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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-425 - Election to determine whether membership of governing board shall increase to five members; form of ballot; reconsideration procedure if negative vote; appointment or election of new members

15-425.
Election to determine whether membership of governing board shall increase to five members;  form of ballot;  reconsideration procedure if negative vote;  appointment or election of new members
A. A qualified elector of a school district may submit to the county school superintendent a petition,  signed by not less than ten per cent of the qualified school electors of the district,  requesting the county school superintendent to call a special election to determine whether or not the number of members of the governing board for the school district should be increased to five. Upon receipt of the petition,  in proper form and with the necessary signatures,  the county school superintendent shall thereafter call a special election not later than ninety days prior to the general election to determine the question of whether the membership of the governing board for the school district shall be increased to five.
B. Public notices of a special election called to determine whether there shall be five governing board members shall be posted in not less than three public places in the district at least ten days prior to the election. The election shall be held as prescribed by the county school superintendent and electors shall possess the qualifications as prescribed for the election of governing board members.
C. The ballots shall contain the words: " Five governing board members,  yes. Five governing board members,  no."
D. If the majority of the electors voting on the question votes in the affirmative,  the school district shall elect five governing board members,  as provided in section 15-424. If the majority of the electors voting on the question of increasing the number of governing board members votes in the negative,  the question shall not again be placed upon the ballot of an election in the district until the lapse of one year from the date of such election.
E. Notwithstanding section 15-424 and subsection D of this section,  if the voters approve an increase in the size of the governing board at least one year before the next general election,  the county school superintendent may appoint the two new members or call a special election pursuant to section 15-302.
F. The term of the two new members appointed by the county school superintendent or elected through a special election expires January 1 following the next general election. At the first general election following the increase in the size of the governing board,  the candidates elected and their terms shall be determined pursuant to section 15-424,  subsection C.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-425.01 - Election; reduction of governing board to three members; ballot; requirements; reconsideration

15-425.01.
Election;  reduction of governing board to three members;  ballot;  requirements;  reconsideration
A. A qualified elector of a school district that qualifies under subsection B of this section may submit to the county school superintendent a petition,  signed by at least ten percent of the qualified electors of the district,  requesting that the question of reducing the number of members of the school district governing board to three be considered in the next general election held under section 15-424. On receipt of a petition that is in proper form and has the necessary signatures,  the county school superintendent shall submit to the qualified electors of the school district at the next general election held under section 15-424 the question of whether the membership of the school district governing board should be reduced to three.
B. Only a school district that has previously increased its governing board to five members under section 15-425 is eligible to reduce the number of its governing board members to three under this section.
C. Public notices that the general election will address the question of reducing the number of governing board members to three shall be posted in at least three public places in the school district at least ten days before the general election.
D. The ballots shall contain the words: " Three governing board members,  yes. Three governing board members,  no."
E. If the majority of the electors voting on the question of reducing the number of governing board members votes in the affirmative,  the school district shall reduce the number of its governing board members to three as provided in section 15-424. If the majority of the electors voting on the question votes in the negative,  the question may not be placed on the ballot of an election in the district until at least one year after the date of the election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-426 - Tally and canvass of votes; certificate of election; oath of office

15-426.
Tally and canvass of votes;  certificate of election;  oath of office
A. The officers of a special election shall,  as soon as the polls are closed,  tally the votes cast,  enclose one list of the persons voting and one copy of the tally sheet in a cover and seal and direct the cover and its contents to the county school superintendent. The inspector shall place in the ballot box one list of the persons voting,  one copy of the tally sheets and the ballots. The inspector shall lock the ballot box until the county school superintendent and the chairman of the board of supervisors meet to canvass the returns. Unless otherwise specified in this title,  the officers of a regular school election shall proceed in the manner provided in title 16 for the tally of votes.
B. The county school superintendent and the chairman of the board of supervisors shall meet within thirty days,  unless otherwise specified in this title,  following the date of any school election and canvass the returns in accordance with procedures for the canvass of returns in a general election. The county school superintendent shall declare the results of the election,  shall declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes for each office to be filled,  and shall issue to him a certificate of election.
C. When each governing board member elected subscribes to the oath of office attached to the certificate,  it shall be forwarded on the same day to the county school superintendent. Members of governing boards may administer the oath of office to each other.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-427 - Governing board of a union high school district; qualifications; terms

