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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-326 - Capacity to sue and be sued and to hold and convey property

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-327 - Advisory meetings of school district electors; notice; procedure; effect

15-327.
Advisory meetings of school district electors;  notice;  procedure;  effect
A. The governing board may call meetings of the qualified school electors of the school district for consultation concerning any litigation in which the district is engaged or is likely to become engaged,  or concerning any other affairs of the district not otherwise provided for.
B. Upon a petition of fifteen per cent or one thousand of the qualified electors of the school district as shown by the last regular school election,  the governing board shall call such meeting.
C. Meetings of electors shall be called by posting notices in three public places in the school district,  including the door of the school building,  for not less than ten days preceding the meeting. The notices shall specify the purpose for which the meeting is called,  and no other business shall be transacted at the meeting.
D. A school district meeting shall be called to order and presided over by the president of the governing board or,  in his absence,  by an elector chosen by the electors present. At the meetings all voting shall be by ballot of the qualified school electors. In all matters the meeting may exercise advisory power only.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-328 - Single administrative program

15-328.
Single administrative program
A. Any common school district and any high school district having common governing board membership and coterminous district boundaries may by resolution of each board provide for the operation of such school districts under a single administrative program.
B. Operation of school districts under a single administrative program shall be commenced on July 1 of any year. The county school superintendent and the superintendent of public instruction shall be notified at least forty-five days before the beginning of a fiscal year of intention to operate under a single administrative program.
C. For purposes of this section,  " single administrative program"  means that a common school district and a high school district as provided in subsection A may combine administrative functions including but not limited to land acquisition,  construction of school buildings,  employment of all persons engaged in the administration and operation of the common school district and the high school district,  and purchase and use of equipment and services,  provided such expenditures are properly prorated to the separate accounts of the common school districts and the high school districts. The proration shall also apply for budget purposes.
D. All other provisions of this title shall be complied with by each of the districts,  except that for the purpose of school administration a single administrative program may be conducted.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-341.01 - One hundred eighty day school year; definition

15-341.01.
One hundred eighty day school year;  definition
A. Notwithstanding any other law and except as prescribed in section 15-393,  subsection D,  paragraph 5,  school instruction shall be conducted in each public school in this state for school sessions that total at least one hundred eighty days each school year. The superintendent of public instruction shall cause all relevant school funding formulas to be adjusted to reflect instruction on the one hundred eighty days' equivalency. The department of education shall adjust the amount of state aid distributed to school districts pursuant to section 15-971 to correspond to the increased number of school days prescribed by this section.
B. For the purposes of this section,  " one hundred eighty days"  means one hundred eighty days of instruction or an equivalent number of minutes of instruction per school year based on a different number of days of instruction approved by the school district governing board or charter school governing body.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-342.01 - School districts; roof inspection protocol

15-342.01.
School districts;  roof inspection protocol
A school district shall develop a roof inspection protocol that shall be used prior to any repair or replacement of roof elements or roof mounted equipment performed in accordance with the requirements of the local building official requiring a permit. Inspections shall be conducted by a registered structural engineer or other professional with appropriate skills,  training and certification.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-342.03 - Other powers and duties

15-342.03.
Other powers and duties
A. The governing board shall collaborate with the private organization that is approved by the state board of education pursuant to section 15-792.02 to provide approved board examination systems for the schools in the school district.
B. If a school district decides not to participate in the board examination system prescribed in chapter 7,  article 6 of this title,  pupils enrolled in that school district may earn a Grand Canyon diploma by obtaining a passing score on the same board examinations.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-342.04 - Sale or lease of vacant and partially used school buildings

15-342.04.
Sale or lease of vacant and partially used school buildings
Notwithstanding section 15-342,  an election is not required for the sale or lease of a building or a partially used building if the building has been vacant or partially used pursuant to section 15-119 for at least three years.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-342.05 - Face coverings; vaccines; requirement prohibition

15-342.05.
Face coverings;  vaccines;  requirement prohibition
A. Notwithstanding any other law or order,  a county,  city,  town,  school district governing board or charter school governing body may not require the use of face coverings by students or staff during school hours and on school property.
B. A school district or charter school may not require a student or teacher to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 or to wear a face covering to participate in in-person instruction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-343 - Employment of professional help

