult with the following:

1. Mental health experts, including representatives from the department of health services.

2. Mental health advocacy organizations that are based in this state.

3. The department of education.
A.R.S. § 15-531.01 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 531.01
15-531.01 Certification expiration; military service; one year extension
Status: in_force

15-531.01. Certification expiration; military service; one year extension

A. A certificate issued pursuant to this article to any member of the Arizona national guard or the United States armed forces reserves shall not expire while the member is serving on federal active duty and shall be extended one year after the member returns from federal active duty, provided that the member, or the legal representative of the member, notifies the state board of education of the federal active duty status of the member.  A certificate issued pursuant to this article to any member serving in the regular component of the United States armed forces shall be extended one year from the date of expiration, provided that the member, or the legal representative of the member, notifies the state board of education of the federal active duty status of the member.

B. A certificate issued pursuant to this article to any member of the Arizona national guard, the United States armed forces reserves or the regular component of the United States armed forces shall not expire and shall be extended one year from the date the military member is able to perform activities necessary under the certificate if the member both:

1. Is released from active duty service.

2. Suffers an injury as a result of active duty service that temporarily prevents the member from being able to perform activities necessary under the certificate.

C. If the certificate is renewed during the applicable extended time period, the member is responsible only for normal fees and activities, including maintaining a valid fingerprint clearance card, relating to renewal of the certificate and shall not be charged any additional costs such as late fees or delinquency fees.

D. The member, or the legal representative of the member, shall present to the state board of education a copy of the member's official military orders, a redacted military identification card or a written verification from the member's commanding officer before the end of the applicable extended time period in order to qualify for the extension.
A.R.S. § 15-261 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 261
15-261 State seal of arts proficiency program; requirements; diploma
Status: in_force

15-261. State seal of arts proficiency program; requirements; diploma

A. The superintendent of public instruction shall establish a state seal of arts proficiency program to recognize students who graduate from a school operated by a school district or a charter school located in this state and who have attained a high level of proficiency in the arts.

B. The superintendent of public instruction shall:

1. Create a state seal of arts proficiency, which shall be affixed to the diploma and noted on the transcript of a student to recognize that the student has met the requirements prescribed in this section.

2. Deliver the state seal of arts proficiency to each public school district or charter school that participates in the program.

C. Any school district or charter school may voluntarily participate in the state seal of arts proficiency program by notifying the superintendent of public instruction of the school district's or charter school's intent to participate in the program.

D. Each school district governing board or charter school governing body that participates in the state seal of arts proficiency program shall:

1. Identify the students who have met the requirements to be awarded the state seal of arts proficiency.

2. Affix the state seal of arts proficiency to the diploma and note the receipt of the state seal of arts proficiency on the transcript of each student who meets those requirements.

E. The state board of education, in collaboration with the department of education and experts in arts education, shall adopt minimum requirements for the program established pursuant to this section and may adopt rules as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

F. A school district or charter school that participates in the state seal of arts proficiency program established pursuant to this section shall award a student, on graduation from high school, a high school diploma with a state seal of arts proficiency if the student demonstrates proficiency in arts by meeting the requirements adopted pursuant to this section.
A.R.S. § 15-1634 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 1634
15-1634 Intergovernmental agreements; special assessments
Status: in_force

15-1634. Intergovernmental agreements; special assessments

A. Pursuant to section 48-582 or 48-920 or in conjunction with any street improvement made pursuant to any other statute, the board on behalf of this state or any university may enter into and shall be bound by intergovernmental agreements with one or more cities, counties or improvement districts for the purpose of improving streets adjacent to or running through university property by the construction of any or all of the improvements authorized in either title 48, chapter 4, articles 1 and 2 or title 48, chapter 6, article 1.

B. The agreement may provide that assessments may be levied against university property to secure repayment of the cost of the improvements.  So long as this state or the board owns the land so assessed the assessment liens may not be enforced by sale or foreclosure. The agreement may also provide that the university's share of any incidental cost may be paid by the board from any available fund of that university. The board shall pay or cause to be paid the installments of principal and interest coming due on the assessments and may pledge for the payment thereof any monies of the respective university which do not cause the agreement or assessment to become a debt of this state under, or contrary to, any constitutional provision and which do not violate any contract rights of any other person to be paid from the same source. The agreement shall provide that the payments due under the agreement include any penalties and additional interest that the owner of property subject to assessment would be required to pay on the delinquency of an installment of principal or interest.

C. In the agreement the board may waive any formal requirement, notice or prerequisite to levying an assessment.

D. If the board leases, long-term leases or sells any parcel subject to an assessment, the board shall require that the lessee's or purchaser's initial payment be in an amount at least sufficient to reimburse the board for the parcel's allocative share of the monies previously expended to pay the assessment. The board shall return such amount to be reimbursed to the source of the monies under subsection B of this section.

E. Upon the sale of any parcel subject to an assessment, the lien of the assessment may be enforced by foreclosure and sale in the manner set forth in the respective statute authorizing the levying of the assessment.
A.R.S. § 15-1695 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 1695
15-1695 Supplemental nature of article; construction and purpose
Status: in_force

15-1695. Supplemental nature of article; construction and purpose

The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition to and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, general or special, and bonds may be issued under this article notwithstanding the provisions of any other such law and without regard to the procedure required by any other such laws. Insofar as the provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, general or special, the provisions of this article shall be controlling.
A.R.S. § 15-756.03 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 3.1 / Section 756.03
15-756.03 English language learner budget requests; requirements
Status: in_force

15-756.03. English language learner budget requests; requirements

A. If a school district or charter school qualifies to submit a budget request based on the form prescribed in section 15-756.01, subsection J, the school district or charter school shall submit an English language learner budget request on a school-by-school basis. The budget request shall be for a specific amount of supplemental monies from the Arizona English language learner fund established by section 15-756.04.

B. Each school district or charter school English language learner budget request shall include the signature of the superintendent of the school district and the chief financial officer of the school district or the principal of the charter school and the chief financial officer of the charter school. The signature certifies that the information in the budget request is true to the best of that person's knowledge and has been calculated in accordance with the form prescribed in section 15-756.01, subsection J and that monies from the Arizona English language learner fund established by section 15-756.04 will not be used to supplant any federal, state or local monies, including desegregation monies levied pursuant to section 15-910, used for English language learners that were budgeted for English language learners as of February 23, 2006.

C. Each school district and charter school that submits an English language learner budget request shall submit the budget request to the department of education annually on or before September 15. The department shall verify the budget request of each school district and charter school for accuracy and compliance with the form prescribed in section 15-756.01, subsection J.  The department shall collect all school district and charter school budget requests and submit them to the legislature for funding from the Arizona English language learner fund established by section 15-756.04 at the same time as the department's budget request.
A.R.S. § 15-1684 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 1684
15-1684 Refunding bonds
Status: in_force

15-1684. Refunding bonds

The board shall have power, and is hereby authorized from time to time, to issue refunding bonds:

1. To refund unpaid matured bonds.

2. To refund unpaid matured coupons evidencing interest upon its unpaid matured bonds.

3. To refund interest at the coupon rate upon its unpaid matured bonds that has accrued since the maturity of those bonds, provided that such refunding bonds may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded on a par for par basis of the bonds, interest coupons and interest not represented by coupons, if any, or may be sold at not less than par, or may be exchanged in part and sold in part, and the proceeds received at any such sale shall be used to pay the bonds, interest coupons and interest not represented by coupons, if any, and all bonds and interest coupons which have been received in exchange or paid shall be cancelled and the obligation for interest not represented by coupons which has been discharged shall be evidenced by a written acknowledgment of the exchange or payment thereof.

4. To refund bonds at or prior to their maturity or which by their terms are subject to redemption before maturity, or both, in an amount necessary to refund the principal amount of the bonds to be refunded, the interest to accrue up to and including the maturity date or dates or to the next succeeding redemption date thereof, and the applicable redemption premiums, if any, and may be exchanged for not less than an equal principal amount of bonds to be refunded or may be sold as the board shall determine, or may be exchanged in part and sold in part, and all proceeds received at the sale thereof, excepting the accrued interest received, shall be used:

(a) If the bonds to be refunded are then due, for the payment thereof.

(b) If the bonds to be refunded are voluntarily surrendered with the consent of the holder or holders thereof, for the payment thereof.

(c) If the bonds to be refunded are then subject to prior redemption at the option of the board and if such option has been exercised, for the redemption thereof.

(d) If the bonds to be refunded are not then subject to payment or redemption, or if the bonds are subject to prior redemption and the board chooses to defer exercising the option to a later date or chooses to exercise the option at any prior redemption date and sets the date for such redemption or chooses not to exercise such option, to invest the proceeds received at the sale in obligations issued by or guaranteed by the United States of America or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, that will mature at such time or times, with interest thereon or the proceeds received therefrom, to provide funds adequate to pay when due or called for redemption prior to maturity the bonds to be refunded, or the bonds issued to refund the bonds to be refunded, together with the interest accrued thereon and any redemption premium due thereon, and such proceeds or obligations of the United States of America shall, with all other funds legally available for such purpose, be deposited in escrow with a banking corporation or national banking association with power to accept and execute trusts, or any successor thereto, which is also a member of the federal deposit insurance corporation and of the federal reserve system, to be held in an irrevocable trust solely for and until the payment and redemption of the bonds so to be refunded, and any balance remaining in such escrow after the payment and retirement of the bonds to be refunded shall be used and held for use by such board as revenues pledged for the payment of such refunding bonds.

(e) For any combination thereof as provided in subdivisions (a) through (d).
A.R.S. § 15-1755 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 1755
15-1755 Clinical rotations
Status: in_force

15-1755. Clinical rotations

A public or private medical school in this state shall not prohibit a hospital from entering into an agreement to provide student clinical rotations to qualified osteopathic or allopathic medical students.
A.R.S. § 15-1666 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 1666
15-1666 Federal monies; deposit and expenditure
Status: in_force

15-1666. Federal monies; deposit and expenditure

Monies obtained by the universities from the United States under special acts of Congress for specific purposes shall be deposited in a special fund by the board, and it shall be administered in accordance with the purpose of the act of Congress.
A.R.S. § 15-975 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 5 / Section 975
15-975 Method of determining funds payable to a joint common school district
Status: in_force

15-975. Method of determining funds payable to a joint common school district

In determining the amount of state, county and federal monies or school aid payable to a joint common school district, the portion of the territory of the joint common school district within each county shall be regarded as a separate school district lying within such county. Records of student count shall be kept as to make readily ascertainable the attendance of pupils residing in the portion of the school district in each county. The forms and reports required by law to be filed shall be appropriately filed. Student enrollment and attendance information required by this subsection shall be submitted electronically to the superintendent of public instruction in a format provided.  For purposes of applying to a joint common school district the provisions of section 15-101, "assessed valuation" means the net valuation of the part of the school district in the county, and the part of the school district in each county shall be regarded as a school district employing five or more contract classroom teachers.
A.R.S. § 15-189.04 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 189.04
15-189.04 Policies and procedures; emergency administration; epinephrine and inhalers
Status: in_force

15-189.04. Policies and procedures; emergency administration; epinephrine and inhalers

The governing body of each charter school shall prescribe and enforce policies and procedures for the emergency administration of epinephrine delivery systems by a trained employee of the charter school pursuant to section 15-157 and may prescribe and enforce policies and procedures for the emergency administration of inhalers by a trained employee of the charter school or a nurse who is under contract with the charter school pursuant to section 15-158.
A.R.S. § 15-1173 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 10 / Article 5 / Section 1173
15-1173 Use of funds
Status: in_force

15-1173. Use of funds

A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, monies in the Arizona youth farm loan fund may be used only for such of the rural rehabilitation purposes as are permissible under the Arizona rural rehabilitation corporation's charter as it appeared during the calendar year 1960 and as may from time to time be agreed upon by the state board of education and the secretary of agriculture of the United States or his delegate, including but not limited to furnishing financial assistance to deserving young persons under twenty-five years of age who are students or former students of vocational agriculture or young farmers in organized vocational agriculture classes in becoming satisfactorily established in farming through guaranteed loans, if they cannot obtain needed financing elsewhere on reasonable rates and terms.

B. Administrative expenses of carrying out the provisions of this article, including but not limited to salaries, capital outlay, professional services, travel and current expenditures, shall be paid from annual appropriations made by the legislature to the state board of education, and no part of the trust funds as provided by subsection A of this section may be used for any purpose not expressly listed in subsection A or C of this section.

C. On notice from the state board of vocational education, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.
A.R.S. § 15-914.01 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 914.01
15-914.01 Accounting responsibility; definition
Status: in_force

15-914.01. Accounting responsibility; definition

A. School districts may apply to the state board of education to assume accounting responsibility.

B. A school district applying to the state board of education to assume accounting responsibility shall develop and file with the county school superintendent of the county in which the school district is located and the department of education an accounting responsibility plan and document in the plan:

1. Administrative and internal accounting controls designed to achieve compliance with the uniform system of financial records and the objectives of this section, including:

(a) Procedures for approving, preparing and signing vouchers and warrants.

(b) Procedures to ensure verification of administrators' and teachers' certification records with the department of education for all classroom and administrative personnel required to hold a certificate by the state board of education pursuant to section 15-203 before issuing warrants for their services.

(c) Procedures to account for all revenues, including allocation of certain revenues to funds.

