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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1302 - Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind; provision of services

15-1302.
Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind;  provision of services
A. There shall be Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind which provide schools and regional programs in appropriate locations in this state.
B. The schools shall be for the education of sensory impaired persons,  so that the persons educated there may become self-sustaining and useful citizens.
C. The schools shall be fully recognized as institutions for educational purposes.
D. The schools shall be optional resources to school districts,  state institutions and other approved educational programs. Resource services shall include,  but are not limited to,  the following:
1. Assessments.
2. Special curriculum.
3. Equipment and materials.
4. Supplemental related services.
5. Special short-term programs.
6. Program planning and staff development.
7. Information services for parents,  families and the public.
8. Research and development to promote improved educational programs and services.
E. The services prescribed in subsection D shall not duplicate existing services and shall include a variety of methodology as may be requested by the school districts,  state institutions and other approved educational programs,  including but not limited to oral,  auditory,  total communication and cued speech.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1303 - School for the deaf and the blind as public corporation; tax exemption

15-1303.
School for the deaf and the blind as public corporation;  tax exemption
A. The school shall be a body corporate under the name of " the Arizona state school for the deaf and the blind" .
B. The corporation shall:
1. Have perpetual succession.
2. Have a corporate seal.
3. Be deemed a public corporation and its property shall be exempt from all taxes and assessments.
C. The corporation may,  in the corporate name:
1. Sue and be sued.
2. Contract and be contracted with.
3. Take and hold by purchase,  gift or devise real and personal property required for its use.
4. Convert property received by gift,  purchase or devise which is not suitable for its use into money or property which is suitable for its use.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1304 - Land reserved for use and benefit of school; schools for the deaf and the blind fund; cooperative services fund; definition

15-1304.
Land reserved for use and benefit of school;  schools for the deaf and the blind fund;  cooperative services fund;  definition
A. The grant of one hundred thousand acres of land for schools for the deaf and the blind made by the enabling act approved June 20,  1910,  or the proceeds of such lands as are sold or otherwise disposed of,  is forever reserved for the use and benefit of the school for the deaf and the blind.
B. Land exchanges or sales or commercial leases in excess of ten years of land of the grant by the United States for the use and benefit of the school for the deaf and the blind shall not be disposed of except by majority approval of the voting members of the board of directors of the school.
C. The superintendent of the school shall annually report to the board on the use of monies that are the proceeds of or income from the proceeds of land of the grant by the United States for the use and benefit of the school.
D. The schools for the deaf and the blind fund is established consisting of monies from expendable earnings of the grant in subsection A of this section,  monies from the department of education for special educational vouchers for deaf and blind students pursuant to section 15-1202,  except for monies dedicated to regional school cooperatives,  which shall instead be deposited in the cooperative services fund pursuant to subsection E of this section,  and overage and nonresident student monies collected pursuant to section 15-1345. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
E. The cooperative services fund is established consisting of monies from the department of education for special education institutional vouchers for deaf and blind students pursuant to section 15-1202 who are enrolled in regional school cooperatives,  membership fees paid by school districts and charter schools participating in regional school cooperatives and fee-for-service payments made by school districts and charter schools on behalf of students enrolled in regional school cooperatives for whom the schools do not receive a special education institutional voucher pursuant to section 15-1202. The Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
F. For the purposes of this section,  " regional school cooperatives"  means regional programs and services offered by the schools in conjunction with other school districts and charter schools for students with a hearing impairment,  sensory impairment or visual impairment who attend a school operated by a school district or a charter school in this state.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1305 - Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind; classroom site fund

15-1305.
Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind;  classroom site fund
The Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind classroom site fund is established consisting of monies received from the department of education pursuant to section 15-977. The Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind 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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1306 - Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind; local education agency

15-1306.
Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind;  local education agency
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or chapter 10,  article 7 of this title,  the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind campuses are considered local education agencies for the following purposes:
1. Federal education funding received by this state.
2. State and federal accountability,  including reporting requirements.
3. Providing a free and appropriate public education to pupils enrolled in a campus-based model pursuant to the individuals with disabilities education act (20 United States Code chapter 33),  including procedural safeguards,  complaint procedures,  implementation of individualized education programs and reevaluations pursuant to chapter 7,  article 4 of this title.
4. Graduation criteria and procedures,  including diplomas and transcripts.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1321 - Board of directors; members; appointment; term; compensation