15-427.
Governing board of a union high school district;  qualifications;  terms
A. The members of the governing board of a union high school district shall be qualified school electors of the district. Members shall be elected from the union high school district at large except as provided in section 15-431.
B. The term of office of the members of the union high school district governing board shall be four years,  except:
1. Upon formation of a union high school district,  the governing board shall be appointed by the county school superintendent and shall hold office until January 1 following the next general election.
2. At the first general election after formation of the district,  members shall be elected in the following manner:
(a) The three candidates receiving the highest,  the second highest and the third highest number of votes shall be elected to four year terms.
(b) The two candidates receiving the fourth and fifth highest number of votes shall be elected for two year terms. Thereafter all such offices shall have four year terms.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-428 - Election of governing board members of a union high school district

15-428.
Election of governing board members of a union high school district
A. Members of the governing board of a union high school district shall be elected at the time and place and in the manner that members of other school districts are elected,  as nearly as is practicable,  except as provided in section 15-427,  subsection B.
B. Election officers shall certify the returns to the county school superintendent who shall meet with the chairman of the board of supervisors within thirty days following the date of the election and canvass the returns and issue certificates of election,  as provided in section 15-426.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-429 - Election of governing board members of a joint common school district

15-429.
Election of governing board members of a joint common school district
A. A joint common school district shall be governed by a board of five members,  one of whom shall reside in and be elected from each of the counties comprising the district and the remaining number shall reside in the district and be elected at large unless the district has implemented an alternative election system as provided in section 15-431. Within ten days after the creation of the joint common school district,  the county school superintendent of the jurisdictional county,  after notifying the county school superintendent of any other county whose territory,  or a portion thereof,  is in the new district,  shall call a special election,  which shall be held within twenty days after the issuance of such call,  to elect a governing board for the joint common school district. The polling places for the election shall be located in each county of the district. The election shall be conducted as provided by law for other school districts,  except that the members first elected shall serve until January 1 following the next general election. At the general election held next following the special election,  and thereafter,  the members shall be elected as prescribed for five member boards in sections 15-424 and 15-427.
B. The county school superintendent shall call the first meeting of the newly formed governing board within ten days after its election. Each member shall be given five days' written notice in advance of the meeting. The meeting shall be held at a location convenient to all members. Business shall be conducted as provided by law for the conduct of school districts.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-430 - Governing board members of newly consolidated district; election of members

15-430.
Governing board members of newly consolidated district;  election of members
A. If school districts are consolidated as provided in section 15-459,  the terms of the governing board members of the previously existing school districts do not expire on the effective date of the consolidation and continue until January 1 following the next general election,  during which time the members of the governing boards of the previously existing school districts shall serve as the governing board of the new school district.
B. At the next general election held following the consolidation and thereafter,  five members shall be elected as prescribed in section 15-427,  subsection B. The new board shall take office on January 1 following the general election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-441 - School districts; designation

15-441.
School districts;  designation
A. The bases of the educational organization of the county and state are the school districts as defined in section 15-101. Existing districts shall be continued,  and new districts may be formed as provided in this title.
B. Each school district shall be designated as school district no. _____ (insert the number of the district),  of _______ county (insert the name of the county).
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-442 - Record of school district boundaries; limitation on change; notice to governing board

15-442.
Record of school district boundaries;  limitation on change;  notice to governing board
A. The county school superintendent,  on or before December 1 each year,  shall file with the board of supervisors and the county assessor a transcript of the boundaries of each school district within the county. The boundaries shown in the transcript shall become the legal boundaries of the districts as of the following July 1.
B. The boundaries of a school district shall not be changed except as provided in this title and then only after the governing boards of the districts affected have had written notice of the proposed change from the county school superintendent and have had an opportunity to be heard.
C. If the county school superintendent and county assessor determine that the boundaries of any school district are in conflict with one another or with other intersecting legal boundaries,  traverse within a legally described boundary or are incorrectly described,  the county school superintendent shall change,  reconcile and describe the school district boundaries accurately and shall make a report of those boundary adjustments to the board of supervisors. When the board of supervisors approves a district boundary report that is submitted by the county school superintendent,  those boundaries shall be the legal boundaries and descriptions of the school district within that county.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-443 - Formation of new common school district

