This Week in Education Legislation: The Filing Window Closes - Gearing Up for the Final Committee Meeting Before Crossover Week!
Happy Friday! This week, with the deadline for new bills to be introduced to a committee now behind us, the real fight over education policy is heating up. Lawmakers in both the House and Senate Education Committees debated and voted on key legislation, setting the stage for high-stakes decisions in the weeks ahead. Read on to see what’s next as the session picks up momentum.
Bill Action Recap:
HB 2167 — school districts; records; noncompliance; penalties (Gress)
Passed as amended
Vote: 7-5-0-0-0
Requires the state board of education, based on a report from the auditor general, to determine if school districts are maintaining the uniform system of financial records
Establishes that if the state board of education finds that a school district is not in compliance with the uniform system of financial records or has not corrected a deficiency within the specified time, the state board of education will:
If the school district does not correct a deficiency within ninety days after receiving notice from the auditor general, direct the superintendent of public instruction to withhold up to ten percent of the state monies allocated to the school district for each violation from the date of the determination until the auditor general reports the school district's compliance
Clarifies that the auditor general and the department of education will assist the school district in achieving compliance during this period
If the school district does not correct a deficiency within eighteen months after receiving notice from the auditor general, consult with the department of education to determine the necessary training and interventions to assist the school district in achieving compliance, and direct the department of education to do the following:
Provide the necessary training and interventions within six months. The training must be given to the school district's superintendent, business manager, chief financial officer, and any other administrator or executive identified by the state board of education or the department of education. The department of education will notify the state board of education when the training and interventions are completed. The department may also contract with a third party to provide the training and interventions. The school district must pay for any costs incurred by the department to provide the training and interventions.
Impose a civil penalty on the school district of one percent of the school districts most recent general budget limit for each month, starting from the eighteenth month, until the auditor general reports the school district's compliance with the uniform system of financial records
Deposit penalties collected in the school financial transparency portal fund
Clarifies that the general budget limit and the maintenance and operations section of the budget for both the current year and the budget year, if the school district is not in compliance by the end of the current year, will be reduced by the amount determined in section 15-272 subsection B, paragraph 1 Arizona Revised Statutes, until the state board of education determines that the school district complies
Establishes that if a school district fails to correct a deficiency within ninety days after receiving notice from the auditor general, the school district governing board may not order an override election until the school district has corrected any deficiencies and complied with the uniform system of financial records for at least twelve months
Clarifies that the school district is considered to have corrected any deficiencies starting from the date the auditor general reports that the school district follows the uniform system of financial records
Clarifies that based on the requirements of section 15-841 subsection O Arizona Revised Statutes, if a budget exceeding district additional assistance was previously adopted by the voters in a school district and will be in effect for the budget year or subsequent years, the governing board may request an additional budget increase beyond district additional assistance.
Stipulates that if the voters in a school district approve the additional budget increase beyond district additional assistance, the existing district additional assistance budget increase will remain in effect
Requires that if a school district fails to correct a deficiency within ninety days after receiving notice from the auditor general, the school district governing board cannot call an election until the school district has corrected any deficiencies and complied with the uniform system of financial records for at least twelve months
Clarifies that the school district is considered to have corrected any deficiencies from the date the auditor general reports that the school district is in compliance with the uniform system of financial records
Establishes the school financial transparency portal fund, consisting of collected penalties.