15-1321.
Board of directors;  members;  appointment;  term;  compensation
A. The school for the deaf and the blind shall be governed by a board of directors. The board shall consist of the governor,  as an ex officio nonvoting member,  the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee,  the governor shall appoint one member from the commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing,  one member from the governor's council on blindness and visual impairment and six appointive members.
B. The governor shall appoint the appointive members of the board,  the member from the commission for the deaf and the hard of hearing and the member from the governor's council on blindness and visual impairment to terms of three years. One member shall be an employee of a school district who works with the district's program for sensory impaired pupils. In selecting three of the remaining five appointive members the governor shall give preference to persons who have experience in and knowledge of sensory impaired education. The terms of two appointive members expire on the first Monday of January of each year. Appointment to fill a vacancy resulting other than by expiration of term shall be for the unexpired portion of the term only.
C. Members of the board shall not receive compensation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1322 - Board organization; meetings; quorum

15-1322.
Board organization;  meetings;  quorum
A. The board shall select from its membership a president,  a treasurer and a secretary or a president and a secretary-treasurer.
B. A meeting of the board may be called at any time by the governor,  the president or the secretary.
C. Five voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the board.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1323 - Board of directors; fund; powers and duties

15-1323.
Board of directors;  fund;  powers and duties
A. The board may bring actions and proceedings necessary to protect the interests of the schools. Such proceedings shall be instituted in the name of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind.
B. The board shall be trustee of all donations of lands,  monies or other things of value for the benefit of the schools. Notwithstanding title 35,  chapters 1 and 2,  the board may invest monies donated to the school through a contract with an investment specialist. The superintendent of the schools shall annually report to the board on the use of monies received as donations or income from donations.
C. The board shall maintain an enterprise fund in which shall be retained fees,  rentals and other charges received for the use of school facilities for nonschool events.
D. The board shall:
1. Provide from the funds appropriated for the schools all the necessary staff,  services,  supplies and equipment.
2. Prescribe the system of records and accounts for the schools.
3. Cause to be kept a record of all important papers.
4. Cause to be kept a set of books and accounts that show every transaction made,  every appropriation by the legislature for the schools,  the purchase,  storage and consumption of supplies for subsistence,  construction and other purposes,  receipts from all sources and all expenditures made.
E. Books and records of the schools shall be open to public inspection,  unless otherwise restricted by law.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1324 - Reports of board of directors

15-1324.
Reports of board of directors
The board shall prepare and file:
1. An annual report to the governor with a detailed statement of the cost of maintaining the school which shows in detail every financial transaction,  a complete record of the conditions and work of the school,  and including reports by the superintendent and chief medical officer.
2. An estimate for the use of the legislature of appropriations necessary for the support of and for needed improvements to the school,  and also a report of the operation of the school for the preceding year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1326 - Employment and discharge of personnel; probationary status; report; hearing; policies

15-1326.
Employment and discharge of personnel;  probationary status;  report;  hearing;  policies
A. The superintendent,  acting on behalf of the board of directors,  shall employ all personnel needed for the operation of the schools. The superintendent,  with the approval of and acting on behalf of the board,  may issue individual contracts for teaching positions. The board shall review all personnel appointments on a periodic basis and may require employment justification by the superintendent as it deems necessary.
B. Except as provided in section 15-1325,  the superintendent shall place each new employee in a probationary employment status. The board shall determine the term and conditions of probationary employment status. The superintendent may discharge any probationary employee who is unsuited or not qualified for employment at the schools. On satisfactory completion of probationary employment,  employees shall be granted permanent employment status.
C. The superintendent may discharge,  only for cause,  any permanent employee at the schools. The superintendent shall file with the board a written report of the action and the reasons for the discharge. Permanent employees who are discharged from employment at the schools are entitled to due process protections in the manner provided by the board,  including a hearing before the board of directors. The due process procedures will be developed in consultation with the employees.
D. The board shall prescribe policies for employees,  including employee conduct and discipline.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1327 - Limitations on reduction of salaries or personnel; notice; reappointment