15-443.
Formation of new common school district
A. New common school districts may be formed in unorganized territory on presentation to the county school superintendent of a petition which:
1. Is signed by the parents or guardians of at least ten pupils. Persons who sign the petition shall:
(a) Be residents of the proposed new common school district.
(b) Reside more than four miles from any school district schoolhouse.
2. Set forth the boundaries of the proposed common school district.
B. For any common school district formed after July 1,  1988,  the tax rate levied for the district shall be at a rate not less than the rate prescribed in section 15-971,  subsection B,  paragraph 2. Any monies received from the tax levy in excess of the additional amounts prescribed in section 15-991 shall be deposited in the state general fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-444 - Formation of union high school district; petition for establishment; election; notice

15-444.
Formation of union high school district;  petition for establishment;  election;  notice
A. Two or more adjoining school districts jointly having a student count of at least two hundred pupils and an assessed valuation of at least $2, 000, 000 may unite and form a union high school district. A union high school district may not be formed of territory already embodied in a union high school district unless the remaining territory of the original union high school district is contiguous and has an assessed valuation of at least $5, 000, 000.
B. If a majority of the governing boards of each of two or more adjoining school districts unites in a petition to the county school superintendent to establish a union high school district,  or if ten percent of the residents of each of two or more adjoining school districts unite in a petition to establish a union high school district,  the county school superintendent shall call an election to be held at the next regular election of the governing board,  if within ninety days after receipt of the petition,  to determine the question,  or a special election called for that purpose within sixty days.
C. Public notices of the election,  not less than three in each school district comprising the proposed union high school district,  shall be posted,  one to be on the door of the schoolhouse in each district,  at least ten days before the election.
D. The election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in the manner prescribed in section 15-459. The ballots shall contain the words " union high school district,  yes"  and " union high school district,  no" ,  and the voter shall signify his desired choice.
E. If a majority of the persons voting within each school district comprising the proposed union high school district votes in favor of establishing a union high school district,  the union high school district shall become effective as provided in section 15-459,  subsection J.
F. If a union high school district is established from a unified school district as provided in this section,  a common school district is established with boundaries coterminous with the boundaries of the former unified school district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-444.01 - Common school districts within a high school district; proposed expansion or reduction; notification

15-444.01.
Common school districts within a high school district;  proposed expansion or reduction;  notification
The governing board of a common school district that is located within a high school district shall notify and obtain permission from the governing board of the high school district before taking any action that results in the expansion or reduction of the common school district's boundaries. The notification and permission required by this section shall take place at least ninety days before the beginning of the fiscal year in which the proposed expansion or reduction is scheduled to take effect.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-447 - Offer of instruction in high school subjects by common school districts; limitations

15-447.
Offer of instruction in high school subjects by common school districts;  limitations
The state board of education may grant permission to the governing board of a common school district to offer instruction in high school subjects,  grades nine through twelve,  except that the state board shall not grant permission if the qualified electors of a common school district have voted against the formation of a high school district within the last five years. If the qualified electors of a common school district vote against the formation of a high school district within one year after the state board has granted permission to the governing board to offer instruction in high school subjects,  the governing board shall cease to offer instruction in high school subjects at the end of the current year and shall not offer such instruction until such time as the state board has again granted permission in accordance with this section. Enrollment of pupils in grades nine through twelve shall be deemed to be enrollment in high school. For purposes of computing the base support level,  the support level weight for high school districts shall be used. Successful completion of a prescribed course of study in grades nine through twelve entitles a pupil to a certificate of high school graduation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-447.01 - Common school districts; offer of instruction in grade nine

15-447.01.
Common school districts;  offer of instruction in grade nine
A. Before a common school district offers instruction in grade nine pursuant to section 15-901,  subsection A,  paragraph 3,  subdivision (b),  the common school district governing board shall:
1. Conduct a preliminary vote at a public meeting to consider the question of offering instruction in grade nine.
2. Send a letter expressing the common school district's interest in offering instruction in grade nine to the union high school district or the unified school district where a majority of the common school pupils would otherwise enroll in grade nine.
3. Hold a public hearing on the issue at least ninety days after the letter of interest is sent as prescribed in paragraph 2 of this subsection.
4. Conduct a final vote on the issue of offering instruction in grade nine. The final vote prescribed in this paragraph shall occur no later than January 15 of the school year that precedes the school year in which instruction in grade nine will first be offered and at least thirty days after the public hearing prescribed in paragraph 3 of this subsection.
B. Notwithstanding any other law,  a common school district that offers instruction in grade nine pursuant to section 15-901,  subsection A,  paragraph 3,  subdivision (b) may:
1. Conduct an election to exceed the revenue control limit as provided in sections 15-481 and 15-482 and use the weighted student count of pupils in grade nine as part of the calculation for the increase in the revenue control limit.
2. Use the count of pupils in grade nine to determine equalization assistance pursuant to section 15-971.
C. A common school district may not offer instruction in grade nine in a school facility where instruction is provided to pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through six,  or any combination of kindergarten instruction or grades one through six.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-449 - Formation of unified school district by common school district; petition for establishment; election; notice