(d) Procedures for reconciling the accounting records monthly to the county treasurer.

2. A compilation of resources required to implement accounting responsibility, including, at a minimum, personnel, training and equipment, and a comprehensive analysis of the budgetary implications of accounting responsibility for the school district and the county treasurer.

C. Before January 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year of implementation and before submitting an application to assume accounting responsibility, a school district shall apply for evaluation by the auditor general. On completion of the evaluation the auditor general may recommend approval or denial of accounting responsibility to the state board of education. The evaluation by the auditor general shall be performed contingent on staff availability and may be billed to the school district at cost. Evaluation at a minimum shall include the following:

1. The most recent financial statements audited by an independent certified public accountant.

2. The most recent report on internal control, report on compliance and uniform system of financial records compliance questionnaire prepared by an independent certified public accountant or procedural review completed by the auditor general.

3. The working papers of the independent certified public accountant responsible for auditing the school district, if deemed appropriate by the auditor general.

4. A procedural review if deemed appropriate by the auditor general.

D. Before January 1 of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year of implementation and before submitting an application to assume accounting responsibility, a school district shall apply for evaluation by the county treasurer of the county in which the school district is located. On completion of the evaluation the county treasurer of the county in which the school district is located may recommend approval or denial of accounting responsibility to the state board of education.  The evaluation by the county treasurer of the county in which the school district is located shall be performed contingent on staff availability and may be billed to the school district at cost.  Evaluation by the county treasurer at a minimum shall include an analysis of the computer programming required for the county to manage the school districts funds.

E. School districts that are approved by the state board of education to assume accounting responsibility shall contract with an independent certified public accountant for an annual financial and compliance audit. The auditor general may reevaluate the school district annually based on the audit to determine compliance with the uniform system of financial records. If permitted by federal law, a school district may convert to a biennial audit schedule if the previous annual audit conducted pursuant to this subsection did not contain any significant negative findings. If a biennial audit of a school district conducted pursuant to this subsection contains any significant negative findings, the school district shall convert back to an annual audit schedule. If a school district is required to convert back to an annual audit schedule pursuant to this subsection because of significant negative findings, the school district may subsequently convert to a biennial audit schedule if the previous two annual audits did not contain any significant negative findings. For the purposes of this subsection, "significant negative finding" means a finding that results in the issuance of a letter of noncompliance from the auditor general.

F. On receipt of an accounting responsibility plan as prescribed in subsection B of this section, the county treasurer shall establish acceptable standards for interface by school districts with the county treasurer, including specifications for computer hardware and software compatibility and procedures to ensure the capacity of each school district to reconcile accounts with those of the county treasurer.

G. Any school district that fails to maintain accounting standards as provided by the uniform system of financial records and that is found to be in noncompliance with the uniform system of financial records by the state board of education as provided in section 15-272 is not eligible to participate in the program provided by this section.

H. Any school district that has assumed accounting responsibility pursuant to this section, that fails to maintain accounting standards as provided by the uniform system of financial records and that is found to be in noncompliance with the uniform system of financial records by the state board of education as provided in section 15-272 is no longer eligible to participate in the program provided by this section.

I. For the purposes of this section, "accounting responsibility" means authority for a school district to operate with full independence from the county school superintendent with respect to revenues and expenditures, including allocating revenues, monitoring vouchers, authorizing and issuing warrants and maintaining and verifying staff records for certification and payroll purposes.
A.R.S. § 15-1485 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 1485
15-1485 Monies of institution
Status: in_force

15-1485. Monies of institution

No monies derived from the sale of bonds under the provisions of this article shall be required to be paid into the state treasury but shall be deposited by the treasurer of the board in a separate bank account or accounts in such bank or banks or trust company or trust companies as may be designated by the board, and all deposits of such monies shall, if required by the board, be secured by obligations of the United States of America of a market value equal at all times to the amount of the deposit, and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give such security.  Such monies shall be considered as held for and on behalf of the institution for which the bonds have been issued. Such monies shall be disbursed as may be directed by the board and in accordance with the terms of any agreements with the holder or holders of any bonds. This section shall not be construed as limiting the power of the board to agree in connection with the issuance of the bonds as to the custody and disposition of the monies received from the sale of such bonds or the income and revenue pledged and assigned to or in trust for the benefit of the holder or holders thereof.
A.R.S. § 15-155 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 155
15-155 School safety program; funding
Status: in_force

15-155. School safety program; funding

A. The department of education shall cooperate with the county school superintendent, the county sheriff and the local chief of police to allow a law enforcement agency, with the consent of the school, to assign a peace officer, a full-authority reserve peace officer who is certified by the Arizona peace officer standards and training board or an individual who was previously employed as a peace officer in this state and who retired in good standing to participate in the school safety program in each school in the county.  The cost of the peace officer is a state charge that is funded by the department of education, except for agreements to share the cost of the school resource officer pursuant to section 15-154, subsection I.

B. In cooperation with the department of education and the county school superintendent and with the consent of the school, the presiding judge of the juvenile court may assign juvenile probation officers to participate in the school safety program in each school in the county.  The cost of juvenile probation officers is a state charge that is funded by the department of education, except for agreements to share the cost of the juvenile probation officer pursuant to section 15-154, subsection I.
A.R.S. § 15-545 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 545
15-545 Resignation restrictions; unprofessional act; penalty
Status: in_force

15-545. Resignation restrictions; unprofessional act; penalty

A certificated teacher shall not resign after signing and returning his contract, unless the resignation is first approved by the governing board. A teacher who resigns contrary to this section shall be deemed to commit an unprofessional act and, upon request of the governing board, shall be subject to such disciplinary action, including suspension or revocation of certificate, as the state board of education deems appropriate.
A.R.S. § 15-245 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 245
15-245 Mandatory reporting training; materials
Status: in_force

15-245. Mandatory reporting training; materials

A. The Arizona prosecuting attorneys' advisory council shall develop a statewide training curriculum on the mandatory reporting laws of this state, including section 13-3620, for public school personnel. Each public school shall require its personnel to complete the training developed pursuant to this section.

B. The department of education shall provide resources and materials developed pursuant to this section that schools may use for the purposes of providing information on the mandatory reporting laws of this state, including section 13-3620, to parents and students.

C. The department shall make the training curriculum and materials developed pursuant to this section available to public and private schools. This section does not require private schools to offer the training developed pursuant to this section.
A.R.S. § 15-1126 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 1126
15-1126 Accounting; deposit; disposition of monies
Status: in_force

15-1126. Accounting; deposit; disposition of monies

A. Auxiliary operations fund monies shall be accounted for in accordance with the requirements of the uniform system of financial records.

B. Auxiliary operations fund monies shall be deposited after authorization by the governing board in a bank account designated as the auxiliary operations fund or in an account with the county treasurer pursuant to section 15-996 that is designated as other monies. Disbursements from the fund shall be authorized by the governing board. Disbursements shall be made by check signed by two employees of the school district designated by the governing board. For school districts that do not assume accounting responsibility pursuant to section 15-914.01, disbursements may be made by county warrants issued pursuant to section 15-304 and designated as other monies.  Persons authorized by the governing board to sign checks shall give a bond in an amount determined by the governing board, and the cost of bond premiums may be a charge against the fund.

C. Auxiliary operations fund monies may be invested and reinvested by the governing board of a school district. All monies earned by investment shall be credited to the auxiliary operations fund of the school district.

D. The governing board may establish an imprest petty cash fund at each school within the school district for activities that require immediate cash outlays for postage, freight, express, parcel post, travel or other minor disbursements, but not including salaries or wages, and that are proper as ultimate expenditures from the school district auxiliary operations fund. Imprest petty cash funds established by the governing board shall be funded from the school district auxiliary operations fund in an amount to be determined by the governing board.

E. The governing board may establish a revolving fund bank account for each school within the school district for necessary current expenditures in connection with school bookstore and athletic activities. The revolving funds shall be funded from the auxiliary operations fund in an amount to be determined by the governing board. The school shall return the monies in the revolving fund bank account at the end of each fiscal year to the credit of the school district auxiliary operations fund.
A.R.S. § 15-1401 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 12 / Article 1 / Section 1401
15-1401 Definitions
Status: in_force

15-1401. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Accredited" means accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education or by the council on postsecondary accreditation.

2. "Additional short-term classes" means those classes that are not in session on the forty-fifth day of the fall or spring semester, that commence at various times during the fiscal year and that are offered over a period of less than sixteen weeks.

3. "Budget year" means the fiscal year for which the community college district is budgeting and that immediately follows the current year.

4. "Community college" means an educational institution that is operated by a district board and that provides a program of not more than four years' training in the arts, sciences and humanities beyond the twelfth grade of the public or private high school course of study or vocational education, including terminal courses of a technical and vocational nature and basic adult education courses.

5. "Community college tuition financing district" means a district that is organized pursuant to section 15-1409.

6. "Current year" means the fiscal year in which the community college district is operating.

7. "District" means a community college district that is established pursuant to sections 15-1402 and 15-1403 or section 15-1402.01 and that is a political subdivision of this state and, unless otherwise specified, includes community college tuition financing districts established pursuant to section 15-1409.

8. "District board" means the community college district governing board.

9. "Full-time equivalent student" means student enrollment for fifteen community college semester credit units per semester.

10. "Open entry, open exit classes" means those classes in which students enter or exit based on mastery of specified competencies and that commence at various times during the fiscal year.

11. "Operational expense budget" means the budget as adopted by the district board pursuant to section 15-1461.

12. "Operational expenses" means the administration, instruction, operation of community college plant, maintenance of community college plant, fixed charges and contingencies incurred in the operation of a district, excluding all capital outlay items, special levies, auxiliary enterprise funds, restricted funds and bond service items.

13. "Provisional community college district" means a community college district that was organized pursuant to section 15-1409 and that began operations before January 1, 2015.
A.R.S. § 15-1461 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 12 / Article 4 / Section 1461
15-1461 District budget; annual estimate; computation; notice; hearing; adoption
Status: in_force

15-1461. District budget; annual estimate; computation; notice; hearing; adoption

A. Not later than June 5, each district established pursuant to this chapter, and any other community college established prior to the enactment of this chapter, shall prepare a proposed budget for the budget year on a form which the auditor general prescribes to be transmitted to the district board.  The proposed budget shall be accompanied by an estimate of the amount of funds needed for the ensuing year as determined by the district based on the proposed budget prepared by it.

B. The district shall establish and set forth in the proposed budget the per capita expenditure per full-time equivalent student, which shall be the total operational expenses.

C. The district shall establish and set forth in the proposed budget the per capita expenditure per full-time equivalent student, which shall be the total capital outlay expenses.

D. The number of basic full-time equivalent students shall be computed by dividing the total community college credit units by fifteen per semester and shall be based on regular day enrollment. The number of additional short-term full-time equivalent students shall be computed by dividing the total community college credit units from additional short-term classes by thirty.  The number of skill center full-time equivalent students shall be computed by dividing the total number of clock hours in approved vocational training programs by six hundred forty.

E. The governing board of each district shall prepare a notice fixing a time not later than June 20 and designating a public place within each district at which a public hearing and special board meeting shall be held.  The governing board of each district shall publish a notice of the public hearing and special board meeting not later than fifteen days before the meeting. The governing board shall publish the proposed budget on its website and present the proposed budget for consideration of the residents and the taxpayers of the district at such meeting.

F. The proposed budget shall contain but need not be limited to the following information:

1. The estimated cost of all operational, capital outlay and debt service expenses.

2. The percentage of increase or decrease in each budget category as compared to each category of the budget for the current year.

3. The total amount of revenues by source that was necessary to meet the district's budget for the current year.

4. The total amount of revenues by source that will be necessary to meet the proposed district budget.

5. The total property tax levy of the district for the current year.

6. The levy for primary property taxes and the levy for secondary property taxes for the current year.

7. The primary property tax rate and secondary property tax rate for the current year.

8. The estimated amount of total property tax levies for the district and the primary property tax and secondary property tax components thereof necessary for the budget year.

9. The maximum amount of primary property tax dollars which the district is permitted to levy pursuant to title 42, chapter 17, article 2 for the budget year.

10. The amount of secondary property tax dollars which the district will levy for the budget year.

11. The amount of monies received from primary property taxation in the previous fiscal year in excess of the maximum allowable amount as calculated pursuant to title 42, chapter 17, article 2.

12. Beginning in fiscal year 2013-2014, the total estimated personnel compensation, which shall separately include employee salaries and employee related expenses for retirement costs and health care costs.

13. Beginning in fiscal year 2013-2014, all unencumbered cash, both restricted and unrestricted.

G. The governing board shall publish the proposed budget and the notice of the public hearing and special board meeting a second time not later than five days prior to the meeting. Publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation within the district. The cost of publication shall be a charge against the district. If a truth in taxation notice and hearing is required under section 15-1461.01, the district may combine the notice and hearing under this section with the truth in taxation notice and hearing.  Beginning in fiscal year 2013-2014, within seven days after the adoption of the proposed budget presented before the governing board, the budget finally adopted under this section shall be accessible in a prominent location on the district's official website and the final adopted budget shall be retained on the website for at least sixty months.

H. If the district fails to publish the proposed budget, notice and statements required by subsection F of this section, the board of supervisors shall levy on the property in the district the lesser of the amount of primary property taxes which were levied for the district in the current year or the amount which would be produced by the primary property tax rate which was levied for the district in the current year.