15-1327.
Limitations on reduction of salaries or personnel;  notice;  reappointment
A. The board of directors may direct the superintendent to reduce salaries or eliminate permanent employee positions in the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind in order to effectuate economies in the operation of the schools or to improve the efficient conduct and administration of the schools. The superintendent,  with the approval of the board,  may designate the positions to be eliminated within an employee classification,  and the reduction of personnel shall occur within and be limited to that specific employee classification. A person whose position is eliminated does not have a preferred right to employment in a different employee classification,  except that when a vacancy exists in a teaching position and no teacher who is currently employed at any of the schools applies for the position,  a person whose position in a management or supervisory position is eliminated has a preferred right to employment as a teacher if that person is qualified for the teaching position. A person whose position is eliminated and who is transferred to a different position in a lower grade does not have a preferred right to a continued salary based on the former position or to any particular salary level in the lower grade. No reduction in the salary of a certificated teacher or credentialed specialist who has been employed by the schools for more than one year shall be made except in accordance with a general salary reduction in the schools by which the person is employed,  and in such a case the reduction shall be applied equitably among all permanent employees.
B. Notice of a general salary reduction shall be given to each certificated teacher and credentialed specialist affected not later than May 15 before the fiscal year in which the reduction is to take effect.
C. A permanent employee who is dismissed for reasons of economy or to improve the efficient conduct and administration of the schools shall have a preferred right of reappointment in the order of original employment by the board of directors in the event of an increase in the number of permanent employees or the reestablishment of services within a period of one year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1329 - Employee salaries and classification; definition

15-1329.
Employee salaries and classification;  definition
A. The board shall determine the salaries and assign an employee classification of persons it employs,  except for the superintendent as provided in section 15-1325.
B. All salary schedules for employees of the schools shall become operative on July 1 of each year and shall be included in the estimate of expenses submitted by the superintendent.
C. In any fiscal year in which monies are appropriated to the department of education to provide teacher salary increases,  each teacher who is employed by the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind in that fiscal year is eligible for the same salary increase from that appropriation in the same manner as any other public schoolteacher.
D. For the purposes of this section,  " teacher who is employed by the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind"  means a person who both:
1. Was eligible to be included in the year-end full-time equivalent teacher count of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind for the 2016-2017 school year in the annual financial report of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind.
2. Teaches at the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind during the school year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1341 - Instruction of pupils

15-1341.
Instruction of pupils
A. The board of directors shall see that all persons admitted to the school are taught and trained by methods which are to their best interests.
B. The board shall ensure the careful supervision of the care,  education and development of pupils to insure that the best care and education known to modern science is given,  as nearly as is practicable,  and that the best methods of teaching the sensory impaired are used in the school.
C. The board shall give special attention to the methods of care,  education and development of the persons admitted,  with particular consideration of the humanitarian aspects of their education.
D. The board,  if advisable in particular cases,  may allow pupils to remain at the school during the entire year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1343 - Persons entitled to education

15-1343.
Persons entitled to education
A. A person is entitled to an education in the schools for the deaf and the blind without charge if the person is a resident of this state,  age three through twenty-one years and sensory impaired to an extent that he cannot acquire an appropriate education in the school district of residence.
B. The school district of residence that refers a pupil for admission to the schools shall determine that the pupil is a resident of this state or is otherwise eligible for an education without charge pursuant to sections 15-823 and 15-824.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1344 - Authority for enrollment of children under three years of age; definition

15-1344.
Authority for enrollment of children under three years of age;  definition
A. The board of directors may enroll a child under the age of three years in the schools for the deaf and the blind without charge if the person having legal custody of the child is a resident of this state and the child is sensory impaired to an extent that the person would benefit from a specialized program.
B. For the purposes of this section,  the residence of the person having legal custody of the pupil is considered the residence of the pupil.
C. For the purposes of this section,  " legal custody"  means legal custody pursuant to section 15-824.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1345 - Overage and nonresident students; deposit