15-449.
Formation of unified school district by common school district;  petition for establishment;  election;  notice
A. A common school district having a student count of at least two hundred pupils and an assessed valuation of at least $2, 000, 000,  by a majority vote of the qualified school electors of the school district,  may establish a unified school district with boundaries coterminous with the boundaries of the common school district.
B. If a majority of the governing board of the common school district unites in a petition to the county school superintendent to establish a unified school district,  or if ten percent of the residents of the common school district unite in a petition to establish a unified school district,  the county school superintendent shall call an election to be held at the next regular election of the governing board,  if the next regular election is within ninety days after receipt of the petition,  to determine the question,  or shall call a special election for that purpose within one hundred twenty days.
C. At least five public notices of the election shall be posted,  one to be on the door of the schoolhouse in the district,  at least ninety days before the election if the election is at least ninety days after receipt of the petition or as soon as practicable if the election is fewer than ninety days after receipt of the petition.
D. The election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in the manner prescribed in section 15-459. The ballots shall contain the words " unified school district,  yes"  and " unified school district,  no" ,  and the voter shall signify his desired choice.
E. If a majority of the persons voting in the common school district votes in favor of establishment of a unified school district,  the unified school district becomes effective as provided in section 15-459,  subsection J.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-451 - Appointment of governing board for joint unified school districts

15-451.
Appointment of governing board for joint unified school districts
A. If the election results in the formation of the joint unified school district,  the governing board shall contain the same governing board members of the former school district governing boards. The members shall have authority to adopt a budget and perform such other functions necessary for the school district to become operative at the beginning of the next fiscal year and shall serve until January 1 following the next general election. At the general election held next following the formation and thereafter,  members shall be elected as prescribed in section 15-448,  subsection E,  except that all governing board members of a newly formed unified school district shall be elected to four year terms at the first general election.
B. If any members of the governing boards of the original school districts are residents of the new joint unified school district,  those members shall continue to serve on the governing boards of the original school districts until the joint unified school district becomes operative and upon the joint unified school district becoming operative shall be replaced by members who are appointed by the appropriate county school superintendent. The appointed members shall serve until January 1 following the next general election. At the general election next following the formation,  new members shall be elected as prescribed in section 15-448,  subsection E,  except that all governing board members of a newly formed unified school district shall be elected to four year terms at the first general election.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-453 - Authority to form joint common school districts; applicability of laws governing other school districts

15-453.
Authority to form joint common school districts;  applicability of laws governing other school districts
A. Joint common school districts may be created lying in part in each of two or more counties in the manner set forth in this article. Except as expressly provided in this title,  each such district shall have all powers and duties and shall be operated and maintained and shall follow and be subject to such procedures as may be provided by law for the operation of other school districts.
B. Each joint common school district shall be designated as joint common school district No. ________________ (insert the number of the district),  of _____________________ counties (insert the name of each county).
C. The provisions of section 15-460,  relating to change of district boundaries,  are not applicable to the formation of a joint common school district and a joint high school district pursuant to the provisions of this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-454 - Authority to form joint unified or joint high school districts; applicability of other laws governing other school districts

15-454.
Authority to form joint unified or joint high school districts;  applicability of other laws governing other school districts
Joint unified school districts or joint high school districts may be created lying in part in each of two or more counties in the same manner as joint common school districts may be created under this article,  except as expressly provided in sections 15-450 and 15-451. Except as expressly provided in sections 15-429,  15-450,  15-451,  15-453 and 15-455 through 15-457,  section 15-491,  subsection B,  and sections 15-975 and 15-997,  each joint high school district or joint unified school district shall have all powers and duties,  shall be operated and maintained and shall follow and be subject to procedures as may be provided by law for the operation of other school districts.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-456 - Jurisdiction of county board of supervisors and county school superintendent over joint common school district