I. At the time and place fixed in the notice, the members of the governing board shall hold the public hearing and present the proposed budget to the persons attending the hearing. Upon request of any person, the governing board shall explain the budget and any resident or taxpayer of the district may protest the inclusion of any item in the proposed budget.

J. Immediately following the public hearing the chairman shall call to order the special board meeting for the purpose of adopting the budget.  The governing board shall adopt the budget making deductions from the budget as it sees fit but making no additions to the budget and shall enter the budget as adopted in its minutes. The governing board shall not adopt the budget if the property tax requirements of the budget, excluding amounts budgeted and levied for secondary property taxes, exceed the amounts authorized pursuant to title 42, chapter 17, article 2.
A.R.S. § 15-239 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 239
15-239 School compliance and recognition; accreditation; audits
Status: in_force

15-239. School compliance and recognition; accreditation; audits

A. The department of education may:

1. Monitor school districts to ascertain that laws applying to the school districts are implemented as prescribed by law.

2. Adopt a system of recognition for school districts that meet or exceed the requirements of the law that apply to the school districts.

3. Establish standards and procedures for the accreditation of all schools requesting state accreditation.

B. The department of education may adopt guidelines necessary to implement this section.

C. The department of education may conduct financial, compliance or average daily membership audits of school districts and charter schools.  Beginning in fiscal year 2011-2012 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the department of education shall include at least a ten per cent sample of daily attendance records as part of the average daily membership audits.

D. The auditor general may conduct financial, program, compliance or average daily membership audits of school districts and charter schools.  Beginning in fiscal year 2011-2012 and in each fiscal year thereafter, the auditor general shall include at least a ten per cent sample of daily attendance records as part of the average daily membership audits.

E. When conducting monitoring and audit activities allowed by this section, the department of education shall prescribe an audit window of up to three consecutive fiscal years immediately preceding the current fiscal year at the time the monitoring or audit activity commences.  If the department issues findings within twenty-four months after the beginning of audit or monitoring activities, the department may adjust funding to a school district or charter school if actions that took place within the audit window resulted in overpayment or underpayment of state aid to the school district or charter school or the miscalculation of the budget limit for the school district, or both. Notwithstanding section 15-901, subsection A, paragraph 1, subdivision (a), adjustments to average daily membership for failure to provide sufficient instructional time to meet the requirements for a full-time student pursuant to section 15-901, subsection A, paragraph 1, subdivision (b), may be made proportionately according to the percentage by which the instructional time provided does not meet the required number of instructional hours prescribed for that grade level.  Adjustments to state aid and budget limits as prescribed by this subsection shall be made in accordance with section 15-915.
A.R.S. § 15-1898 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 14 / Article 13 / Section 1898
15-1898 Awarding of academic and vocational credits; policies; current and former military members; annual report; definitions
Status: in_force

15-1898. Awarding of academic and vocational credits; policies; current and former military members; annual report; definitions

A. Each community college district governing board shall develop policies to require community colleges under the jurisdiction of the board to award academic or vocational credit that a current or former member of the United States military may use toward the pursuit of an associate degree or vocational certification. The number of academic or vocational credits awarded shall be based on all of the following:

1. The member's length of time of active duty service in the United States military.

2. Skills, knowledge and competencies the member acquired during service in the United States military as determined by the board in consultation with the department of veterans' services.

3. If the member provides a transcript, the criteria prescribed in subsection C of this section.

B. The Arizona board of regents shall develop policies to require the universities under the jurisdiction of the board to award academic or vocational credit that a current or former member of the United States military may use toward the pursuit of a baccalaureate degree or vocational certification. The number of academic or vocational credits awarded shall be based on all of the following:

1. The member's length of time of active duty service in the United States military.

2. Skills, knowledge and competencies the member acquired during service in the United States military as determined by the board in consultation with the department of veterans' services.

3. If the member provides a transcript, the criteria prescribed in subsection C of this section.

C. Each university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents and each community college under the jurisdiction of a community college district governing board shall notify an applicant for admission who is a current or former member of the United States military that the applicant may:

1. Be eligible to receive academic or vocational credit for the applicant's military training and education.

2. Submit a transcript of the applicant's military training and education. The university or community college shall both:

(a) Evaluate the transcript and work in conjunction with the department of veterans' services to assess and apply the applicant's education, training and experience received through military duty or service to academic or vocational credits in selected programs of study.

(b) Notify the applicant which credits from the transcript are transferrable.

D. Each university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents and each community college under the jurisdiction of a community college governing board shall annually report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives the number of applications received and number of applications approved pursuant to this section and the programs of study for which the applications are received and approved. The report shall specifically list each health care program separately.

E. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Member of the United States military" or "member" means a person who is currently serving or who has served in the United States air force, army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, the national guard or a reserve unit of any of these branches of the United States military.  Member of the United States military or member does not include a person who was dishonorably discharged.

2. "Transcript" includes a joint services transcript prepared for the applicant.
A.R.S. § 15-141 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 141
15-141 Educational records; injunction; special action
Status: in_force

15-141. Educational records; injunction; special action

A. The right to inspect and review educational records and the release of or access to these records, other information or instructional materials is governed by federal law in the family educational and privacy rights act of 1974 (20 United States Code sections 1232g, 1232h and 1232i), and federal regulations issued pursuant to such act.

B. In addition to the enforcement procedures provided in the family educational and privacy rights act of 1974, the superior court may grant injunctive or special action relief if any educational agency or institution or an officer or employee of an agency or institution fails to comply with the act regardless of whether the agency or institution is the recipient of any federal funds subject to termination pursuant to the act or whether administrative remedies through any federal agency have been exhausted.

C. Notwithstanding any financial debt owed by the pupil, the governing board of a school district shall release to the department of juvenile corrections all educational records relating to a pupil who is awarded to the department of juvenile corrections within ten working days after the date the request is received.

D. A juvenile court may require a school district to provide the court with the educational records of a juvenile who is accused of committing a delinquent or incorrigible act before the juvenile is adjudicated. The educational records shall include the juvenile's cumulative file and discipline file and, if applicable, records that are compiled pursuant to the individuals with disabilities education act (P.L. 91-230; 84 Stat. 175; 20 United States Code section 1400) and the rehabilitation act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112; 87 Stat. 394; 29 United States Code section 794). The presiding judge of the juvenile court shall adopt procedures for the transmission of the educational records from the school district to the juvenile court. The disclosure of the educational records shall comply with the family educational and privacy rights act of 1974 (20 United States Code section 1232g) and shall ensure the ability of the juvenile court to effectively serve, before adjudication, the juvenile whose records are released. Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to prevent the juvenile court from adjudicating a juvenile prior to receiving educational records pursuant to this subsection.

E. A school district may release pupil attendance, disciplinary and other educational records to a law enforcement agency and county attorney pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement among the school district, law enforcement agency, county attorney and other state, local or tribal government agencies to create a local or tribal governmental juvenile justice network for the purpose of:

1. Providing appropriate programs and services to intervene with juveniles currently involved in the juvenile justice system.

2. Providing appropriate programs and services designed to deter at-risk juveniles from dropping out of school or other delinquent behavior.

3. Increasing the safety and security of the community and its children by reducing juvenile crime.

F. Educational records provided pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement entered into pursuant to subsection E shall be used solely for the purposes of the agreement and shall not be disclosed to any other party, except as provided by law.
A.R.S. § 15-761.01 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 761.01
15-761.01 Child with a disability; reclassification
Status: in_force

15-761.01. Child with a disability; reclassification

A child previously classified as a child with a disability as defined in section 15-761 shall not be removed from that classification unless the child is reevaluated pursuant to section 15-766 and the evaluation determines that the child no longer meets the definition of a child with a disability.
A.R.S. § 15-816 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 8 / Article 1.1 / Section 816
15-816 Definitions
Status: in_force

15-816. Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Nonresident pupil" means a pupil who resides in this state and who is enrolled in or is seeking enrollment in a school district other than the school district in which the pupil resides.

2. "Open enrollment" means a policy that is adopted and implemented by a school district governing board to allow resident transfer pupils to enroll in any school within the school district, to allow resident pupils to enroll in any school located within other school districts in this state and to allow nonresident pupils to enroll in any school within the district pursuant to section 15-816.01.

3. "Resident pupil" means a pupil whose residence is within the attendance area of a school.

4. "Resident school" means a school that is within the designated attendance area in which a pupil resides.

5. "Resident transfer pupil" means a resident pupil who is enrolled in or seeking enrollment in a school that is within the school district but outside the attendance area of the pupil's residence.
A.R.S. § 15-421 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 421
15-421 Governing boards; members; qualifications; prohibitions; candidate statements; definitions
Status: in_force

15-421. Governing boards; members; qualifications; prohibitions; candidate statements; definitions

A. The governing body of a school district shall be a governing board.  There shall be three governing board members, except as otherwise provided by this section and section 15-425, subsection A.

B. The governing body of a high school district shall be a governing board composed of:

1. In a single district, the governing board members of the common school district.

2. In a union high school district, five members.

C. A person is eligible for election to the office of governing board member if all of the following apply:

1. The person is a registered voter of this state.

2. The person has been a resident of the school district for at least one year immediately preceding the day of election.

3. The person is not subject to registration as a sex offender in this state or in any other jurisdiction.

D. An employee of a school district, including a person who directly provides certified or classified services to the school district as an employee of a third-party contractor, or the spouse of such an employee may not hold membership on the governing board of a school district by which the employee is employed.

E. Notwithstanding subsection D of this section and title 38, chapter 3, article 8, a small school district may employ, including employment through a third-party contractor that provides services to the small school district, a substitute teacher who is related to a member of the governing board as immediate family and who has had the same household of residence within the preceding four years.  If a small school district employs a substitute teacher pursuant to this subsection, the member of the governing board who is related to the substitute teacher shall be recused from voting on any matter relating to substitute teachers.

F. A school district may employ, including employment through a third-party contractor that provides services to the school district, a person who served as a member of the school district's governing board during the preceding two years only in a position in which the person will provide services directly to students, including as a certificated teacher, a substitute teacher and an employee or contractor who provides transportation, instructional support or student support services. A school district may increase the time period prescribed in this subsection to be more than two years.

G. A member of one governing board is ineligible to be a candidate for nomination or election to or serve simultaneously as a member of any other governing board, except that a member of a governing board may be a candidate for nomination or election for any other governing board if the member is serving in the last year of a term of office. A member of a governing board shall resign the member's seat on the governing board before becoming a candidate for nomination or election to the governing board of any other school district, unless the member of the governing board is serving in the last year of a term of office.

H. Notwithstanding section 15-511, each county school superintendent shall publish on the superintendent's website the statement of each certified candidate for membership on a school district governing board located in the county. The county school superintendent shall list each school district on the superintendent's website from which a link shall be established to the candidate's name, which shall link to the candidate's statement and photograph. The candidate shall submit the statement to the person at the county school superintendent's office assigned to manage candidate statements, after notice of certification from the county school superintendent's office but not later than twenty-one days before the date that general election early ballots are allowed to be mailed. The person shall post each candidate's statement on the county school superintendent's website not later than fourteen days before the date that general election early ballots are allowed to be mailed. If a candidate does not submit a statement, the county school superintendent's website shall state "no response submitted" for the candidate. The candidate statements shall be posted on the website alphabetically by each school district and by candidate. The candidate statement shall be typewritten or electronically submitted. The county school superintendent shall post the statements verbatim as they are received unless a candidate requests in writing that typographical errors be corrected. The candidate statement shall contain the following items in the same size and format for each candidate:

1. A recent photograph of the candidate.

2. A statement not to exceed five hundred words.

3. A disclosure of any relationships by affinity, by consanguinity or by law to the third degree that exist between the candidate and any current governing board members or other candidates for election to the same governing board.

I. Persons related as immediate family who have the same household of residence within four years prior shall not serve simultaneously on the governing board of the same school district if the governing board is composed of five members. For a school district with a student count of at least two hundred fifty that is located in a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons, not more than two persons related by affinity, by consanguinity or by law to the third degree shall serve simultaneously on the governing board of the same school district if the governing board is composed of five members. A qualified elector who resides in the school district may bring an action in superior court to enforce this subsection.

J. A person related as immediate family who has the same household of residence within four years prior to a member of the governing board of the same school district is ineligible to be a candidate for nomination or election to that governing board if the governing board is composed of five members, except that a person related as immediate family who has the same household of residence within four years prior to a member of a governing board may be a candidate for nomination or election to the governing board of the same school district if the member is serving in the last year of a term of office. For a school district with a student count of at least two hundred fifty that is located in a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons, not more than two persons related by affinity, by consanguinity or by law to the third degree shall be eligible to be a candidate for nomination or election to a governing board that is composed of five members. A qualified elector who resides in the school district may bring an action in superior court to enforce this subsection.

K. Persons related as immediate family who have the same household of residence within four years prior are ineligible to be simultaneous candidates for nomination or election to the governing board of the same school district if the governing board is composed of five members. For a school district with a student count of at least two hundred fifty that is located in a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons, not more than two persons related by affinity, by consanguinity or by law to the third degree shall be simultaneous candidates for nomination or election to a governing board that is composed of five members. A qualified elector who resides in the school district may bring an action in superior court to enforce this subsection.

L. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Household of residence" means the place of abode during applicable time periods or the residence address used by an individual for voter registration or property tax purposes.

2. "Immediate family" means individuals who are married to each other and any children of those individuals.

3. "Small school district" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-901.
A.R.S. § 15-1751 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 9 / Section 1751
15-1751 Positions at the university of Arizona
Status: in_force

15-1751. Positions at the university of Arizona

(L94, ch. 257, sec. 1. Eff. until 1/1/27)

The university of Arizona school of medicine shall give priority consideration to applicants who demonstrate a willingness to practice in medically underserved areas of this state.
A.R.S. § 15-131 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1 / Article 3 / Section 131
15-131 Exchange teacher agreements
Status: in_force

15-131. Exchange teacher agreements

A. The governing board of any school district in this state or the Arizona board of regents may enter into agreements with any foreign country, state, territory or possession of the United States or other school district within the state for the exchange and employment of teachers or professors having required certificates in this state and teachers or professors in the public schools, universities or colleges of any foreign country, state, territory or possession of the United States or other school district within the state having certification or qualifications equivalent to that of the exchange teacher or professor of this state.

B. In all cases of the exchange of any foreign teacher or professor such exchange shall be contracted for and effected exclusively through the teacher exchange program as authorized by federal statutes enacted by the Congress of the United States.
A.R.S. § 15-962.01 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 4 / Section 962.01
15-962.01 District additional assistance allocation for career technical education districts
Status: in_force

15-962.01. District additional assistance allocation for career technical education districts

The district additional assistance for a career technical education district shall be the amount for students in grades nine through twelve for districts with a student count of six hundred or more as prescribed in section 15-961.
A.R.S. § 15-1030 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 1030
15-1030 Cancellation of unsold bonds; notice; hearing
Status: in_force

15-1030. Cancellation of unsold bonds; notice; hearing

A. If a bond issue remains unsold for six months after being offered for sale, the governing board of the school district or any school district comprised wholly or partly of territory which at the time of holding the bond election was within the school district may cancel the unsold bonds.

B. The school district governing board shall fix a time for a hearing on the proposed cancellation of the unsold bonds. The school district governing board shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing which shall set forth in general terms the object of the hearing. The notice shall be published for ten days prior to the day of hearing in some newspaper published in the school district. If no newspaper is published in the school district, the notice shall be published in a newspaper published at the county seat of the county in which the school district or some part thereof is located.

C. At the time and place designated in the notice the school district governing board shall hear reasons for or against granting the proposed cancellation of the unsold bonds, and if the board deems it for the best interests of the school district that the unsold bonds be canceled it shall enter an order canceling the unsold bonds, and thereupon the bonds and the vote by which they were authorized to be issued shall be void.
A.R.S. § 15-1688 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 1688
15-1688 Monies of the board
Status: in_force

15-1688. Monies of the board

No monies derived from the sale of bonds issued under the provisions of this article or pledged or assigned to or in trust for the benefit of the holder or holders of the bonds shall be required to be paid into the state treasury but shall be invested in obligations issued by or guaranteed by the United States or any of the senior debt of its agencies, sponsored agencies, corporations, sponsored corporations or instrumentalities, or shall be deposited by the treasurer or other fiscal officer of the board in such bank or banks or trust company or trust companies as may be designated by the board, and all deposits of such monies shall, if required by the board, be secured by obligations of the United States of a market value equal at all times to the amount of such monies on deposit. Such monies shall be disbursed as may be directed by the board and in accordance with the terms of any agreements with the holder or holders of any bonds. This section shall not be construed as limiting the power of the board to agree in connection with the issuance of any of its bonds as to the custody and disposition of the monies received from the sale of such bonds or from the income and revenues pledged or assigned to or in trust for the benefit of the holder or holders of the bonds.
A.R.S. § 15-995 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 6 / Section 995
15-995 Special district assessment for adjacent ways by school district
Status: in_force

15-995. Special district assessment for adjacent ways by school district

A. The governing board of a school district may contract for constructing, maintaining or otherwise improving any public way adjacent to any parcel of land owned by the school district or leased for school purposes by the school district, or an intersection of any public way adjoining a quarter block in which the parcel of land is situated, and for constructing sidewalks, sewers, utility lines, roadways and other related improvements in or along such streets and intersections, and to pay for such improvements by levying a special assessment on the taxable property in the school district. A school district shall not use any portion of the monies generated from the special assessment for any construction, maintenance or other improvements to the school district's property except improvements necessary to ensure the safe ingress to and egress from public school property directly adjacent to the public way for buses and fire equipment. The assessment shall be made a part of the itemized statement that is regularly filed with the county school superintendent and that shows the amount of monies needed for the expenses of schools within the school district for the ensuing year. Each adjacent ways project proposal to be funded through this special assessment must be filed with the division of school facilities within the department of administration and include the project cost estimate. If the entire project cost for the adjacent ways project is greater than $50,000, the division shall approve or deny the project within sixty days after receiving the filing of the project proposal by the school district and the expenditure shall not be made unless the division validates both of the following within sixty days after receiving the filing of the proposal:

1. The project that is proposed to be funded by the assessment complies with state laws relating to adjacent ways projects.

2. The proposal selected by the school district does not contain additional work that is not listed in the adjacent ways proposal submitted by the school district.

B. If any property that is owned by a school district or leased by a school district for school purposes from any city or county, the state or the United States is included within the assessment district to be assessed to pay the costs and expenses of any public improvements initiated by a city, in order to make the assessments thereon payable by the city in which the improvement is initiated, the governing board may contract with the municipality or its improvement district to reimburse it for the amount of the assessment against the property and to pay the amount so contracted for by the levy of a special assessment as provided by subsection A of this section.

C. The governing board of the school district shall follow the truth in taxation notice and hearing requirements prescribed in section 15-905.01, subsection B.

D. The portion of the primary tax rate to fund adjacent ways as provided in this section shall not be included in the computation of additional state aid for education as prescribed in section 15-972.
A.R.S. § 15-1045 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 8 / Section 1045
15-1045 Education database; pupil privacy
Status: in_force

15-1045. Education database; pupil privacy

A. Any collection, maintenance or disclosure of pupil educational records compiled by the department of education in an education database of pupil records shall comply with the family educational rights and privacy act (20 United States Code section 1232g).

B. The department of education shall maintain the database in the following manner:

1. The use of the information is limited to comply with statutory obligations.

2. Personally identifiable information is confidential and is not public record.

3. Proper security measures are employed to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the education database.

4. Data is secured from breaches and identity theft through implementation of protections and standards.

C. The pupil identifier in the education database is unique, not identifiable by anyone other than officials maintaining the education database and shall not be the pupil's social security number or any variation of the pupil's social security number.
A.R.S. § 15-1185 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 10 / Article 6 / Section 1185
15-1185 School district responsibility; integration into a school
Status: in_force

15-1185. School district responsibility; integration into a school

A. For a child who is placed in a private residential facility pursuant to this article, the home school district is responsible for reviewing the child's educational progress and planning for integrating the child into a public school when it is educationally appropriate.

B. The private residential facility and the state placing agency shall work with the home school district for purposes of integrating the child into a public school when it is educationally appropriate.

C. If a child who has been placed in a private residential facility for care, safety or treatment reasons attends a public school in other than the home school district on either a part-time or full-time basis, the residential education voucher terminates and the following apply:

1. The school district of attendance must apply for a certificate of educational convenience as provided in section 15-825, subsection B.

2. If the child attends school in the residential facility on a part-time basis, the school district of attendance must apply for a certificate of educational convenience and either provide direct services in the residential facility or contract with the residential facility for that portion of educational services that the private residential facility is to provide.

D. If a child who requires residential special education placement is placed outside of the home school district and is able to attend a nonresidential school on a part-time basis, the residential special education placement voucher terminates. The school district of attendance shall apply for a certificate of educational convenience and pay a prorated tuition amount to the private residential facility.
A.R.S. § 15-915 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 1 / Section 915
15-915 Correction of state aid or budget limit errors; definition
Status: in_force

15-915. Correction of state aid or budget limit errors; definition

A. If the superintendent of public instruction determines that the calculation of state aid for a school district or charter school or the calculation of the school district's or charter school's budget limits within the previous three years did not conform with statutory requirements, the superintendent shall require correction of the errors as follows:

1. Corrections may be made in the current year or in the budget year, except that in case of hardship to the school district, the superintendent may approve corrections partly in one year and partly in the year after that year.

2. Errors in the calculation of state aid shall be corrected by increasing or decreasing the state aid to the school district or charter school in the year or years in which the correction is made.

3. Errors in the calculation of the school district's or charter school's budget limits shall be corrected at a public hearing by requiring the governing board to reduce or by allowing it to increase its budget by the amount of the correction to be made that year. Overbudgeting errors corrected as provided in this paragraph are exempt from section 15-905, subsections L and M. Not later than three days after the hearing and correction, the budget as revised shall be submitted electronically to the superintendent of public instruction. This paragraph does not require a decrease in state aid that is not otherwise required by paragraph 2 of this subsection.

B. Subject to the review by the joint legislative budget committee, the superintendent of public instruction shall adjust state aid for a school district in the current year if the governing board of a school district requests the recalculation of state aid for a prior year due to a change in assessed valuation that occurred as the result of any of the following:

1. A court judgment in accordance with section 42-16213.

2. A decision by a county board of equalization in accordance with section 42-16108.

3. A decision by the state board of equalization in accordance with section 42-16162.

4. The correction of a property tax error pursuant to title 42, chapter 16, article 6.

C. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, a school district or charter school may not make upward revisions to its average daily membership counts for a particular school year after June 30 of the subsequent school year.

D. For the purposes of this section, "state aid":

1. For school districts, means state aid as determined in section 15-971 and additional state aid as determined in section 15-972.

2. For charter schools, means state aid as determined in section 15-185.
A.R.S. § 15-718.01 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 718.01
15-718.01 Instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation; exemptions; definition
Status: in_force

15-718.01. Instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation; exemptions; definition

A. On or before July 1, 2019, school districts and charter schools shall provide public school pupils with one or more training sessions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, through the use of psychomotor skills in an age-appropriate manner, during high school.  This training shall be based on the most current national evidence-based emergency cardiovascular care guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. A school district or charter school may assign homework to satisfy the requirements of this subsection and subsections B and E of this section, if the completion of the homework is verified by a teacher or parent.

B. School district or charter school instruction that results in cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification must be provided by a certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation trainer.  This subsection does not require a teacher or administrator who facilitates, provides or oversees the instruction to be an authorized trainer of cardiopulmonary resuscitation if the instruction does not result in cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification.

C. The instruction provided under subsection A of this section must include the hands-on practicing of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, except for students who are enrolled in an online school as defined in section 15-808.

D. A pupil shall be excused from the instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the request of either:

1. The pupil's parent.

2. A pupil who provides written documentation that the pupil has previously received training in or is currently certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

3. If the pupil is a child with a disability as defined in section 15-731, the pupil's individualized education program team if the individualized education program team makes a determination to excuse the pupil from the instruction.

E. A school district or charter school may accept from any person, public entity or other legal entity in-kind donations of materials, equipment or services that may be used in the instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

F. A school district or charter school may use any of the following persons to provide instruction and training pursuant to this section:

1. Emergency medical technicians.

2. Paramedics.

3. Fire department personnel.

4. Police officers.

5. Representatives of the American heart association.

6. Representatives of the American red cross.

7. Teachers.

8. Other school employees.

9. Other similarly qualified persons.

G. For the purposes of this section, "psychomotor skills" means sequences of physical actions that are practiced in a manner that supports cognitive learning.
A.R.S. § 15-249.06 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 249.06
15-249.06 College credit by examination incentive program; incentive bonuses; report; college credit by examination development fund
Status: in_force

15-249.06. College credit by examination incentive program; incentive bonuses; report; college credit by examination development fund

A. The college credit by examination incentive program is established within the department of education to provide an incentive bonus to teachers, school districts and charter schools for students who obtain a passing score on a qualifying examination for college credit while in high school.

B. The Arizona board of regents shall maintain a list of qualifying examinations that a high school student may take in order to receive college credit in mathematics, English language arts, social studies or science from any university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents and the passing scores required on those examinations in order to receive college credit. On or before September 1 of each year, the Arizona board of regents shall provide the list of qualifying examinations and passing scores to the department of education and shall submit this list to the joint legislative budget committee.

C. Beginning in fiscal year 2017-2018, the department of education shall pay an incentive bonus to school districts and charter schools for each student in grades nine through twelve who receives a passing score during the previous fiscal year on a qualifying examination identified by the Arizona board of regents pursuant to subsection B of this section.  A student who receives a passing score on a qualifying examination and who is enrolled in a school where fifty percent or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches shall generate for the school or charter school a bonus of $450 per passing score on a qualifying examination. A student who receives a passing score on a qualifying examination and who is enrolled in a school where less than fifty percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches shall generate for the school or charter school a bonus of $300 per passing score on a qualifying examination.  If the statewide sum of per student bonuses awarded pursuant to this subsection exceeds the amount of available monies appropriated for incentive bonuses, the bonus monies shall be reduced proportionally to cover all eligible bonus awards.