Establishes that the department of education must administer the fund
Establishes that monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to the lapsing of appropriations. T
Establishes that the department may use the monies in the fund for the costs associated with the development and maintenance of the school financial transparency portal
Transfers all matters related to the K-12 school financial transparency reporting portal, including contracts, rules, property, records, data, investigative findings, and obligations, from the Department of Administration to the Department of Education, maintaining their status
Transfers all unspent and unencumbered appropriated monies from the Department of Administration to the school financial transparency portal fund established by Section 15-747 for use under this act
Makes technical corrections
HB 2169 — school districts; board meetings; expenditures (Gress)
Passed as amended
Vote: 7-4-0-0-1
Eliminates a provision that allows the governing board to meet at any available public facility that would be convenient to all governing board members regardless of county or school district location to determine the organization of the board itself
Eliminates a provision that allows the governing board to host regular meetings at any available public facility that would be convenient to all governing board members regardless of county or school district location
Requires that the governing board and its subcommittees must hold all their meetings at a public facility located within their school district
Requires the governing board to also do the following:
Make all governing board and subcommittee meeting materials, including supplemental materials presented at the meeting or provided to board members for preparation, available online to the public in the same way meeting notices are provided
Ensure that both the materials and the meeting minutes for governing board and subcommittee meetings remain accessible online to the public for at least five years after the meeting date
For school districts with more than 5,000 students, provide a live video feed of each governing board meeting and make video recordings of these meetings accessible online for at least five years after the meeting date
Clarifies that the governing board of a school district may do the following:
Expel students for misconduct
Exclude children under six years old from grades one through eight
Organize students into separate groups as the governing board finds appropriate
Operate special schools during vacation periods if considered beneficial for the students in the school district
Authorize out-of-state travel, provided that:
Each trip is approved individually by a majority roll call vote of the governing board members during a public meeting held at least two weeks before the proposed travel
Establishes that when considering proposed out-of-state travel, the governing board must do all the following:
Identify each individual who may travel, including their job title
Allows an unidentified individual to travel in place of an approved individual if the superintendent provides written notification to the governing board and at the next regular public meeting, including all required information from the original proposal, and if the travel expenses do not exceed the estimated costs for the originally identified individual
Identify the name and address of the lodging facility for each traveler
Estimate the total cost of the travel and the cost per individual
Publicly note and describe both the school purposes of the travel and its benefit to the school district
Makes technical corrections
HB 2407 — schools; purchases; board members (Kolodin)
Passed
Vote: 7-5-0-0-0
Establishes that a governing board may make purchases from a board member if the transaction meets the following requirements:
Does not exceed $300
HB 2514 — notices; directory information; disclosure; consent (Olson)
Passed
Vote: 12-0-0-0-0
Requires the governing board to adopt a policy ensuring parents receive the required information in either electronic or printed form
Requires the governing board to provide parents with a copy of the adopted policy through an annual notice
Establishes that a school may disclose directory information about students in compliance with state and federal law if the school first notifies the parent or eligible student of the designated types of directory information
Requires the school to inform the parent or eligible student of their right to refuse the designation of any or all types of information as directory information
Requires the school to specify the time period in which the parent or eligible student must submit a written notice to opt out of the designation of directory information
Prohibits a school from disclosing a student’s address, telephone number, or email address unless the parent or eligible student has provided affirmative written consent
Allows disclosure if the parent or eligible student has not opted out and the information is provided to enrolled students for educational purposes or to school employees for school business purposes
Defines an eligible student as a student who is at least eighteen years old or emancipated
Makes technical corrections
HB 2640 — school immunizations; exemption; adult students (Gress)
Passed as Amended
Vote: 7-4-0-0-1
Grants a charter school that is leasing a building from a school district or is the most recent lessee of a vacant school district-owned building the right of first refusal to purchase the building if the school district decides to sell it
Specifies that the owner of a building on the list is not required to sell or lease the building to a charter school, another school, or any other prospective buyer or tenant, but prohibits the owner from withdrawing the property from sale or lease solely because a charter school or private school is the highest bidder or exercises its right of first refusal
Includes private schools in determining how to structure leases on property for tenants that are schools
Establishes that at the conclusion of a lease for an existing tenant that is a public or private school or provides services to public school students, the lease may be terminated, renewed under the existing agreement terms, or renewed with a negotiated increase, subject to the following:
If the building owner intends to negotiate an increase, they must provide the lessee with the rationale for the proposed increase. This rationale may include considerations such as the percentage of revenue allocated to educational facilities, inflators related to student enrollment increases, the annual GDP price deflator pursuant to section 41-563 Arizona Revised Statutes, or expenses for building and parking lot maintenance and upgrades
A school district, as the building owner, may terminate or refuse to renew the lease only if the school district governing board fulfills the following:
Announces in a public hearing that it proposes to refuse to renew or terminate the lease
Provides at least ninety days for public comment on the proposal after the announcement, including written comments, comments submitted via email, or oral comments during public hearings
Reviews and considers all public comments submitted before approving the nonrenewal or termination of the lease
Approves the proposal to refuse to renew or terminate the lease in a public hearing before the proposed termination date or lease expiration date
Clarifies that the restrictions in section 15-1102, subsections B and C, Arizona Revised Statutes, do not apply to proceeds from sales of school property to other schools
Establishes that this bill applies from and after January 1, 2025
Makes technical corrections
HB 2677 — middle school students; CTE courses (Aguilar)
Passed
Vote: 12-0-0-0-0
Authorizes schools operated by school districts or charter schools in Arizona to offer career and technical education courses during the 2025-2026, 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 school years.