15-1345.
Overage and nonresident students;  deposit
A. Persons older than the age specified in section 15-1343 and persons who are not residents of this state may be admitted to the school if its capacity will permit,  but no person shall be received into or retained in the school to the exclusion or detriment of those for whom it is especially founded.
B. Persons from other states and countries may have the benefits of the school by complying with the conditions of admission for state citizens and by advance payment to the superintendent of an amount fixed by the board.
C. Monies collected pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be deposited in the schools for the deaf and the blind fund established by section 15-1304.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1346 - Payment for personal expenses

15-1346.
Payment for personal expenses
A. It is the responsibility of parents or persons having legal custody of a pupil to provide sufficient monies for that pupil enrolled in the school to cover personal care items,  including clothing,  hearing aids,  hearing aid repairs,  eyeglasses,  eyeglass repairs,  medical or dental care and transportation to the school and home at the close of the school term.
B. The superintendent shall periodically make an account of certified expenses for a pupil and shall bill the parent or person having legal custody of the pupil for reimbursement of such expenses. If the superintendent determines that the parent or person having legal custody of the pupil is unable to pay the account and that the pupil is indigent,  the superintendent shall remit the account after one school year to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county in which the pupil resides for payment from the county general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1373 - State education system for committed youth; classroom site fund

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1401 - Definitions

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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1402 - Community college districts; requirements; exception

15-1402.
Community college districts;  requirements;  exception
A. Community college districts may be organized under this chapter for a single county,  two or more contiguous counties or an existing community college district and contiguous counties not part of any community college district if the proposed district has a net assessed valuation,  based on the valuation for the preceding year,  of at least four hundred forty-eight million seventeen thousand two hundred dollars and a minimum population of forty thousand persons who are fifteen or more years of age,  as determined by the most recent federal census.
B. Beginning with fiscal year 1993-1994,  the minimum net assessed valuation required to organize a community college district as provided in subsection A of this section increases each year by the percentage change in total net assessed valuation for all of the districts that are organized pursuant to this section with a population of less than five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census using actual net assessed valuation numbers from the prior two years.
C. The requirements of this section do not apply to community college districts organized pursuant to section 15-1402.01.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1402.01 - Alternative organization for community college districts

15-1402.01.
Alternative organization for community college districts
A. A county that does not meet the requirements prescribed in section 15-1402 may organize a community college district under this chapter if all of the following requirements are met:
1. A provisional community college district that began operations before January 1,  2015 has been in operation in that county for at least five years immediately before the formation of the proposed community college district pursuant to this section.
2. The most recent number of full-time equivalent student enrollment calculated pursuant to section 15-1466.01 for the provisional community college district is at least four hundred fifty.
3. The proposed community college district is actively seeking accreditation from a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education or by the council on postsecondary accreditation.
4. A member of the public requests,  or the governing board schedules,  public meetings to discuss and hear testimony on converting the provisional community college district to an independent community college district.
5. At the next regularly scheduled meeting after the meeting prescribed in paragraph 4 of this subsection,  the governing board of the provisional community college district adopts a resolution to form a community college district pursuant to this section.
6. Notwithstanding section 42-17056,  after the governing board of the provisional community college district adopts a resolution pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection,  the governing board may call an election on a general election date of the board's choice to seek voter approval to increase the primary property tax levy for the provisional community college district. If a majority of the qualified electors voting:
(a) Approve the proposed levy amount,  the levy applicable for the district for the next tax year shall not exceed the approved amount and the governing board shall not seek voter approval to increase the primary property tax levy in any subsequent year.
(b) Disapprove the proposed levy amount,  the district shall levy a primary property tax based on the previously authorized levy.
7. The provisional community college district has maintained a regional accreditation and oversight relationship with another community college district until the conversion of the provisional community college district to an independent community college district.
B. A community college district established pursuant to this section shall maintain a regional accreditation and oversight relationship with another community college district until the district achieves initial candidacy status from a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education or by the council on postsecondary accreditation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1403 - Procedure to form a district; exception