D. A school district or charter school that receives an incentive bonus pursuant to this section shall distribute at least fifty percent of the bonus monies to the associated classroom teacher for each student who passes a qualifying examination and to other teachers of relevant subjects who instructed that student, including teachers in the same department or subject matter that contributed to the student passing the examination, as identified by the school district governing board, the charter school governing body or the school principal. Bonus monies awarded to a teacher pursuant to this subsection are in addition to any regular wage, compensation or other bonus the teacher receives or is scheduled to receive and shall be provided to the teacher by the end of the school year or not later than thirty days after the end of the school year.  The remainder of any bonus monies received by a school district or charter school shall be allocated by the school principal on behalf of students who receive a passing score and may be used for teacher professional development or student instructional support, reimbursement of examination fees or instructional materials.  Any bonus monies received by a school district or charter school pursuant to this subsection shall be separately accounted for in the school district's or charter school's annual financial report.

E. Incentive bonuses distributed to and any bonus monies received by a school district or charter school pursuant to this section are not subject to collective bargaining.

F. Payments made by the department of education pursuant to this section shall be distributed to schools not later than March 1 of each year.  School districts and charter schools may appeal the allocation of bonus monies not later than August 1 of each year.  The department may withhold up to $10,000 of the monies appropriated for the purposes of this section to address allocation appeals by school districts and charter schools.

G. On or before December 15, 2018 and on or before December 15 of each year thereafter, the department of education shall submit to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor, the secretary of state, and the joint legislative budget committee, a report on all of the following:

1. The number of students who took a qualifying examination at each school.

2. The number of students who received a passing score on a qualifying examination and the number of incentive bonus awards distributed.

3. The number and types of qualifying examinations taken by students.

4. The amount of bonus monies received by each school.

H. Incentive bonuses distributed to and any bonus monies received by a teacher are not compensation as defined in section 38-711.

I. The college credit by examination development fund is established consisting of monies that are appropriated to the department of education for the purposes of this section but that are not distributed by the end of the fiscal year in which the monies are appropriated.  The department shall administer the fund.  Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.  The department shall distribute monies in the fund to schools in which fifty percent or more of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches to assist those schools in developing and operating classes that offer qualifying examinations pursuant to this section.  The department shall prioritize distributions from the fund based on need.
A.R.S. § 15-1694 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 1694
15-1694 Excision of unconstitutional and ineffective parts of article
Status: in_force

15-1694. Excision of unconstitutional and ineffective parts of article

It is hereby declared that the sections, clauses, sentences and parts of this article are severable, are not matters of mutual essential inducement and any of them may be excised by any court of competent jurisdiction if this article would otherwise be unconstitutional or ineffective. It is the intention of this article to confer upon the board the whole or any part of the powers in this article provided for, and if any one or more sections, clauses, sentences or parts of this article shall for any reason be questioned in any court of competent jurisdiction and shall be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the specific provision or provisions so held unconstitutional or invalid, and the inapplicability or invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or part of this article in any one or more instances shall not be taken to affect or prejudice its applicability or validity in any other instance.
A.R.S. § 15-186.01 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 186.01
15-186.01 Parental notification; immunity
Status: in_force

15-186.01. Parental notification; immunity

A. In addition to the notification requirements prescribed in section 15-186, each charter school governing body shall prescribe and enforce reasonable and appropriate policies to notify a pupil's parent or guardian if any person engages in harassing, threatening, or intimidating conduct against that pupil. A charter school and its officials and employees are immune from civil liability with respect to all decisions made and actions taken that are based on good faith implementation of the requirements of this section, except in cases of gross negligence or wanton or wilful neglect.

B. A person commits threatening or intimidating if the person threatens or intimidates by word or conduct to cause physical injury to another person or serious damage to the property of another on school grounds.  A person commits harassment if, with intent to harass or with knowledge that the person is harassing another person, the person anonymously or otherwise contacts, communicates or causes a communication with another person by verbal, electronic, mechanical, telephonic or written means in a manner that harasses on school grounds or substantially disrupts the school environment.
A.R.S. § 15-1025 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 9 / Article 7 / Section 1025
15-1025 Investment and reinvestment of debt service fund
Status: in_force

15-1025. Investment and reinvestment of debt service fund

A. The governing board of a school district may invest and reinvest all monies belonging or credited to the school district as a debt service fund. Consent may be requested prior to the beginning of any fiscal year for the adoption of a resolution of continuing effect. The investment shall be made for the best interests of the school district.

B. The funds may be invested and reinvested in any of the following:

1. Bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of the United States of America or any of its agencies or instrumentalities when such obligations are guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States of America or by any agency or instrumentality thereof.

2. Bonds or other evidences of indebtedness of this state, or of any of the counties or incorporated cities, towns or school districts of this state.

3. Bonds, notes or evidences of indebtedness of any county, municipality or municipal district utility within this state, which are payable from revenues or earnings specifically pledged for the payment of the principal and interest on such obligations, and for the payment of which a lawful debt service fund or reserve fund has been established and is being maintained, but only if no default in payment of principal or interest on the obligations to be purchased has occurred within five years of the date of investment therein or, if such obligations were issued less than five years prior to the date of investment, no default in payment of principal or interest has occurred on the obligations to be purchased, nor on any other obligations of the issuer within five years of such investment.

4. Bonds, notes or evidences of indebtedness issued by any municipal improvement district in this state to finance local improvements authorized by law, if the principal and interest of such obligations are payable from assessments on real property within such local improvement district. No such investment shall be made if the face value of all such obligations and similar obligations outstanding exceeds fifty per cent of the market value of the real property and improvements upon which such bonds or the assessments for the payment of principal and interest thereon are liens inferior only to the liens for general ad valorem property taxes. Such investment shall be made only if no default in payment of principal or interest on the obligations to be purchased has occurred within five years of the date of investment therein or, if such obligations were issued less than five years prior to the date of investment, no default in payment of principal or interest has occurred on the obligations to be purchased, nor on any other obligation of the issuer within five years of such investment.

5. Interest bearing savings accounts or certificates of deposit insured in banks or savings and loan associations doing business in Arizona by the federal deposit insurance corporation, but only if they are secured by the depository to the same extent and in the same manner as required by the general depository law of this state. Security shall not be required for that portion of any deposit that is insured under any law of the United States.

6. Bonds, debentures or other obligations issued by the federal land banks, the federal intermediate credit banks or the banks for cooperatives.

7.  Deposits placed in accordance with the procedures prescribed in section 35-323.01.

C. The purchase of the securities shall be made by the county treasurer or the treasurer's designated agent upon authority of a resolution of the governing board. The county treasurer shall be the custodian of all securities so purchased. The securities may be sold upon an order of the governing board.

D. All monies earned as interest or otherwise derived by virtue of the provisions of this section shall be credited to the debt service fund.
A.R.S. § 15-120.02 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 120.02
15-120.02 Interscholastic and intramural athletics; designation of teams; biological sex; cause of action; definition
Status: in_force

15-120.02. Interscholastic and intramural athletics; designation of teams; biological sex; cause of action; definition

A. Each interscholastic or intramural athletic team or sport that is sponsored by a public school or a private school whose students or teams compete against a public school shall be expressly designated as one of the following based on the biological sex of the students who participate on the team or in the sport:

1. "Males", "men" or "boys".

2. "Females", "women" or "girls".

3. "Coed" or "mixed".

B. Athletic teams or sports designated for "females", "women" or "girls" may not be open to students of the male sex.

C. This section does not restrict the eligibility of any student to participate in any interscholastic or intramural athletic team or sport designated as being for "males", "men" or "boys" or designated as "coed" or "mixed".

D. A government entity, any licensing or accrediting organization or any athletic association or organization may not entertain a complaint, open an investigation or take any other adverse action against a school for maintaining separate interscholastic or intramural athletic teams or sports for students of the female sex.

E. Any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a school knowingly violating this section has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available under law against the school.

F. Any student who is subject to retaliation or another adverse action by a school or an athletic association or organization as a result of reporting a violation of this section to an employee or representative of the school or the athletic association or organization, or to any state or federal agency with oversight of schools in this state, has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available under law against the school or the athletic association or organization.

G. Any school that suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a violation of this section has a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages and any other relief available under law against the government entity, the licensing or accrediting organization or the athletic association or organization.

H. All civil actions must be initiated within two years after the alleged violation of this section occurred.  A person or organization that prevails on a claim brought pursuant to this section is entitled to monetary damages, including damages for any psychological, emotional or physical harm suffered, reasonable attorney fees and costs and any other appropriate relief.

I. For the purposes of this section, "school" means either:

1. A school that provides instruction in any combination of kindergarten programs or grades one through twelve.

2. An institution of higher education.
A.R.S. § 15-1124 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 10 / Article 2 / Section 1124
15-1124 Student activities revolving fund for expenses
Status: in_force

15-1124. Student activities revolving fund for expenses

The governing board of a school district may, by resolution entered upon its minutes, establish a revolving fund for the purpose of meeting necessary current expenses connected with student activities as defined by this article. The amount of the revolving fund shall be determined by the governing board which establishes the fund and provision for its establishment shall be included in the budget. The amount of monies provided in the revolving fund shall, at the end of each fiscal school year, be returned to the credit of the school district and the fund reestablished as provided in this section.
A.R.S. § 15-552 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 552
15-552 Alternative teacher development program; report
Status: in_force

15-552. Alternative teacher development program; report

(Rpld. 7/1/30)

A. The state board of education shall establish an alternative teacher development program for the purpose of accelerating the process of identifying, training and placing highly qualified individuals into low-income schools through the use of teaching intern certification and the identification of a qualified service provider.

B. The department of education shall develop application procedures, selection criteria and minimum performance standards for service providers that wish to participate in the program.

C. The state board of education shall award a matching grant to a service provider that meets all of the requirements of this section.  The amount of the matching grant shall be equal to the matching monies raised by the service provider, not to exceed the total monies appropriated to the alternative teacher development program. The service provider that receives the matching grant shall demonstrate that its alternative teacher development program serves public schools in this state and meets all of the following requirements:

1. Is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that has been providing alternative teacher recruitment and placement in this state for a period of at least ten years.

2. Serves only public schools that provide instruction to student populations in which a majority of the students are from low-income households.

3. Requires that individuals seeking to participate in the alternative teacher development program offered by the service provider have attained a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.

4. Maintains a competitive application and selection process for individuals seeking to participate in the alternative teacher development program offered by the service provider.

5. Requires all individuals who participate in the alternative teacher development program to commit to serve as a teacher in a low-income public school in this state for at least two years.

6. Provides ongoing support, evaluations and professional development to teachers placed in a classroom through the alternative teacher development program.

D. The service provider selected to participate in the alternative teacher development program shall annually report the following information to the department of education:

1. The number of teachers placed in low-income schools by the service provider.

2. The number of students served by teachers placed in low-income schools by the service provider.

3. Demographic data concerning the aggregate composition of students in classrooms served by teachers placed by the service provider.

4. A listing of the school districts and schools in which teachers were placed by the service provider.

5. Classroom-level data collected by the service provider that demonstrates the academic progress of students instructed by teachers participating in the alternative teacher development program.

6. A descriptive summary of the ongoing support, evaluations and professional development provided to participating teachers.

7. The performance classifications of teachers participating in the alternative teacher development program pursuant to section 15-537, as reported to the service provider by participating teachers.

8. A total of all matching monies raised by the service provider.

E. The department of education shall submit an annual report by December 15 of each year concerning the alternative teacher development program to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives that includes an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program.  The department of education shall provide a copy of the report to the secretary of state.
A.R.S. § 15-752 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 3.1 / Section 752
15-752 English language education
Status: in_force

15-752. English language education

(Caution:  1998 Prop. 105 Applies)

Subject to the exceptions provided in section 15-753, all children in Arizona public schools shall be taught English by being taught in English and all children shall be placed in English language classrooms. Children who are English learners shall be educated through sheltered English immersion during a temporary transition period not normally intended to exceed one year.  Local schools shall be permitted but not required to place in the same classroom English learners of different ages but whose degree of English proficiency is similar.  Local schools shall be encouraged to mix together in the same classroom English learners from different native-language groups but with the same degree of English fluency.  Once English learners have acquired a good working knowledge of English and are able to do regular school work in English, they shall no longer be classified as English learners and shall be transferred to English language mainstream classrooms.  As much as possible, current per capita supplemental funding for English learners shall be maintained.  Foreign language classes for children who already know English shall be completely unaffected, as shall special educational programs for physically- or mentally-impaired students.
A.R.S. § 15-1682.02 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 1682.02
15-1682.02 Indirect and third party financing; review; reporting
Status: in_force

15-1682.02. Indirect and third party financing; review; reporting

A. The board may secure indirect or third party financing for any project if the following conditions are met:

1. The term of the indirect or third party financing does not exceed the earlier of forty years or the useful life of the capital improvements.

2. The project for which indirect or third party financing is secured is reviewed by the joint committee on capital review. Private entities are not required to divulge proprietary information to the committee for review.