15-343.
Employment of professional help
A. The governing board may employ professional personnel deemed necessary for making surveys and recommendations relating to the curricula,  physical plant and other requirements of the district.
B. The governing board may employ an attorney to represent the district if the county attorney consents. The purpose for which an attorney is hired shall be set forth in writing by the board.
C. The governing board may employ legal counsel without the consent of the county attorney when,  in its discretion,  it deems it advisable.
D. Compensation for legal counsel under subsections B and C of this section is payable from district funds.
E. If an attorney is employed without the consent of the county attorney,  the county attorney shall not have the duty to represent the district with regard to any matter for which such attorney was employed and shall not be responsible to the district for any exercise of,  or failure to exercise,  professional judgment by such attorney in his representation of the district.
F. The county attorney is not required to assume the duty to represent the district on a matter for which an attorney was employed without consent.
G. An attorney employed pursuant to subsection B of this section shall represent the school district with powers and duties otherwise performed by the county attorney,  pursuant to section 11-532,  subsection A,  paragraph 10.
H. The provisions of subsections B and C of this section are in addition to,  and not in limitation of,  any other powers held by the board.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-344 - Administration of prescription, patent or proprietary medications by employees; civil immunity; definition

15-344.
Administration of prescription,  patent or proprietary medications by employees;  civil immunity;  definition
A. Each school district governing board and charter school governing body shall establish policies and procedures governing the administration of a prescription medication or a patent or proprietary medication to students by employees. In the case of a minor student,  such administration shall only occur on the written request or authorization of a parent or legal guardian,  except for an emergency administration pursuant to section 15-157 or 15-158 or section 15-341,  subsection A,  paragraph 43.
B. School districts,  charter schools and employees of school districts and charter schools are immune from civil liability for the consequences of the good faith adoption and implementation of policies and procedures pursuant to this section.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " administration of a prescription medication or a patent or proprietary medication"  means the giving of a single dose of medication or the giving of a treatment package in its original container.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-346 - Policies and procedures concerning pupils with chronic health problems; definition

15-346.
Policies and procedures concerning pupils with chronic health problems;  definition
A. The governing board shall adopt policies and procedures concerning pupils with chronic health problems in consultation with parents,  teachers and at least one health professional. The policies and procedures shall be designed to provide continuing learning for pupils with chronic health problems while they are absent from school and to provide for the integration of pupils with chronic health problems into the regular education program as much as possible. The policies and procedures shall include provisions for:
1. Homework availability to ensure that pupils with chronic health problems have the opportunity to keep up with assignments and avoid losing credit because of their absence from school.
2. Flexibility in physical education activity requirements so that pupils with chronic health problems may participate in the regular physical education program to the extent that their health permits.
B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to obstruct,  interfere with or override the rights of parents or guardians concerning the education and health care of pupils with chronic health problems. Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize school personnel to either:
1. Authorize absences from school for a pupil with a chronic health problem without the prior consent of the pupil's parent or guardian.
2. Recommend,  prescribe or provide medication to a pupil with a chronic health problem without the prior consent of the pupil's parent or guardian.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " pupils with chronic health problems"  means:
1. Pupils who are not homebound,  but who are unable to attend regular classes for intermittent periods of one or more consecutive days because of illness,  disease,  pregnancy complications or accident as certified by a health professional who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 7,  8,  13,  14,  17 or 25 or a registered nurse practitioner who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 15.
2. Pupils who suffer from a condition requiring management on a long-term basis as certified by a health professional who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 7,  8,  13,  14,  17 or 25 or a registered nurse practitioner who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 15.
3. Pupils who have an infant with a severe health problem as certified by a health professional who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 7,  8,  13,  14,  17 or 25 or a registered nurse practitioner who is licensed pursuant to title 32,  chapter 15.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-347 - Extracurricular activities; cultural tradition

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-348 - Dress code policies; traditional tribal regalia; objects of cultural significance; graduation ceremonies; definitions