15-1403.
Procedure to form a district;  exception
A. For the purpose of forming a district,  not less than ten per cent of the qualified electors in the territory included in the proposed district,  or where a district consists of more than one county not less than ten per cent of the qualified electors in each county,  shall petition the county school superintendent for the establishment of the district. Where a district consists of more than one county,  the signatures of the qualified electors on the petition shall be submitted to the county school superintendent of the county of which the qualified electors are residents,  provided that the county school superintendent of the county with the larger population,  as determined by the most recent federal census,  shall be the custodian of the completed petition. The petition shall set forth the name of the proposed district and its boundaries. The county school superintendent shall verify the signatures thereon,  provided that whenever a proposed district consists of more than one county the county school superintendent of the county with the least population shall verify the signatures on the petition from that county prior to submitting the petition to the county school superintendent of the county with the larger population.
B. The county school superintendent who is the custodian of the completed petition shall transmit the petition to the county board of supervisors,  or if the district consists of more than one county,  to the county board of supervisors of the county with the largest population,  which shall determine whether the proposed district meets the minimum standards of assessed valuation and population as provided in section 15-1402.
C. If the county board of supervisors determines that the proposed district meets the minimum standards of assessed valuation and population prescribed in subsection B of this section,  the county,  or counties,  shall call and conduct an election,  as prescribed in this article. If the majority of the votes cast in the proposed district,  consisting of one county,  favor the formation of the district,  such a district is deemed to be formed,  as provided in section 15-1404. Where the proposed district consists of more than one county,  there shall be a majority of the votes cast in each county favoring the formation of the district before the district is deemed to be formed,  as provided in section 15-1404.
D. This section does not apply to community college districts organized pursuant to section 15-1402.01.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1404 - Election to determine formation of district; notice; canvass

15-1404.
Election to determine formation of district;  notice;  canvass
A. Upon approval of the proposed district,  the county board of supervisors shall return the petition with its approval to the county school superintendent,  or if the proposed district consists of more than one county,  to the county school superintendent of the county with the larger population,  as determined by the most recent federal census. The county school superintendent shall transmit notification of approval for formation of the proposed district to the board of supervisors which shall submit the question to the qualified electors of the county at the next general election or at a special election called for that purpose. If a special election is called,  notice thereof shall be given by publication for at least two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county or counties of the proposed district. The election shall be conducted and returns shall be made in the manner provided by law for special elections.
B. A special election conducted pursuant to this section shall be held on a date prescribed by section 16-204.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1405 - Presentation of plan to legislature by county board of supervisors

15-1405.
Presentation of plan to legislature by county board of supervisors
The county board of supervisors shall present a plan to the legislature for formation and establishment of a community college district no later than January 15 subsequent to the election held as provided in section 15-1404.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1406 - District board members and employees; compensation; payment of expenses for employment candidates

15-1406.
District board members and employees;  compensation;  payment of expenses for employment candidates
A. Sections 38-608,  38-609,  38-610 and 38-613 relating to all public officers and employees apply to district board members and district officers and employees. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B,  the other provisions of title 38,  chapter 4 relating to public officers and employees of this state do not apply to district board members or district officers or employees.
B. The district board may permit a member,  member-elect,  officer or employee to travel within or without the state for a community college district purpose and receive reimbursement for lodging and subsistence and transportation expenses according to the procedures and amounts established by the district board as long as the reimbursement rates do not exceed the maximum amounts established pursuant to section 38-623 and section 38-624,  subsection C.
C. The district board may pay for the traveling,  lodging and other travel related expenses of candidates for employment with the district according to the policies and procedures established by the district board.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1407 - Formation of new district by subdivision of existing district; division of assets

15-1407.
Formation of new district by subdivision of existing district;  division of assets
A. If two or more contiguous counties have formed a community college district,  a new district may be formed in one or more of the counties by dissolution of the existing district if each county in which a new district is formed meets the requirements prescribed in section 15-1402. Except as provided in this section,  the procedures for dissolution of the district shall be as prescribed in section 15-1403 for the formation of a district in more than one county.
B. The election shall be held as provided in section 15-1404,  except that a majority of the qualified electors in each of the counties in the existing district must approve the dissolution of the existing district and the formation of the new district.
C. If a county is within a community college district that is dissolved pursuant to this section and the county does not meet the requirements of section 15-1402 or 15-1402.01,  the county is no longer part of an established community college district.
D. The district board of the existing district shall prepare a projected list of assets for the existing district before the end of the fiscal year in which the election is held. The district boards of the existing district and the new district shall prepare a final statement of assets for the existing district as of the end of the fiscal year in which the election was held. The district boards of the existing district and the new district shall set aside sufficient assets or provide other means to satisfy the liabilities of the existing district and approve the final division of all assets by September 15 of the year in which the new district becomes operative.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1427 - Annual report