B. For a project that is to be developed on board or institutional land, that is intended to be commercial in nature and if the majority of the project's business is anticipated to come from the nonuniversity population, the board or institution shall report on the scope, purpose and estimated cost of the project to the joint committee on capital review at least two months before the anticipated execution of an agreement.  A private entity is not required to divulge proprietary information to the joint committee on capital review. The joint committee on capital review may provide recommendations to the board or a university on the reported project.
A.R.S. § 15-347 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 3 / Article 3 / Section 347
15-347 Extracurricular activities; cultural tradition
Status: in_force

15-347. Extracurricular activities; cultural tradition

A. A governing board shall consider the cultural traditions of pupils when establishing or enforcing rules related to a pupil's participation in extracurricular school activities. If district rules or rules regulating a district's participation in an extracurricular program prohibit a student from participating because of a pupil's cultural traditions, the governing board may adopt alternative rules which would allow that pupil to participate but take into consideration the health or safety of the pupil or any other person participating in the activities.

B. A school district governing board, a charter school or an interscholastic athletic association of which a school district governing board or charter school is a member may not prohibit a pupil from wearing a religious or cultural accessory or hairpiece while participating in an extracurricular or athletic activity if the accessory or hairpiece does not jeopardize the health or safety of the pupil or any other person participating in the activity, as determined by the supervisor of the extracurricular activity or the officiant of the athletic activity.
A.R.S. § 15-143 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 1 / Article 4 / Section 143
15-143 Educational records; rights of parents
Status: in_force

15-143. Educational records; rights of parents

A. In accordance with the rights secured under section 1-602, subsection A, paragraph 2, a parent shall have access to all written and electronic records of a school district or charter school or a school district or charter school employee concerning the parent's child and to all electronic accounts of the parent's child, including all of the following:

1. Attendance records.

2. Test scores of school-administered tests and statewide assessments.

3. Grades.

4. Extracurricular activities or club participation.

5. Disciplinary records.

6. Counseling records.

7. Psychological records.

8. Applications for admission.

9. Health and immunization information, including any medical records that are maintained by a health clinic or medical facility operated or controlled by the school district or charter school or that are located on school district or charter school property.

10. Teacher and counselor evaluations.

11. Reports of behavioral patterns.

12. Email accounts.

13. Online or virtual accounts or data.

B. A parent may file suit against a school district or charter school that violates subsection A of this section in the superior court in the county in which the violation occurs. This section does not preclude a parent from filing a suit asserting a violation of this section or any other claim otherwise allowed by law.

C. A parent who successfully asserts a claim under subsection A of this section may recover:

1. Declaratory relief.

2. Injunctive relief to prevent or remedy a violation of subsection A of this section or the effects of the violation.

3. Reasonable attorney fees and costs.

4. Any other appropriate relief.
A.R.S. § 15-251 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 251
15-251 Powers and duties
Status: in_force

15-251. Powers and duties

The superintendent of public instruction shall:

1. Superintend the schools of this state.

2. Request the auditor general to investigate when necessary the accounts of school monies kept by any state, county or district officer.

3. Subject to supervision by the state board of education, apportion to the several counties the monies to which each county is entitled for the year. Apportionment shall be made as provided in chapter 9 of this title.

4. Execute, under the direction of the state board of education, the policies that have been decided on by the state board.

5. Direct the performance of executive, administrative or ministerial functions by the department of education or divisions or employees of the department.

6. Provide information to the state board of education related to the powers and duties set forth in section 15-203.
A.R.S. § 15-1265 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 10 / Article 13 / Section 1265
15-1265 Industry-recognized certification and licensure reimbursement fund; exemption; qualifications
Status: in_force

15-1265. Industry-recognized certification and licensure reimbursement fund; exemption; qualifications

A. The industry-recognized certification and licensure reimbursement fund is established and consists of legislative appropriations, gifts, grants and other donations. The department of education shall administer the fund.  Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.

B. The department shall use monies in the fund to eliminate or reduce exam costs to obtain industry-recognized certificates and licenses for low-income students. To qualify for reimbursement, a student shall:

1. Successfully pass a certificate or license exam related to a career and technical education program.

2. Meet eligibility requirements established under the national school lunch and child nutrition acts (42 United States Code sections 1751 through 1793) for free or reduced-price lunches.

3. Apply to the career and technical education district to receive reimbursement for the cost of the exam. The career and technical education district shall apply to the department to receive reimbursement for the cost of the exam.

C. If the available fund monies are not sufficient to cover the costs of all qualified applicants, the department shall reduce the reward amount for each student in proportion to the exam cost.
A.R.S. § 15-1221 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 10 / Article 8 / Section 1221
15-1221 Bank account; federal savings bonds; withholdings; vendor electronic payments; payroll direct deposit
Status: in_force

15-1221. Bank account; federal savings bonds; withholdings; vendor electronic payments; payroll direct deposit

A. The governing board may establish a bank account for the purpose of depositing the monies it withholds for each employee for payments under federal savings bond plans until the employee accumulates sufficient monies for the purchase of bonds under the plan. The governing board may make disbursements from the bank account only by check payable to the financial institution in which the monies are deposited for the purchase of bonds by the employee from the financial institution. The bank account may be interest-bearing, and the governing board shall transfer any interest at the end of the fiscal year to the county treasurer for credit to the maintenance and operation fund of the school district.

B. The governing board may establish a bank account for the purpose of making electronic payments to vendors. The account may be a revolving account, funded by the school district by a warrant requested from the county school superintendent and drawn on the county treasurer for an amount equal to the vendor's payment amount.  The account may be an interest bearing account.  The account shall be a clearing account maintaining a zero balance and shall not accumulate funds except for any account interest balances. The district governing board shall transfer any interest at the end of the fiscal year to the county treasurer for credit to the maintenance and operation fund of the school district.

C. The governing board of a school service program established pursuant to section 15-365 may establish a bank account for the purpose of making electronic payments to vendors. The account may be a revolving account, funded by the school service program by a warrant requested from the county school superintendent and drawn on the county treasurer for an amount equal to the vendor's payment amount. The account may be an interest bearing account.  The account shall be a clearing account maintaining a zero balance and shall not accumulate funds except for any account interest balances.

D. The governing board may establish a bank account for the purpose of making payroll direct deposit payments to financial institutions designated by school district employees.  The account shall be funded by the school district with warrants requested from the county school superintendent and drawn by the county treasurer for an amount equal to the payroll direct deposit payment.  The account shall be a clearing account that maintains a zero balance and that does not accumulate monies except for interest earned on the account.  The school district governing board shall transfer any interest earned on the account at the end of the fiscal year to the county treasurer who shall credit a corresponding amount to the maintenance and operation fund of the school district.

E. The auditor general in conjunction with the department of education shall prescribe the procedures for accounting for the monies withheld pursuant to this section in the uniform system of financial records.
A.R.S. § 15-1682.01 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 5 / Section 1682.01
15-1682.01 Lease-purchase agreements
Status: in_force

15-1682.01. Lease-purchase agreements

A. Any lease-purchase agreement executed by the board relating to land acquisition, capital projects, energy systems or energy management systems shall provide that:

1. The obligation of this state to make any payment under the agreement is a current expense of the board and is not a general obligation indebtedness of this state or the board.

2. If the legislature fails to appropriate monies or the board fails to allocate monies for any periodic payment or renewal term of the agreement, the agreement terminates at the end of the current term and this state and the board are relieved of any subsequent obligation under the agreement.

3. The joint committee on capital review shall review the project before the lease-purchase agreement takes effect.

B. A lease-purchase agreement under this section shall comply with the constitution and other laws of this state.
A.R.S. § 15-1668 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 1668
15-1668 Deposits of universities monies to be secured; exception
Status: in_force

15-1668. Deposits of universities monies to be secured; exception

A. Monies deposited by the universities shall be secured by regularly issued and interest-bearing bonds of the United States government or state, county, municipal or school district improvement bonds of this state of a market value equal at all times to the amount of the deposits, and all public depositories are directed to give such security.

B. The public depository may, in lieu of depositing bonds described in this section, deposit the safekeeping receipt of a federal reserve bank or any bank located in a central reserve city whose combined capital and surplus on the date of the safekeeping receipt is ten million dollars or more, evidencing the deposit therein of such securities. The safekeeping receipt shall be endorsed or assigned to the comptroller of the respective institution making the deposit.

C. The condition of the deposit of securities, or a safekeeping receipt in lieu thereof, shall be that the public depository will upon lawful demand therefor promptly pay the monies in its custody to the institution making the deposit.

D. Notwithstanding the requirements of this section, any public depository under the provisions of title 35, chapter 2 may accept deposits of public monies to the total authorized insurance on accounts insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation or the federal savings and loan insurance corporation without depositing a surety bond or securities in lieu of such security bond.
A.R.S. § 15-1641 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 1641
15-1641 University collegiate special plate funds; purpose
Status: in_force

15-1641. University collegiate special plate funds; purpose

A. The Arizona board of regents shall establish a separate university collegiate special plate fund for each university, as described in section 15-1601, consisting of monies received by the board from collegiate plate annual donations for universities pursuant to section 28-2412.

B. The board of regents shall require each university, as described in section 15-1601, to submit a plan for approval of the expenditure of monies in the appropriate fund. All monies in the fund shall only be used for academic scholarships. Each university shall annually report to the board of regents the percentage of monies that was expended on behalf of minority applicants.

C. The board of regents may delegate to a state university foundation approved by each university, as described in section 15-1601, the right to market and promote the purchase of collegiate special plates. No dues, fees or charges except those specified in section 28-2412 may be levied or collected by a state university foundation in connection with collegiate special plates.

D. The fund established in this section is exempt from section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. At the direction of the board the state treasurer may invest and divest inactive monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313. The state treasurer shall credit all interest earned on the fund monies to the fund.
A.R.S. § 15-763 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 4 / Section 763
15-763 Plan for providing special education; definition
Status: in_force

15-763. Plan for providing special education; definition

A. All school districts and charter schools shall develop policies and procedures for providing special education to all children with disabilities within the district or charter school. All children with disabilities shall receive special education programming commensurate with their abilities and needs. Each child shall be ensured access to the general curriculum and an opportunity to meet the state's academic standards.  If appropriate to meet the needs of a pupil and to ensure access to the general education curriculum, specially designed instruction that is in accordance with a pupil's individualized education program may be delivered in a variety of education settings by a general education teacher or other certificated personnel provided that special education personnel certificated pursuant to section 15-203 are involved in the planning, progress monitoring and, when appropriate, delivery of the specially designed instruction. If, pursuant to section 15-761, paragraph 2, subdivision (a), the pupil is found to need special education and related services because of a specific learning disability, the pupil's individualized education program shall indicate whether the pupil has been diagnosed with dyslexia. Pupils who receive special education shall not be required to achieve passing scores on the statewide assessment or the test that is identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test under section 15-701.01 in order to graduate from high school unless the pupil is learning at a level appropriate for the pupil's grade level in a specific academic area and unless a passing score on the statewide assessment or the test that is identical to the civics portion of the naturalization test under section 15-701.01 is specifically required in a specific academic area by the pupil's individualized education program as mutually agreed on by the pupil's parents and the pupil's individualized education program team or the pupil, if the pupil is at least eighteen years of age. The pupil's individualized education program shall include any necessary testing accommodations.  Special education services shall be provided at no cost to the parents of children with disabilities.

B. The state board of education shall adopt guidelines to define a parent's or guardian's role or a pupil's role, if the pupil is at least eighteen years of age, in the development of a pupil's section 504 plan as defined in section 15-731, including testing and testing accommodations.

C. For the purposes of determining the services to pupils served by private schools under existing federal law, the state shall consider the term to include homeschooled pupils.

D. If federal monies are provided to a school district or a charter school for special education services to homeschooled or private schooled pupils, the school district or charter school shall provide the services to both the homeschooled pupils and the private schooled pupils in the same manner.

E. For the purposes of this section, "special education" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-1201.
A.R.S. § 15-1373 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 11.1 / Article 1 / Section 1373
15-1373 State education system for committed youth; classroom site fund
Status: in_force

15-1373. State education system for committed youth; classroom site fund

The state education system for committed youth classroom site fund is established consisting of monies received from the department of education pursuant to section 15-977.  The department of juvenile corrections shall administer the fund.  Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations and are continuously appropriated.
A.R.S. § 15-271 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 4 / Section 271
15-271 Duties of auditor general for uniform financial records system; reporting requirements
Status: in_force

15-271. Duties of auditor general for uniform financial records system; reporting requirements

A. The auditor general shall determine the accounting systems, accounting methods and accounting procedures for school districts to use.

B. The auditor general in conjunction with the department of education shall prescribe a uniform system of financial records for all school districts to use each fiscal year.

C. The uniform system of financial records prescribed by the auditor general shall:

1. Provide for adjustment in consideration of existing capabilities available at a reasonable cost to school districts.

2. Allow schools to maintain necessary records at a minimum cost.

3. Prescribe guidelines applicable to procurement practices for use by school districts for amounts less than those prescribed in section 15-213, subsection A.

4. Prescribe methods for apportioning revenues, including apportioning various revenues to maintenance and operations, capital outlay and adjacent ways.

5. Prescribe methods for apportioning revenues in excess of the revenue control limit in the same manner as the revenues in paragraph 4 of this subsection.

6. Prescribe guidelines for apportioning the pupil enrollment and attendance as provided in section 15-808, subsection F.

7. Provide the department of education, the auditor general, the governor and the legislature with sufficient uniform information to assist in determining equitable distribution of state aid to school districts.

8. Provide information, including at a minimum:

(a) The student count and maintenance and operation expenditures with separate subsections for regular education programs, special education programs and operating expenditures for pupil transportation.