15-348.
Dress code policies;  traditional tribal regalia;  objects of cultural significance;  graduation ceremonies;  definitions
A. A school district governing board,  a charter school governing body or any public school may not prohibit a student who is a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe or who is eligible to be enrolled as a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe from wearing traditional tribal regalia or objects of cultural significance at a graduation ceremony.
B. For the purposes of this section,  " objects of cultural significance"  and " traditional tribal regalia"  include an eagle feather or eagle plume.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-350 - Investigation of immoral or unprofessional conduct; confidentiality; definition

15-350.
Investigation of immoral or unprofessional conduct;  confidentiality;  definition
A. On request of the state board of education or the department of education,  any school or school district that has employed a certificated or noncertificated person during the time in which the person is alleged to have engaged in conduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action shall make available the attendance and testimony of witnesses,  documents and any physical evidence within the school district's control for examination or copying. All information received and records or reports kept by the state board of education or the department of education during an investigation of immoral or unprofessional conduct are confidential and are not a public record.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  the state board of education may provide information,  records or reports relating to the investigation of a certificated or noncertificated person to any of the following:
1. Any school or school district that currently employs the certificated or noncertificated person.
2. Any school or school district to which the certificated or noncertificated person has applied for employment.
3. Any third-party entity that contracts with a school or school district to provide educators and to which the person has applied for employment.
4. Any agency as defined in section 41-1001 that has received and is investigating an application by the certificated or noncertificated person for a certificate or license or that is investigating the person in order to make a certification or licensure decision.
5. A state education agency in another state,  or the equivalent,  with which a person holds a certificate or is applying for a certificate.
C. All information,  records and reports received by any school or school district pursuant to this section shall be used for employment purposes only,  are confidential and are not a public record.
D. An investigator who is regularly employed and paid by the state board of education has the authority to access criminal history records and criminal history record information,  as defined in section 41-1750,  from law enforcement agencies.
E. The department of education shall provide to the state board of education access to the educator information system maintained by the department and any related systems deemed necessary by the board to investigate and adjudicate allegations of conduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action.
F. For the purposes of this section,  " noncertificated person"  has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-505.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-351 - School councils; duties; membership

15-351.
School councils;  duties;  membership
A. The purpose of this section is to ensure that individuals who are affected by the outcome of a decision at the school site share in the decision making process.
B. Each school shall establish a school council. A governing board may delegate to a school council the responsibility to develop a curriculum and may delegate any additional powers that are reasonably necessary to accomplish decentralization. The school council shall take into consideration the ethnic composition of the local community and,  except as provided in section 15-352,  shall consist of the following members:
1. Parents or guardians of pupils enrolled in the school. A parent or guardian who is employed by the school district may serve as a member of the school council if the parent or guardian is not employed at the same school where the parent or guardian's child is enrolled.
2. Teachers.
3. Noncertified employees.
4. Community members.
5. Pupils,  if the school is a high school.
6. The principal of the school.
C. Each group specified in subsection B of this section shall select its school council appointees and shall submit the names of its respective representatives to the principal. The initial representatives shall be selected at public meetings held at the school site,  and,  thereafter,  representatives shall be selected by their groups in the manner determined by the school council. Schools shall give notice of the public meeting where the initial representatives of the groups shall be selected,  clearly stating its purpose,  time and place. The notice shall be posted in at least three different locations at the school site and in the community and shall be given to pupils for delivery to their parents or guardians.
D. The governing board shall determine the initial number of school council members. Thereafter,  the school council shall determine the number. The number of teachers and parents or guardians of pupils enrolled at the school shall be equal. Teachers and parents or guardians of pupils enrolled at the school shall constitute a majority of the school council members.
E. The school council shall adopt written guidelines that specify the number of school council members and the methods for the selection of school council members.
F. The principal shall serve as chairman of the school council unless another person is elected by a majority of the school council members.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-352 - Exemptions

15-352.
Exemptions
A. The governing board is not obligated to reconstitute previously formed school councils pursuant to this section if the existing school councils include representation by more than one teacher and more than one parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled at the school.
B. The governing board may allow an alternative school to establish an alternative school council with members other than those specified in section 15-351 if teachers and parents or guardians of pupils enrolled at the school are represented.
C. A school district that has only one school or a student population of less than six hundred students may decide by a vote of the governing board to not participate in the decentralization process required by this article. If the governing board votes to not participate,  the district is not subject to this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-354 - Principals; supplies and materials purchases