15-1427.
Annual report
A. By December 1 of each year,  each community college district shall make a report for the preceding fiscal year to the governor,  the president of the senate,  the speaker of the house of representatives and the joint legislative budget committee and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.
B. The report shall contain the following information regarding the operation of the district:
1. The state of progress of the community colleges operated under this chapter.
2. The courses of study included in the curricula.
3. The number of professors and other instructional staff members employed.
4. The number of students registered and attending classes.
5. The number of full-time equivalent students enrolled during the year.
6. The total number of students not residing in the district,  disaggregated by the county of residence for nonresident students who reside in this state and by the state of residence for nonresident students who reside in another state.
7. The amount of receipts and expenditures.
8. A general description of tuition and fees charged for credit courses.
9. A general description of tuition and fees charged for noncredit courses.
10. Such other information as the governor and the joint legislative budget committee deem proper.
C. In each odd-numbered calendar year,  the report shall also contain the following information regarding dual enrollment programs operated pursuant to section 15-1821.01:
1. Documentation of compliance with the requirements prescribed in section 15-1821.01,  paragraphs 3,  4 and 5,  including a list of the members of the faculty advisory committees of each community college.
2. Total enrollments listed by location,  by high school grade level and by course.
3. A copy of each addendum to intergovernmental agreements or contracts executed pursuant to section 15-1821.01,  paragraph 1.
4. Summary data by community college district and by individual community colleges on the number of scholarships or grants awarded to students.
5. Such other information as the governor and the joint legislative budget committee deem proper.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1442 - Nominating petitions; election; returns; results; certificate of election; statement of contributions and expenditures

15-1442.
Nominating petitions;  election;  returns;  results;  certificate of election;  statement of contributions and expenditures
A. Candidates for the district board must file nominating petitions,  conforming to section 16-314,  with the appropriate county officer.
B. Members of the district board shall be elected at the time and place,  and in the manner,  of general elections as provided in title 16.
C. If only one person files a nominating petition or nomination paper for a write-in candidate for an election to fill a community college board office,  the county school superintendent not earlier than one hundred five days before the election may cancel the election for the position and appoint the person who filed the nominating petition or nomination paper to fill the position. If no person files a nominating petition or nomination paper for a candidate or for a write-in candidate for an election to fill a community college board office,  the county board of supervisors not earlier than one hundred five days before the election may cancel the election for that office and that office is deemed vacant and shall be filled as provided in section 15-1441. A person who is appointed pursuant to this subsection is fully vested with the powers and duties of the office as if elected to that office.
D. The county school superintendent and the chairman of the board of supervisors shall meet not later than on the fourteenth day following the election to canvass the returns in accordance with procedures for the canvass of returns in a general election. For any canvass conducted by the county school superintendent in November of an even-numbered year,  the county school superintendent and the chairman of the board of supervisors shall conduct the canvass as part of the county's general election canvass. The county school superintendent shall declare the results of the district board election,  declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes for each office to be filled and issue to that person a certificate of election.
E. All candidates for the office of community college district governing board member shall file with the clerk of the board of supervisors a statement of contributions and expenditures as provided in section 16-926.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1443 - Meetings; officers; immunity

15-1443.
Meetings;  officers;  immunity
A. Within twenty days after appointment of the first district board,  the county school superintendent,  or county school superintendents by joint action where the district consists of more than one county,  shall call a meeting of the district board by giving at least ten days' notice by registered or certified mail to each board member. At the meeting the district board shall organize by electing a president and a secretary from among its members and may transact any other business relating to the affairs of the district.
B. Following the first election of members,  the district board shall meet and organize in January each year and shall hold regular meetings at such time and place as the policies of the board provide. Special meetings may be held at the call of the president or upon a call issued in writing signed by a majority of the members of the district board.
C. Members of the district 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 › § 15-1446 - Lease-purchase agreements