(b) Capital outlay expenditures.

(c) Debt service and special projects of all school districts.

D. The auditor general shall inform any school district that fails to establish and maintain the uniform system of financial records and shall detail in writing the deficiencies of the school district system giving the district ninety days to correct the deficiencies.

E. The auditor general shall report to the department of education and the state board of education any school district that either fails to establish and maintain the uniform system of financial records prescribed by the auditor general or fails to correct deficiencies in the system within ninety days after receiving notice of the deficiencies. The auditor general shall detail in writing the deficiencies of the school district system in the auditor general's report to the department and the state board.

F. A school district may but is not required to maintain or provide financial records other than those prescribed by the auditor general.
A.R.S. § 15-255 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 3 / Section 255
15-255 Annual report; contents; definition
Status: in_force

15-255. Annual report; contents; definition

A. The superintendent of public instruction shall make a report to the governor and the legislature on or before January 15 each year. The report shall be in printed form.

B. The report shall contain:

1. A full statement of the condition and amount of all funds and property apportioned for the purpose of education.

2. The total current expenditures per pupil and separate per pupil amounts for classroom supplies, classroom instruction excluding classroom supplies, district and school administration, support services-students, and all other support services and operations. These per pupil amounts shall be calculated for the state by type of district or school. The method of calculating these per pupil amounts shall be as prescribed in the uniform system of financial records.

3. The number and grades of schools in each county.

4. The number of children attending schools.

5. The average number of children who have attended the schools during each of the two years previous to July 1 of the year in which the report is made.

6. The number of children attending private schools.

7. The amount of school monies derived from county taxes.

8. The amount of school monies derived other than by county taxes.

9. The amount of federal monies that was received during the previous year and that was specified for Indian education aid and emergency operational aid.

10. The amounts expended for salaries of teachers and superintendents and for building of schools.

11. A statement of plans for the management of schools.

12. Such other information relating to the educational interests of this state as the superintendent deems expedient.

C. In addition to the printed report required by subsections A and B of this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall make available in electronic form a supplemental report that provides detail regarding current expenditures by function code for each individual school district.  For the purposes of this subsection, "function code" means the function codes defined in the uniform system of financial records provided for in section 15-272.

D. For the purposes of this section, "type of district or school" means accommodation school, unified school district, common school district not within the boundaries of a high school district, common school district within the boundaries of a high school district, high school district, career technical education district and charter school.
A.R.S. § 15-1649 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 1649
15-1649 Fingerprinting academic and nonacademic personnel; civil immunity; definitions
Status: in_force

15-1649. Fingerprinting academic and nonacademic personnel; civil immunity; definitions

A. The finalist for a security or safety-sensitive position at a university that is under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents shall be fingerprinted as a condition of employment.  The finalist shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the university for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records check pursuant to section 41-1750 and Public Law 92-544.  The department of public safety may exchange this fingerprint data with the federal bureau of investigation.

B. A university may use information obtained pursuant to this section only for the purpose of evaluating the finalists for employment in security or safety-sensitive positions.  A university may provide information received pursuant to this section to any other university that is evaluating the finalist for employment if the university is under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.  A university may refuse to hire, may rescind an offer of employment to or may review and terminate the employment of a finalist or employee who has been convicted of or who has admitted committing any criminal offense.  A university that is considering terminating an employee pursuant to this subsection shall provide due process to the employee in accordance with policies adopted by the Arizona board of regents and the university before taking disciplinary action.

C. A university that relies on information obtained pursuant to this section in making employment decisions is immune from civil liability for use of the information unless the information obtained is false and the university knows the information is false or acts with reckless disregard of the information's truth or falsity.

D. A security or safety-sensitive position shall be identified as a security or safety-sensitive position in the job description and in any advertisements for the position.

E. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Finalist" means any person in the group of individuals actually submitted to the hiring official for selection as a new hire or any employee of a university who seeks a transfer, a reclassification or a reassignment to a security or safety-sensitive position.

2. "Security or safety-sensitive position" means any position  designated as a security or safety-sensitive position by a university due to applicable federal or state law or pursuant to rules or policies adopted by the Arizona board of regents or the university.
A.R.S. § 15-724 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 724
15-724 Purchase of high school textbooks, subject matter materials and supplementary books; budget; rental
Status: in_force

15-724. Purchase of high school textbooks, subject matter materials and supplementary books; budget; rental

A. The governing board may include in its proposed school district budget finances required for the purchase of textbooks, subject matter materials and supplementary books for the use of registered high school pupils.

B. The governing board may charge a reasonable rental fee for the use of nonrequired textbooks, nonrelated subject matter materials and supplementary books by registered high school pupils.
A.R.S. § 15-383 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 3 / Article 5 / Section 383
15-383 Insurance on school bus and other vehicle operators; authority of the governing board to purchase
Status: in_force

15-383. Insurance on school bus and other vehicle operators; authority of the governing board to purchase

A. The governing board may purchase public liability and property damage insurance covering school bus drivers while driving school buses and operators of vehicles described in section 15-925 while driving those vehicles.

B. The governing board of any school district may require the operator of a school bus or vehicle described in section 15-925 used for transportation of pupils attending schools in the district to carry public liability insurance in amounts not to exceed $20,000 for personal injury to any one person, and $100,000 for personal injuries arising out of any one accident, covering any liability to which the operator may be subject on account of personal injuries to a passenger or other person caused or contributed to by an act of the operator while operating a school bus or a vehicle described in section 15-925. If the policy of insurance is filed with and approved by the governing board of the school district, the governing board may increase the compensation otherwise payable to the operator by an amount equal to the cost to the operator of the insurance.
A.R.S. § 15-1261 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 10 / Article 12 / Section 1261
15-1261 E-rate application; fund
Status: in_force

15-1261. E-rate application; fund

A. All school districts and charter schools that are eligible for e-rate priority one funding as authorized by the telecommunications act of 1996 may apply for funding.  Eligible school districts and charter schools may submit applications with assistance of the department of administration.

B. All school districts and charter schools that receive e-rate funding shall establish an e-rate fund.  Any monies in the fund may be used to reimburse the school district or charter school for broadband internet and telecommunications costs.
A.R.S. § 15-249.12 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 249.12
15-249.12 Computer science professional development program fund; requirements; uses; reports
Status: in_force

15-249.12. Computer science professional development program fund; requirements; uses; reports

A. The computer science professional development program fund is established consisting of monies appropriated by the legislature and grants, gifts, devises and donations from any public or private source.  The department of education shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. On notice from the department, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund.  Monies in the fund are subject to state auditing as prescribed by law.

B. The department of education shall distribute grants on a first-come, first-served basis from the computer science professional development program fund to public schools that do not currently provide high school computer science courses to fund quality training for prospective computer science teachers.  Subject to review and approval by the state board of education, the department shall establish application procedures for public schools that offer instruction in grades nine through twelve to apply for grants from the fund.  A public school that applies for a grant shall demonstrate how it plans to use monies from the fund to provide quality training to prospective computer science teachers.  A public school that receives grant monies from the fund must provide evidence that training provided to prospective computer science teachers with grant monies addresses academic standards for computer science, as adopted by the state board of education.

C. The grant application process established by the department of education shall prioritize awards to eligible public schools that either:

1. Have at least sixty percent of enrolled students who are eligible for free and reduced-priced lunches under the national school lunch and child nutrition acts (42 United States Code sections 1751 through 1785).

2. Are rural schools as defined in section 15-249.13.

D. The department of education may not distribute grant monies in an amount that is more than fifty percent of the total state general fund appropriation to the computer science professional development program fund in any fiscal year unless matching gifts, grants or donations of monies or in-kind services are received from private sources to carry out the purposes of this section. The value of training provided by a private entity at no cost to this state or any other public school in this state shall count as matching monies in any fiscal year in which this training is provided.

E. The department may use up to two percent of the monies deposited in the fund each fiscal year for administrative purposes.

F. On or before June 30 of each year, each public school that receives grant monies from the computer science professional development program fund shall submit a report to the department of education on the outcomes achieved with prospective computer science teachers and how the grant monies were spent. On or before November 15 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor on the amount of grant monies awarded from the fund, the outcomes achieved and how the monies were spent. The department shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
A.R.S. § 15-1877 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 14 / Article 7 / Section 1877
15-1877 Scholarships and financial aid provisions
Status: in_force

15-1877. Scholarships and financial aid provisions

A. Any student loan program, student grant program or other financial assistance program established or administered by this state shall treat the balance in an account of which the student is a designated beneficiary as neither an asset of the parent of the designated beneficiary nor as a scholarship, a grant or an asset of the student for determining the student's or parent's income, assets or financial need.

B. Subsection A of this section applies to any state appropriated financial assistance program administered by a college or university in this state, including the financial aid trust fund established by section 15-1642 and the leveraging educational assistance program established by section 1203 of the higher education act amendments of 1998 (P.L. 105-244; 112 Stat. 1581; 20 United States Code section 1001).

C. Subsections A and B of this section do not apply if any of the following conditions exists:

1. Federal law requires all or a portion of the amount in an account to be taken into consideration in a different manner.

2. Federal benefits could be lost if all or a portion of the amount in an account is not taken into consideration in a different manner.

3. A specific grant establishing a financial assistance program requires that all or a portion of the amount in an account be taken into consideration.
A.R.S. § 15-534.02 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 5 / Article 3 / Section 534.02
15-534.02 Restrictions on applications for certification after the surrender, revocation or denial of certificate; definition
Status: in_force

15-534.02. Restrictions on applications for certification after the surrender, revocation or denial of certificate; definition

A. A person shall not submit an application for certification with the state board of education for a period of five years if any of the following occurs:

1. The person surrenders a certificate issued by the state board of education.

2. The person's certificate is revoked by the state board of education on grounds of immoral or unprofessional conduct pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 15-203.

3. The state board of education prohibits a noncertificated person from employment in a school district or charter school as described in section 15-505 for a period of five years.

B. If a person's application for certification is denied by the state board of education on grounds of immoral or unprofessional conduct pursuant to rules adopted by the state board of education pursuant to section 15-203, the state board of education shall determine that the person is prohibited from submitting an application for certification for a specified period up to five years.

C. The periods of time prescribed in subsections A and B of this section begin on the date that the state board of education accepts a surrendered certificate, makes a final decision to revoke a certificate or makes a final determination to deny an application for certification.

D. A person against whom the state board of education has taken disciplinary action pursuant to section 15-550 is not eligible to apply for certification with the state board of education.

E. The department of education shall not process an application for certification submitted by a person who is prohibited from submitting an application pursuant to subsection A, B or D of this section.

F. For the purposes of this section, "noncertificated person" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-505.
A.R.S. § 15-465 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 4 / Article 3 / Section 465
15-465 Accommodation school; establishment on military reservation; expenses; abandonment
Status: in_force

15-465. Accommodation school; establishment on military reservation; expenses; abandonment

A. Upon the withdrawal of a military reservation from any common school district or high school district, as provided in section 15-464, and upon a showing by the military authorities that necessary buildings and facilities for the operation of a school are available, the county school superintendent shall establish an accommodation school on the military reservation.

B. Expenses of conducting the school shall be paid out of the county school reserve fund by the county school superintendent, as the expenses of other accommodation schools are paid.

C. If a military reservation is abandoned in which an accommodation school has been conducted in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 15-464 and 15-466, the boundaries of the common school district or the high school district, as they existed prior to withdrawal of the reservation from the school district, shall be deemed automatically reinstated.
A.R.S. § 15-1869 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 14 / Article 6 / Section 1869
15-1869 Information on free expression; freshman orientation programs
Status: in_force

15-1869. Information on free expression; freshman orientation programs

Each university and community college shall include in its freshman orientation program information describing the policies and rules regarding free expression in a manner that is consistent with this article.
A.R.S. § 15-249.02 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 249.02
15-249.02 Education learning and accountability fund; appropriation; subaccounts
Status: in_force

15-249.02. Education learning and accountability fund; appropriation; subaccounts

A. The education learning and accountability fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations and fees collected from universities and community college districts in support of the education learning and accountability system for public education. The department of education shall administer the fund.  Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.  All monies deposited in the fund for fiscal year 2011-2012 are appropriated for use in fiscal year 2011-2012 and fiscal year 2012-2013. Monies in the fund may only be used for the purposes prescribed in section 15-249 and are subject to the requirements for review by the joint legislative budget committee prescribed in that section.

B. The general fund subaccount is established within the education learning and accountability fund consisting of appropriations from the state general fund that are deposited into the fund. Monies in the subaccount are continuously appropriated.

C. The university and community college fee subaccount is established within the education learning and accountability fund consisting of fees collected from universities and community college districts that are deposited into the fund.  Monies in the subaccount are subject to legislative appropriation.
A.R.S. § 15-756.13 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 3.1 / Section 756.13
15-756.13 School district and charter schools; responsibility to comply with state and federal law
Status: in_force

15-756.13. School district and charter schools; responsibility to comply with state and federal law

Nothing in sections 15-756 and 15-756.01 through 15-756.12 relieves a school district or charter school of its responsibility to comply with all state and federal laws.
A.R.S. § 15-1626.01 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 2 / Section 1626.01
15-1626.01 Tuition and fees; student organizations; prohibition; support; selection by students
Status: in_force

15-1626.01. Tuition and fees; student organizations; prohibition; support; selection by students

A. A university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents shall not transfer any portion of the tuition or fees collected from students pursuant to section 15-1626 or use any university student billing process to collect monies on behalf of an organization that is not under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents and that is not recognized as a university student organization.