15-354.
Principals;  supplies and materials purchases
A. Notwithstanding any other law,  the governing board of a school district may authorize school principals to sign negotiable instruments on behalf of the school district if the negotiable instruments are used for the purchase of supplies and materials that are necessary to conduct the operations of the school.
B. Purchases made pursuant to this section are exempt from title 41,  chapter 23 and the rules prescribed pursuant to section 15-213.
C. A school district that purchases supplies and materials pursuant to this section shall maintain a separate account in its maintenance and operation budget for each authorized school in the district for the purchase of supplies and materials. The amount of available monies in each school's supplies and materials account shall not exceed five thousand dollars.
D. Within thirty days of any purchase made pursuant to this section,  the principal shall supply the governing board of the school district with a receipt from the seller of the supplies and materials that shows the price paid for each item purchased.
E. The principal and the governing board shall ensure that all purchases made pursuant to this section comply with the uniform system of financial records.
F. A governing board may delegate the purchasing authority granted pursuant to this section to one or more employees.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-361 - Establishment of evening and night schools; admission of students; tuition

15-361.
Establishment of evening and night schools;  admission of students;  tuition
The governing board of a school district may establish an evening or night school when in its judgment the school is necessary or convenient. The school shall be open for admission of children between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one years,  but this shall not be construed as a requirement for a full course of study therein nor as requiring the admission of a person to a class beyond his educational attainments. The schools shall be open to persons over twenty-one years of age only upon payment of tuition as provided by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-362 - Libraries; powers and duties; authority to contract

15-362.
Libraries;  powers and duties;  authority to contract
A. The governing board of a school district may establish and maintain libraries. Such libraries shall be under control of the governing board. The governing board is accountable for the care of the libraries,  but the board may appoint district librarians or put the libraries under the direct charge of a teacher or other qualified person. When requested,  the governing board shall report on the libraries to the county school superintendent on forms supplied by the superintendent of public instruction.
B. The governing board shall:
1. Enforce the rules prescribed for governing school libraries.
2. Exclude from school libraries all books,  publications and papers of a sectarian,  partisan or denominational character. This paragraph does not prohibit any materials for the elective course permitted by section 15-717.01.
C. A district library is free to all pupils of suitable age who attend the school. Residents of the district may become entitled to library privileges by payment of fees and compliance with regulations prescribed by the governing board. The governing board may enter into a contract or agreement with the proper authorities of a county free library or other public library possessing facilities to render the desired service for the procurement of reference or other library books or the extension services of the library. The amount expended shall not exceed two percent of the total school district budget for the school year during which the services are utilized.
D. A school district governing board may enter into agreements with counties,  county free library districts,  municipal libraries,  nonprofit and public libraries,  tribal libraries,  private schools and tribal schools in the county where the school district is located.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-363 - School recreation centers; authority to contract with public recreation boards and agencies

15-363.
School recreation centers;  authority to contract with public recreation boards and agencies
A. The governing board may operate school buildings and grounds for the purpose of providing a public play and recreation center. The governing board may organize and conduct in the center community recreation activities which contribute to the physical,  mental and moral welfare of youths residing in the vicinity. A school recreation center may be open at times the governing board deems advisable,  including evening hours and vacation days,  and shall be conducted in accordance with rules prescribed by the governing board.
B. The governing board may cooperate and enter into contracts with other public recreation boards and agencies in carrying out the purposes of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-364 - Agreements and expenditure of public monies for recreational facilities on school properties; use of proceeds of bond issues