15-1446.
Lease-purchase agreements
A. A district board may enter into lease or lease-purchase agreements for real property,  including buildings and improvements to the property.
B. Lease or lease-purchase agreements authorized by subsection A of this section or section 15-1444,  subsection A,  paragraph 11 shall not create an obligation of payment by the district under the terms of the lease or lease-purchase agreement for periods longer than twenty years.
C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section,  a district board may enter into lease agreements for real property,  including buildings and improvements to the property,  that obligate the district for more than twenty years if the agreements are with an Indian tribe,  involve land owned or controlled by the federal government or by a joint powers airport authority organized under title 28,  chapter 25,  article 8 or involve real property that is owned by a nongovernmental nonprofit corporation and that is offered for lease in an amount not to exceed $1, 000 per year to a community college district for purposes of expanding health care education programs.
D. The amount of outstanding indebtedness due to acquiring real property by lease-purchase for each district shall not exceed either:
1. $2, 500, 000 in any one year and $15, 000, 000 in the aggregate for a district located in a county with a population of less than seven hundred fifty thousand persons.
2. $25, 000, 000 in any one year and $50, 000, 000 in the aggregate for a district located in a county with a population of seven hundred fifty thousand persons or more.
E. A district board may pledge tuitions,  fees,  rentals and other charges to any payments due under lease-purchase agreements.
F. Notwithstanding subsection E of this section,  periodic payments and any option payments for acquiring real property by lease-purchase are restricted to payment from capital outlay funds.
G. Districts that acquire real property by lease-purchase are not entitled to receive monies pursuant to section 15-1463 pertaining to the specific real property acquired by lease-purchase.
H. Notwithstanding any other law,  payments on lease or lease-purchase agreements entered into pursuant to subsection A of this section or section 15-1444,  subsection A,  paragraph 11 are obligations of the district within the meaning of the constitutional limit against indebtedness set out in article IX,  section 8,  Constitution of Arizona.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1447 - Community college district collegiate special plate funds; purpose

15-1447.
Community college district collegiate special plate funds;  purpose
A. A community college district with a full-time equivalent student enrollment pursuant to section 15-1466.01 of more than fifty thousand students shall establish a community college district collegiate special plate fund consisting of monies received pursuant to section 28-2412. The district shall administer the fund. All monies in the fund shall be used only for academic scholarships.
B. The fund established in this section is exempt from section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. At the direction of the community college district 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.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1448 - Employment of legal counsel; opinions of counsel

15-1448.
Employment of legal counsel;  opinions of counsel
A. If a district lies in two or more counties,  the county attorney of the largest county in which the district lies as determined by the last federal decennial census is the attorney for the district.
B. A district board may employ an attorney to represent the district if the county attorney consents. The district board shall state in writing the purpose for which it employs an attorney.
C. A district board may employ an attorney without the consent of the county attorney if it deems it advisable.
D. Compensation for an attorney whom the district board employs as provided in subsections B and C of this section is payable from district monies.
E. If a district board employs an attorney without the consent of the county attorney,  the county attorney has no duty to represent the district with regard to any matter for which the attorney was employed and is not responsible to the district for any exercise of,  or failure to exercise,  professional judgment by the 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 the district board employs an attorney without the consent of the county attorney.
G. An attorney employed pursuant to subsection B or C of this section shall represent the district with the powers of and the duties otherwise performed by the county attorney pursuant to section 11-532,  subsection A,  paragraph 11.
H. Any county attorney who issues a legal opinion to a community college district shall promptly transmit a copy of the opinion to the attorney general who shall concur,  revise or decline to review the opinion of the county attorney. If the attorney general does not concur,  revise,  or decline to review the county attorney's opinion within sixty days from its receipt,  the opinion shall be deemed affirmed. If the attorney general revises the opinion,  the opinion of the attorney general shall prevail.