B. A university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents may establish and support student government at the university and the university-recognized student organizations and clubs and may provide support for these student groups from tuition and fees pursuant to section 15-1633.

C. Each university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents that allocates student fee monies to support the activities of individual university-recognized student organizations or clubs shall:

1. Provide each student who is charged fees with a reasonable opportunity to select one or more student organizations or clubs, or both, to which the university may not allocate the student's pro rata share of the fee monies.

2. For each student who makes a selection pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection, use the student's pro rata share of the fee monies that the university allocates pursuant to this subsection only for programs that are open to all students.

3. If a student does not select one or more student organizations or clubs pursuant to paragraph 1 of this subsection, the university may allocate the student's pro rata share of the fee monies to either support the activities of any individual university-recognized student organization or club or to programs that are open to all students.
A.R.S. § 15-249.18 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 249.18
15-249.18 Invest in postsecondary success program; vendor; fund; rules
Status: in_force

15-249.18. Invest in postsecondary success program; vendor; fund; rules

A. The invest in postsecondary success program is established.  The department of education shall administer the program.

B. The invest in postsecondary success program shall contract with a vendor that is exempt from federal income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and that is selected through a request for proposals. The vendor shall provide student support to program participants under this section. The vendor selected pursuant to this subsection must meet all of the following requirements:

1. Have administered each of the following for at least five previous academic years:

(a) College match savings accounts in which a student's contributions are matched by $8 for each dollar the student deposits per academic year. The college match savings accounts described in this subdivision must be in the form of a custodial account or 529 plan.

(b) Financial capability training that addresses budgeting, managing student debt, savings, debit management, credit card use, retirement readiness and credit reports.

(c) Workforce readiness training that addresses businesses mentoring, job shadowing, interviewing and resume skills and career exploration.

2. Have served at least two thousand students in the past ten years.

3. Currently support multiple student pathways by partnering with institutions of higher education, including community colleges, universities and career and technical education programs.

C. To participate in the program, students may apply to the department of education in a manner prescribed by the department. The department shall establish program eligibility criteria. Each program participant shall open a college match savings account with the vendor that is selected pursuant to subsection B of this section.

D. The vendor selected pursuant to subsection B of this section shall administer college match savings accounts for program participants and provide program participants with financial capability training and workforce readiness training as described in subsection B, paragraph 1 of this section.

E. The invest in postsecondary success program fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The department of education shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The department shall use monies in the fund for the purposes of administering the program and for distributing monies to the vendor selected pursuant to subsection B of this section. The vendor shall use any monies received from the fund for the purposes of this section.

F. The department of education may adopt rules for the purposes of this section.
A.R.S. § 15-1157 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 10 / Article 4 / Section 1157
15-1157 Inclusion of expenses in budget of superintendent of public instruction
Status: in_force

15-1157. Inclusion of expenses in budget of superintendent of public instruction

There shall be included in the budget of the superintendent of public instruction, for presentation to the legislature, such amounts as required by the state board of education for and limited to the administration of this article, including the establishment, maintenance, operation and expansion of school meal programs.
A.R.S. § 15-248 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 2 / Section 248
15-248 Arizona national rankings; annual report
Status: in_force

15-248. Arizona national rankings; annual report

A. The department of education shall collect, evaluate and assess existing studies and findings conducted by any public or private entity on the national rankings and overall quality of schools in this state based on the following:

1. Academic productivity as measured by academic progress indicators. The academic productivity measures shall include the areas of reading, writing and mathematics and other academic categories determined by the department.

2. Ratings of school quality by parents.

B. The department may further evaluate, but is not limited to, the following school funding issues:

1. The average salaries of teachers who provide instruction in school districts in this state compared to the average salaries of teachers with similar levels of experience and education in other states.

2. Other funding categories determined by the department.

C. For the purposes of this section, studies and findings that are evaluated by the department may be conducted by any public or private entity, except that the department shall rely only on research it determines is scientifically reliable. The department may request that additional specialized research be conducted by public or private entities selected by the department.

D. The department shall search scientific literature and select a national ranking study of the performance of each state's schools that used the most scientifically sound methodology in the ranking process.  The department shall identify all the data elements used in the study and shall duplicate those data elements using the most recent available data.  The department shall attempt to identify the characteristics of the top ten ranked states and the bottom ten ranked states in all areas that impact the quality of education.

E. The department shall submit electronically an annual report on or before December 1 regarding its findings to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.  The department shall provide copies of this report to the secretary of state and the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records. The department shall present its findings at a public meeting for discussion and analysis.
A.R.S. § 15-217 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 217
15-217 Performance measures; adult education and workforce development programs
Status: in_force

15-217. Performance measures; adult education and workforce development programs

A. The state board of education, in cooperation with the office of economic opportunity, shall adopt performance measures to evaluate the performance of adult education and workforce development programs established by sections 15-217.01, 15-217.02 and 41-5421. The performance measures must include:

1. Measurements of adult learner progress toward earning a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma.

2. The number of high school diplomas or high school equivalency diplomas earned.

3. The number of industry-recognized credentials earned.

4. The number of adult learners or graduates who have matriculated at an institution of higher learning or postsecondary educational institution.

5. The number of adult learners or graduates who have newly acquired employment, who are now earning higher wages or who have obtained a better job or a promotion.

6. Other relevant measures as adopted by the state board of education, in cooperation with the office of economic opportunity.

B. The performance measures adopted by the state board of education pursuant to this section must both:

1. Allow for a comparable evaluation across adult education and workforce development programs.

2. Consider the variety of learning levels of adult learners who are entering the programs.
A.R.S. § 15-1809.01 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 14 / Article 1 / Section 1809.01
15-1809.01 Tuition waiver scholarships; persons in foster care; requirements; definition
Status: in_force

15-1809.01. Tuition waiver scholarships; persons in foster care; requirements; definition

A. The Arizona board of regents shall provide a tuition waiver scholarship at any university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents and each community college district shall provide a tuition waiver scholarship at any community college in that community college district to any person who meets all of the following conditions:

1. Resides in this state.

2. Either:

(a) Is currently in foster care and is at least fourteen years of age.

(b) Was in foster care when the person was at least fourteen years of age.

(c) Was adopted from foster care and the adoption was finalized after the person attained fourteen years of age.

3. Is a United States citizen or is a noncitizen who is lawfully present in this country.

4. Has total personal assets, not including scholarships or grants received by the person, that are worth less than $10,000.

5. Is under twenty-three years of age.

6. Is accepted into or enrolled in a degree, certificate or other accredited program at a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or a community college under the jurisdiction of a community college district. The person must demonstrate continuous progress toward a degree or certificate to remain eligible for a tuition waiver scholarship issued pursuant to this section.

7. Completed and submitted to the United States department of education a free application for federal student aid before each year in which the person receives a tuition waiver scholarship pursuant to this section.

8. After the first academic year in which the person receives a tuition waiver scholarship pursuant to this section, annually completes at least thirty hours of volunteer service during the previous academic year.

9. Remains in good standing with the policies established by the university or community college at which the person is enrolled.

B. A tuition waiver scholarship provided pursuant to this section shall be reduced by the amount of any other federal aid scholarships or public grants and any other public aid received by that person from or through the university or community college at which the person is enrolled, except that a tuition waiver scholarship may not be reduced by the amount of federal grants received by the person from the department of child safety under the Arizona education and training voucher program.

C. If the tuition waiver scholarship is terminated before a tuition waiver scholarship recipient obtains an associate degree, a baccalaureate degree or a certificate and before the recipient reaches twenty-three years of age, that person shall continue to be awarded a tuition waiver scholarship until the person reaches twenty-three years of age or obtains a baccalaureate degree, an associate degree or a certificate, whichever occurs first, if the person continues to meet the scholarship criteria prescribed by this section.

D. For the purposes of this section, "tuition" means tuition and mandatory fees charged by the university or community college.
A.R.S. § 15-710 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 710
15-710 Instruction in state and federal constitutions, American institutions and history of Arizona
Status: in_force

15-710. Instruction in state and federal constitutions, American institutions and history of Arizona

All schools shall give instruction in the essentials, sources and history of the Constitutions of the United States and Arizona and instruction in American institutions and ideals and in the history of Arizona, including the history of Native Americans in Arizona. The instruction shall be given in accordance with the state course of study for at least one year of the common school grades and high school grades respectively.
A.R.S. § 15-422 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 4 / Article 2 / Section 422
15-422 Nominating petitions; ballots
Status: in_force

15-422. Nominating petitions; ballots

A. Nominating petitions shall be filed with the county school superintendent as prescribed by title 16, chapter 3.  Nominating petitions shall be signed by a number of qualified electors of the district as provided in section 16-322.  Nominating petitions for persons seeking to fill a vacancy on a governing board shall be designated as provided in section 16-314.

B. The county school superintendent may cause separate ballots to be prepared, or such school district candidates' names may be included as a part of the regular ballot.  In any event the names of all persons whose petitions have been filed shall appear on a ballot, without partisan or other designation except the title of the office.
A.R.S. § 15-1667 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 13 / Article 4 / Section 1667
15-1667 Federal aid to experiment stations
Status: in_force

15-1667. Federal aid to experiment stations

The state assents to the provisions and accepts the benefits of the act of Congress entitled "an act to authorize the more complete endowment of agricultural experiment stations and for other purposes, approved February 24, 1925." The Arizona board of regents is designated as a state board for the purposes of this section and is empowered to cooperate with agencies of the federal government in administering the federal law.
A.R.S. § 15-1805.01 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 14 / Article 1 / Section 1805.01
15-1805.01 Admissions; enrollments; community colleges
Status: in_force

15-1805.01. Admissions; enrollments; community colleges

A. Admissions to the community colleges in this state may be granted to any person who meets at least one of the following criteria:

1. Is a graduate of a high school that is accredited by a regional accrediting association as defined by the United States office of education or approved by a state board of education or other appropriate state educational agency.

2. Has a high school certificate of equivalency.

3. Is at least eighteen years of age and demonstrates evidence of potential success in the community college.

4. Is a transfer student in good standing from another college or university.

B. Each community college district shall adopt policies regarding the admission of students who are under eighteen years of age that include, at a minimum, student completion of course prerequisites and the following requirements:

1. A community college in this state shall grant admission to any student who is under eighteen years of age and who achieves at least one of the following:

(a) A composite score of 720 or more on the PSAT.

(b) A composite score of 720 or more on the SAT.

(c) A composite score of twelve or more on the ACT.

(d) A passing score on the relevant portions of the statewide assessment.

(e) The completion of a college placement method designated by the community college district that indicates the student is at the appropriate college level for the course.

(f) Is a graduate of a private or public high school or has a high school certificate of equivalency.

2. A community college may limit the number of semester hours in which the student may enroll to not more than six credit hours.

C. Homeschooled students are exempt from subsection B of this section.

D. Students who enroll in vocational courses may be admitted on an individual basis with the approval of college officials if the student meets the established requirements of the courses for which the student enrolls and the college officials determine that the student's admission is in the best interest of the student.
A.R.S. § 15-215 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 2 / Article 1 / Section 215
15-215 Petition process for regulatory exemptions; annual report
Status: in_force

15-215. Petition process for regulatory exemptions; annual report

A. Notwithstanding any other law, if a school district or charter school has been assigned a letter grade of A pursuant to section 15-241 during at least two out of the last three consecutive years and has not been assigned a letter grade of C, D or F during the same three years and the school district or charter school does not have any schools under its control that have been assigned a letter grade of F pursuant to section 15-241 during the same three years, the school district or charter school may receive exemptions from statutes and rules as prescribed in this section.

B. If a school district or charter school qualifies for an exemption pursuant to subsection A of this section, the school district or charter school on approval of the charter school sponsor may identify and submit exemptions to statutes and rules relating to schools, charter schools, school district governing boards, charter school governing bodies and school districts to the state board of education for approval. The state board of education shall review and may approve the exemptions submitted by the school district or charter school, except for those statutes and rules that the state board of education determines directly apply to the following, as applicable:

1. Certification.

2. Health and safety.

3. State academic standards and assessments.

4. Requirements for the graduation of pupils from high school.

5. Special education.

6. Financial compliance and procurement requirements.

7. The school and school district accountability provisions of section 15-241.

C. The state board of education may make adjustments to the list of exemptions submitted by school districts and charter schools to comply with voter-approved mandates and federal law in the least restrictive manner allowed by law.

D. Exemptions previously issued by the state board of education pursuant to this section shall be immediately discontinued if a school district or charter school falls below the criteria prescribed in subsection A of this section.

E. The state board of education shall submit to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives on or before December 1 of each year a report that includes a list of the exemptions submitted by school districts and charter schools and a list of the exemptions that were denied by the state board.  The state board shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
A.R.S. § 15-326 — Arizona Code / Title 15 / Chapter 3 / Article 2 / Section 326
15-326 Capacity to sue and be sued and to hold and convey property
Status: in_force

15-326. Capacity to sue and be sued and to hold and convey property

The governing board of a school district shall in the district name, as specified in section 15-441, subsection B:

1. Sue and be sued.

2. Hold and convey property for the use and benefit of the district.