15-364.
Agreements and expenditure of public monies for recreational facilities on school properties;  use of proceeds of bond issues
A. The governing board of a school district may enter into agreements with counties,  cities,  towns or other school district governing boards,  providing for the construction,  development,  cooperative maintenance,  operation and use of parks and recreational facilities,  including swimming pools,  on properties used for school purposes and under the control of such school districts. The governing boards may expend public monies for the construction and development of such parks or recreational facilities in cooperation with cities,  towns and counties.
B. Counties,  cities and towns may expend public monies and enter into agreements with cities,  towns and school district governing boards for the construction,  development,  cooperative maintenance,  operation and use of parks,  swimming pools and other recreational facilities on properties used for school purposes,  if the governing authorities having charge and control of such properties give their consent and cooperation.
C. Cities,  towns and counties with a population of five hundred thousand persons or more according to the most recent United States decennial census may use the proceeds of bond issues for the purposes of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-381 - Liabilities of the governing board; payment of liabilities; immunity

15-381.
Liabilities of the governing board;  payment of liabilities;  immunity
A. The governing board is liable as such,  in the name of the school district,  for a judgment against the district for salary due a teacher on contract and for all debts contracted under this title. It shall pay judgments or liabilities from the school monies to the credit of the district.
B. The governing board members shall have no personal liability for acts done in reliance upon written opinions of the attorney general or upon written opinions of the county attorney:
1. Which are deemed to be affirmed by the attorney general pursuant to section 15-253.
2. With which the attorney general concurs.
3. Which the attorney general declines to review.
4. As revised by a written opinion of the attorney general.
C. Members of a governing board are immune from personal liability with respect to all acts done and actions taken in good faith within the scope of their authority during duly constituted regular and special meetings.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-383 - Insurance on school bus and other vehicle operators; authority of the governing board to purchase

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-384 - Authorization for insurance coverage for students

15-384.
Authorization for insurance coverage for students
A. The governing board of any school district,  or the county school superintendent concerning accommodation schools,  may provide or make available health benefits plan coverage for the school district. Such services may be secured only by either of the following methods:
1. Obtaining membership in nonprofit corporations pursuant to section 11-952.01 which shall defray the cost of the health and medical services and benefits.
2. Obtaining group,  blanket or individual policies of health benefits plan insurance from insurers authorized to transact such business in this state.
B. The cost of membership in the nonprofit corporation or the health benefits plan insurance premiums may be paid by the school district,  or by the county in the case of accommodation schools,  or by the student or the student's parent or guardian,  provided that no monies from the school district's maintenance and operation budget shall be used to pay for such membership or premiums.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-385 - Premiums of a bond or insurance for accommodation schools or federally owned buildings on Indian reservation

15-385.
Premiums of a bond or insurance for accommodation schools or federally owned buildings on Indian reservation
A. When by the provisions of an agreement entered into between the state,  an officer or agency thereof or a school district of this state,  and the government of the United States or an agency or officer thereof,  for the use of school buildings on Indian reservations,  whereby a school district is required to execute a bond in favor of the federal government or an officer or agency thereof,  or to procure and pay for insurance for protection of federally owned buildings or equipment being used for school purposes,  the bond or insurance may be executed by the governing board of the school district,  and the district or governing board may procure and pay for the bond or insurance as is necessary for protection of the buildings or equipment. Premiums paid for a bond or insurance shall be a charge against the funds of the school district.
B. The provisions of this section shall apply also to accommodation schools under the jurisdiction of the county school superintendent and payment of premiums for a bond or insurance may be made by the county school superintendent from the county school reserve fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-386 - Insurance refund fund

15-386.
Insurance refund fund
A. Monies retained for insurance premium payments which are refunded to a school district at the end of a fiscal year by an insurer with which the governing board contracted for that fiscal year may be deposited with the county treasurer who shall credit the deposits to the insurance refund fund of the district.
B. The insurance refund fund of a school district is a continuing fund not subject to reversion. Monies from the insurance refund fund may:
1. Be expended for insurance premium payments.
2. Be placed into a trust to be used for payments of uninsured losses,  claims,  defense costs and other related expenses as provided in section 15-382.
3. Be used for reduction of taxes in the budget year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-388 - Optional inclusion of school district employees in state health and accident coverage; payment of premiums; advance notice; minimum period of participation; definition