15-456.
Jurisdiction of county board of supervisors and county school superintendent over joint common school district
A. The county of jurisdiction of the proposed joint common school district is that county in which the greater portion of the qualified electors of the proposed joint common school district resides,  unless all of the existing school buildings located on territory which will be within the proposed joint common school district are in one county,  in which event that county shall be the county of jurisdiction.
B. The jurisdictional county of the joint common school district shall exercise authority as provided for in this section and sections 15-429,  15-453 through 15-455,  15-457,  15-491,  subsection B,  15-975 and 15-997. The county school superintendent of the jurisdictional county shall perform for and in respect to the joint common school district all duties required to be performed by county school superintendents. The board of supervisors of the same county shall have jurisdiction over and perform all duties for and with respect to the joint common school district as required to be performed by boards of supervisors,  except that school district taxes to be levied on property in the portion of the joint common school district lying in another county shall be levied by the board of supervisors of such other county.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-457 - Formation of new joint common school district by subdivision of existing school district; effect on bonded indebtedness; transfer of property

15-457.
Formation of new joint common school district by subdivision of existing school district;  effect on bonded indebtedness;  transfer of property
A. Any territory incorporated into a joint common school district which is at the time of the creation of such joint common school district part of an existing school district shall thereafter be considered detached from the existing school district.
B. If any such existing school district has outstanding bonded indebtedness,  liability for the payment of principal of and interest on such bonded indebtedness shall be prorated between the existing school district and the new joint common school district in the same proportion as the assessed valuation of taxable property in the existing school district bears to the assessed valuation of taxable property in the detached territory,  such valuations to be determined according to the assessment rolls of the county in which the existing school district is located,  as such rolls exist at the time of the creation of the new joint common school district. Taxes for the payment of such portion of the principal and interest shall be levied on all taxable property in the new joint common school district,  but nothing in this subsection shall be construed to relieve from liability to taxation for the payment thereof all taxable property in the theretofore existing school district if necessary to prevent a default in such payment. Voter approval of the creation of the joint common school district shall constitute an approval of such assumption of indebtedness.
C. All school buildings located in the detached territory,  as provided in this subsection,  together with all equipment and furnishings,  shall become the property of the new joint common school district,  and the intangible property of the existing school district shall be prorated between the two districts on the same basis used to determine the amount of bonded indebtedness to be assumed.
D. Any assumed indebtedness shall be regarded as an indebtedness of the new joint common school district for the purpose of determining the debt incurring authority of the new joint common school district and the existing school district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-463 - Annexation of military reservation to high school district or union high school district; procedure; notice; hearing

15-463.
Annexation of military reservation to high school district or union high school district;  procedure;  notice;  hearing
A. A high school district,  or union high school district,  any portion of which is contiguous to a military reservation,  may at any time,  and as provided in subsection B,  annex all or any contiguous part of said military reservation for high school purposes only.
B. When a majority of the governing board of a high school district or a union high school district petitions the board of supervisors of the county in which the school district is located,  requesting the annexation of all or a contiguous part of a military reservation,  and such petition is accompanied by a petition containing the same request signed by ten or more qualified school electors residing in the school district,  the board of supervisors shall within fifteen days give written notice of the proposed annexation to the commanding officer of the military reservation and to the governing board of any other high school districts or union high school districts contiguous to the military reservation,  which notice shall fix a time and place not more than fifteen days after the serving of said notice for a hearing on the petitions. If,  at the hearing,  the commanding officer of the military reservation or other higher military authority,  or the authorized agent of either,  objects to the annexation,  no further action shall be taken. If,  however,  no such objection is made at the hearing,  the board of supervisors,  within ten days after the hearing,  shall either allow or deny the petitions. If the petitions are allowed,  the board of supervisors shall forthwith notify the commanding officer of the military reservation and the county school superintendent and the annexation shall take effect immediately.
C. A high school district which annexes any or all of a contiguous part of a military reservation as provided in this section and a common school district which is coterminous with the portion of the high school district which is not part of the military reservation may operate as a unified school district under a single governing board.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-464 - Withdrawal of military reservation from school district; petition; hearing

15-464.
Withdrawal of military reservation from school district;  petition;  hearing
When a common school district or a high school district adjacent to or embracing all or a portion of a military reservation has a larger school population than it had the previous year,  as shown by a census enumeration certified by the county school superintendent,  and it is not feasible educationally and economically for the school district to provide adequate school facilities for the military reservation,  the school district governing board or the authorities of the military reservation may petition the state board of education to withdraw the military reservation from the school district. Within thirty days after receipt of the petition the state board of education shall hold a hearing thereon and within ten days after the hearing shall allow or deny the petition. If allowed,  the state board shall direct the county school superintendent to withdraw the military reservation from the school district in which it is in whole or in part included and to report the change of school district boundaries to the board of supervisors.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-465 - Accommodation school; establishment on military reservation; expenses; abandonment

15-465.
Accommodation school;  establishment on military reservation;  expenses;  abandonment
A. Upon the withdrawal of a military reservation from any common school district or high school district,  as provided in section 15-464,  and upon a showing by the military authorities that necessary buildings and facilities for the operation of a school are available,  the county school superintendent shall establish an accommodation school on the military reservation.
B. Expenses of conducting the school shall be paid out of the county school reserve fund by the county school superintendent,  as the expenses of other accommodation schools are paid.
C. If a military reservation is abandoned in which an accommodation school has been conducted in accordance with the provisions of this section and sections 15-464 and 15-466,  the boundaries of the common school district or the high school district,  as they existed prior to withdrawal of the reservation from the school district,  shall be deemed automatically reinstated.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-465.01 - Accommodation school; military reservation; governing board

15-465.01.
Accommodation school;  military reservation;  governing board
A. Notwithstanding any other law,  the governing board of an accommodation school located on a military reservation shall be composed of:
1. Two members who are appointed by the county school superintendent.
2. Two members who are appointed by the commanding officer of the military reservation on which the school or schools are located.
3. One member who is selected by a vote of the members of the governing board who are appointed pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2. The member appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall be selected within thirty days after the appointment of the fourth member appointed pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2.
B. The term of each member shall be four years,  to begin and end on January 1,  except that the first person appointed by the county school superintendent and the first person appointed by the commanding officer pursuant to subsection A,  paragraphs 1 and 2 shall serve two year terms,  to begin and end on January 1.
C. A person who is registered to vote in the county in which the accommodation school is located and who either is employed on the military reservation or resides on that military reservation is eligible for appointment to the governing board,  except that no employee of the accommodation school or the spouse of an employee of an accommodation school may be a member of the governing board of that accommodation school.
D. The appointment to fill a vacancy caused by other than expiration of a term shall be made by the entity that made the original appointment and for the unexpired portion of the term.
E. An accommodation school governing board established pursuant to this section shall have all of the powers and duties of a school district governing board,  except that an accommodation school governing board shall not issue debt or levy taxes.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-466 - Transfer of accommodation schools

15-466.
Transfer of accommodation schools
A. Facilities,  if possible,  and pupils of an existing accommodation school operated pursuant to this section and sections 15-464 and 15-465 may be included in the most accessible adjacent school district as directed by majority vote of the board of supervisors of the county in which such school is located,  subject to approval by a majority of members of the governing board of the school district designated to receive such pupils and facilities and a vote of approval at an election called by the county school superintendent of the qualified electors in the area served by the accommodation school.
B. Facilities owned by a governmental entity other than the school district and operated as an accommodation school may be accepted by the school district or operated by the school district pursuant to an agreement with or permit from such other governmental entity.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-467 - Change of union high school district to high school district

15-467.
Change of union high school district to high school district
A. When all the common school districts comprising a union high school district unite,  either by annexation or by consolidation,  into one common school district,  the union high school district shall,  as of the first day of the next fiscal year,  be deemed to be dissolved,  and the terms of office of all governing board members elected to the union high school district shall expire and the union high school district shall thereupon become ipso facto a high school district and be administered as other high school districts are administered.
B. A high school district created as provided by subsection A is liable for all indebtedness,  bonded or otherwise,  outstanding against the dissolved union high school district,  and all property,  balances and deficits of the dissolved district become the property,  balances and deficits of the high school district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-469 - Lapsing of common school district; conditions; procedure; disposition of property and monies