15-388.
Optional inclusion of school district employees in state health and accident coverage;  payment of premiums;  advance notice;  minimum period of participation;  definition
A. If a governing board of a school district determines that state health and accident insurance coverage is necessary or desirable and in the best interest of the district,  it may provide for inclusion of the district's employees and spouses and dependents of school district employees in state health and accident insurance coverage pursuant to section 38-651.
B. If the school district elects to participate in the state health and accident insurance coverage,  it shall be the only health and accident insurance coverage offered to school district employees.
C. A school district governing board that elects to include its employees in the state health and accident insurance coverage shall notify the department of administration of its intention to do so by January 15 of the calendar year prior to the school year starting after June 30 in which the school district's employees would be eligible to receive state health and accident insurance coverage.
D. A school district governing board that elects to include its employees in the state health and accident insurance coverage shall participate in state health and accident insurance coverage for at least two years.
E. School districts that opt to participate in the state health and accident insurance coverage shall agree to accept the benefit level,  plan design,  insurance providers,  premium level and other terms and conditions determined by the department of administration and shall accept such other contractual arrangements made by the department of administration with health and accident insurance providers.
F. School districts shall reimburse the department of administration for administrative and operational costs associated with school districts participating in the state health and accident insurance coverage determined pursuant to section 38-651,  subsection K.
G. As used in this section,  " state health and accident insurance coverage"  means the health and accident coverage procured by the department of administration under section 38-651.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-394 - Preservation of years of employment

15-394.
Preservation of years of employment
The years of employment of a certificated teacher who has been employed by a school district for more than the major portion of three consecutive school years shall be preserved if that teacher moves from a school district to a career technical education district or from a career technical education district to a school district if the school district governing board recognizes the previously established years of employment of the teacher,  provided such districts are participating in the career technical education district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-395 - Enlarging career technical education districts

15-395.
Enlarging career technical education districts
A. To add school districts to a career technical education district,  the career technical education board shall first publish a copy of a proposed resolution accepting the school district into the career technical education district in a newspaper of general circulation in the school district proposing to join the career technical education district once a week for at least two weeks immediately before the date of the consideration of the adoption of the proposed resolution by the career technical education board.
B. After adoption by the career technical education board of the resolution accepting the school district into the career technical education district,  the question shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the school district seeking to become a part of the career technical education district at an election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The question that is submitted to the qualified electors shall describe the tax rate that is associated with joining the career technical education district and the estimated cost of that tax rate for the owner of a single family home that is valued at one hundred thousand dollars. Authorization is required through an intergovernmental agreement or other written contract between the career technical education district and the school district seeking to become part of the career technical education district in order to enlarge the career technical education district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-395.01 - Reducing the size of career technical education districts

15-395.01.
Reducing the size of career technical education districts
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section,  to withdraw a school district from a career technical education district,  the governing boards of a majority of the school districts participating in the career technical education district shall approve by a majority vote the withdrawal of the school district. If a majority of the school district governing boards approve the withdrawal,  the career technical education board shall consider the withdrawal,  and to approve the withdrawal the proposed withdrawal must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the career technical education board. If the career technical education board approves,  the question of the withdrawal from the career technical education district shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the school district seeking to withdraw from the career technical education district at the next general election.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  to withdraw a common school district from a career technical education district,  the governing board of the common school district that desires to withdraw from the career technical education district shall approve by a majority vote the withdrawal of the common school district. The governing board of the common school district shall notify the governing board of the career technical education district no later than ten days after the governing board of the common school district approves the withdrawal of the district. If the governing board of the common school district that desires to withdraw from the career technical education district approves,  the question of the withdrawal from the career technical education district shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the common school district seeking to withdraw from the career technical education district at the next general election. A common school district that is within the boundaries of a union high school district that is a member of the career technical education district is not eligible to withdraw from the career technical education district pursuant to this subsection.
C. If the withdrawal of a school district is approved as prescribed in subsection A or B of this section,  the qualifying tax rate shall remain in effect for the remainder of the current tax year.
D. The school district withdrawn pursuant to this section is not entitled to ownership of any assets held by the career technical education district.
E. If a career technical education district from which a school district withdraws pursuant to this section has outstanding bonded indebtedness,  the debt shall continue to be levied on taxable property for all bonds issued before the withdrawal of the school district in the same manner as was levied and collected before the withdrawal of the school district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-396 - Dissolution of career technical education districts