15-469.
Lapsing of common school district;  conditions;  procedure;  disposition of property and monies
A. If in a common school district there has been a student count of less than eight pupils between the ages of six and twenty-one years for one school year the county school superintendent may suspend the common school district and report the suspension and reasons to the common school district and the board of supervisors at its next meeting.
B. The county school superintendent may provide the common school district additional time to recruit more pupils. If the common school district has a student count of less than eight pupils at the end of the additional time,  the board of supervisors may declare the common school district lapsed and attach the territory to one or more of the adjoining school districts,  dispose of the property of the lapsed common school district and apply the proceeds to the credit of the lapsed common school district. The county school superintendent shall determine all unbonded indebtedness of the lapsed common school district and draw his warrant,  on proper vouchers,  on the county treasurer in payment of the unbonded indebtedness. Any balance remaining after such a payment shall be transferred to the county school fund.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-482 - Special five per cent override for programs of pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through twelve

15-482.
Special five per cent override for programs of pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through twelve
A. An additional budget increase may be requested and authorized as provided in section 15-481,  subsections I and J of up to five per cent of the revenue control limit as provided in subsection B of this section.
B. The maximum amount of the budget increase requested and authorized shall not exceed the budgeted expenditures of the proposed special program for each fiscal year,  not to exceed a total of five per cent of the revenue control limit for each fiscal year.
C. The special program may be designed for children with disabilities in preschool programs and any or all of the pupils enrolled in kindergarten programs and grades one through twelve and may involve efforts to remove barriers to academic achievement as well as efforts to improve instruction or increase the amount of instruction.
D. During any fiscal year in which proceeds from the sale or lease of school property are used for the maintenance and operation section of the budget as provided in section 15-1102,  a budget increase is in effect as provided in section 15-481,  subsection E or F,  or a budget increase is in effect as provided in this section,  or any combination of these conditions occurs,  the total amount of the proceeds and increases which may be expended is equal to fifteen per cent of the revenue control limit for that year as provided in section 15-947,  subsection A,  provided that the following maximum amount is attributable to any one of the conditions:
1. Fifteen per cent of the revenue control limit if using the proceeds from the sale or lease of school property for the maintenance and operation section of the budget as provided in section 15-1102.
2. Fifteen per cent of the revenue control limit if using a budget increase as provided in section 15-481,  subsection E or F,  or both.
3. Five per cent of the revenue control limit if using a budget increase as provided in this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-493 - Canvass of votes; certification of result

15-493.
Canvass of votes;  certification of result
The official returns shall be delivered to the county board of supervisors or the appropriate county elections officer. Within thirty days after the election,  the county board of supervisors or the county elections officer shall canvass the results of the election and shall file duplicate copies of the certificate of the result of the election with the clerk of the board of supervisors and with the governing board of the school district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-501 - Definitions

15-501.
Definitions
In this chapter,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Administrator"  means any school district administrator except a school principal who devotes at least fifty percent of the principal's time to classroom teaching.
2. " Certificated teacher"  means a person who holds a certificate from the state board of education to work in the schools of this state and who is employed under contract in a school district in a position that requires certification except a psychologist or an administrator who devotes at least fifty percent of the person's time to classroom teaching.
3. " Full-time"  means to be employed for a full school day,  or its equivalent,  or for a full class load,  or its equivalent,  as determined by the governing board.
4. " Governing board"  means the governing board of a school district or a county school superintendent in the case of accommodation schools located in such a county.
5. " Inadequacy of classroom performance"  means the definition of inadequacy classroom performance adopted by the governing board pursuant to section 15-538.
6. " Major portion of a school year"  means full-time employment for fifty-one percent of the school days during which school is in session,  except that a certificated teacher is not deemed to have completed the major portion of the third school year of three consecutive years of employment until the end of the third school year.
7. " Performance classifications"  means the performance classifications adopted by the governing board.
8. " Qualified evaluator"  means a school principal or other person who is trained to evaluate teachers and who is designated by the governing board to evaluate the school district's certificated teachers.
9. " Superintendent"  means the superintendent of schools of a school district.
10. " Suspension without pay"  means suspension without pay for a period of time not to exceed ten school days.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-504 - Contract days for professional association activities; prohibition

15-504.
Contract days for professional association activities;  prohibition
School district employment contracts shall not include compensated days for professional association activities. For the purposes of this section,  professional association activities do not include conduct that occurs during a field trip for pupils. This section does not prohibit individual employees of school districts from taking compensated leave time for any personal purpose,  any professional purpose or any other lawful purpose.