15-396.
Dissolution of career technical education districts
A. On approval of a majority of the full membership of the career technical education board or on the receipt by the career technical education board of resolutions adopted by the governing boards of the school districts participating in the career technical education district,  the career technical education board shall adopt and send to the state board a resolution requesting the dissolution of the career technical education district. The resolution shall state the reasons for the proposed dissolution,  set forth a plan for equitable adjustment,  division and disposition of the assets and liabilities of the career technical education district and provide that each participating school district will assume its share of the outstanding indebtedness of the career technical education district.
B. On approval of the resolution by the state board,  the career technical education district is dissolved in accordance with the provisions of the resolution.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-397 - Effect of unification or consolidation of participating school districts

15-397.
Effect of unification or consolidation of participating school districts
Notwithstanding sections 15-395 and 15-395.01,  if a school district that was participating in a career technical education district at the time that the school district was unified or consolidated pursuant to chapter 4,  article 3 of this title,  the successor school district that results from that unification or consolidation shall automatically continue to participate in that career technical education district in the same manner as the former school district that was unified or consolidated.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-401 - Qualifications of school electors; school district registers; challenge; tally lists

15-401.
Qualifications of school electors;  school district registers;  challenge;  tally lists
A. A person who is a qualified elector of this state under section 16-121 in the boundaries of the school district twenty-nine days immediately preceding the election is qualified to vote at an election of the school district in the precinct in which he is registered. For the purposes of this title,  the term " qualified school elector" ,  " qualified elector" ,  " school elector"  or " elector"  shall have the qualifications prescribed in this subsection.
B. All school elections shall be conducted by use of school district precinct registers and in the manner as provided in sections 16-579,  16-580 and 16-584. A person offering to vote may be challenged,  and the election officers shall thereupon have the powers and duties of general election officers.
C. The forms for the tally list shall be furnished by the county board of supervisors,  and the tally lists must be completed and returned to the county school superintendent and shall be kept by him for not less than five years.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-404 - Election officers; compensation

15-404.
Election officers;  compensation
A. In school district elections held at a time and place other than general elections,  at least twenty days before the school district election the county school superintendent or other authority conducting the election shall appoint for each election precinct or combination of precincts not fewer than one inspector and two judges as election officers and may appoint additional clerks and marshals necessary to properly conduct the election.
B. For the purpose of this section,  an employee of a school district shall not serve as an election officer for the school district. If those appointed are not present at the opening of the polls,  the electors present may select them. In all school district elections each election officer shall receive the same compensation as other election officers of a general election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-406 - Cost of elections

15-406.
Cost of elections
A. The cost of all special elections provided in this title,  including the preparation of ballots,  shall be charged against the funds of the school district or districts involved.
B. The county school superintendent shall contract with the board of supervisors for holding regular school district elections. The contracted cost of such school elections shall be a charge against the county school superintendent who shall prorate such costs to the districts.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-422 - Nominating petitions; ballots

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-423 - School district precinct registers; date of preparation; contents; copies

15-423.
School district precinct registers;  date of preparation;  contents;  copies
A. By the fifth day preceding the elections for membership on school district governing boards the county recorder shall prepare from the original affidavits of registration at least four printed or typed lists of all uncanceled registrations of each school district in the county,  and the lists are the official school district precinct registers.
B. The official school district precinct registers shall contain all information required to be included on precinct registers. The county recorder may combine the precinct register and the official school district precinct register into one common register.
C. The county recorder shall,  upon request,  provide copies of school district precinct registers in the manner and for the fees prescribed in section 16-168,  or section 16-172 for political subdivisions,  for copies of precinct registers.
D. By the fifth day preceding a special election or an election held at a time and place other than a general election in a school district,  the county recorder shall prepare from the original affidavits of registration at least four printed or typed lists of all uncanceled registrations of each school district election precinct,  and the lists are the official school district precinct registers. The official school district precinct registers shall contain all information required to be included on precinct registers. The governing board of the school district shall request of the county recorder and the county recorder shall provide to the school district copies of school district precinct registers in the manner and for the fees prescribed in section 16-172 for copies of precinct registers.