Establishes that these courses may count for both eighth-grade promotion and high school graduation
Requires all public schools in Arizona to accept credits earned by students in these courses, provided the student completed the course and earned a passing grade
Directs school districts or charter schools offering career and technical education courses to enter into intergovernmental agreements or contracts with one or more of the following:
A career and technical education district established under title 15, chapter 3, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes
A school approved by the state board of education to provide career and technical education and vocational education
A community college district offering career and technical education courses approved by the department of education under the Carl D. Perkins career and technical education improvement act
Requires school districts and charter schools offering such courses to report annually to the department of education, by July 1, the following information for the previous school year:
The number of career and technical education courses offered by each school
The number of students who successfully completed a career and technical education course
Directs the department of education to compile these reports and prepare a summary by December 31, 2028, submitting them to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the governor, and the secretary of state
Defines "middle school student" as a student in grades six, seven, or eight
Repeals the contents of this bill effective December 31, 2036
HB 2724 — patriotic youth groups; school access (Rivero)
Passed
Vote: 8-4-0-0-0
Amends title 15, chapter 1, article 1 Arizona Revised Statutes to add section 15-120.05 relating to school access
Allows the principal of a public school to permit representatives from any patriotic youth group to address students for up to ten minutes during the first quarter of each academic school year about how the group supports educational interests and civic involvement
Requires a representative of the group to submit a verbal or written request to the principal within the first two weeks of the academic school year
Authorizes the principal to provide verbal or written approval, including the date and time for the address
Requires the principal to ensure that materials provided by a patriotic youth group and its representatives are distributed directly to students on school property throughout the academic school year to encourage participation
Permits the principal to request prior access to materials for approval and to determine the method of distribution
Prohibits a public school from denying equal access or a fair opportunity to meet any patriotic youth group within a designated open forum or limited public forum
Prohibits discrimination against such groups based on membership or leadership criteria or oath of allegiance to God and country
Defines "patriotic youth group" as any group or organization intended to serve youth that is listed in 36 United States Code, subtitle II, part B as a patriotic society, or any of its affiliates
SB1213 juvenile detention centers; education programs (Dunn)
Passed as amended
Strike Everything Amendment
Votes: 6-0-1-0
Establishes that a county may operate and fund, or operate but not fund, the county’s juvenile detention center education program through an existing accommodation school
Establishes that if a county chooses not to operate, or to operate but not fund the county’s juvenile detention center education program through an existing accommodation school, the county school superintendent may establish a detention center education fund to provide financial support to the juvenile detention center education program
Establishes that the county school superintendent may administer the detention center education fund through an existing accommodation school
Includes in the calculation of each county’s detention center education fund the number of days in the prior fiscal year that each child detained for more than forty-eight hours received at least two hundred forty minutes of instruction
Clarifies that a school district or accommodation school may not count a student as being in attendance at that school district on a day that the student is counted
Establishes that if a county juvenile detention center education program serves multiple counties, the county school superintendents and presiding juvenile court judges of the affected counties must agree on a county of jurisdiction
Establishes that a county may operate and fund, or operate without funding, a county jail education program through an accommodation school providing alternative education services under section 15-308, Arizona Revised Statutes, except that each student in the county jail education program must be funded at seventy-two percent of the amount that would apply if the student were enrolled in another accommodation school program
Establishes that if a county chooses not to operate, or to operate without funding, the county jail education program through an accommodation school, the county school superintendent may create a county jail education fund to support the program
Authorizes the county school superintendent to administer the fund through an existing accommodation school
Specifies that the county jail education fund for each county's program shall include a base amount plus a variable amount
Includes in determining the variable amount of each county jail education fund that a school district or an accommodation school may not count a student as being in attendance at that school district on a day that the student is counted
Makes technical corrections
SB1233 school safety; proposals; assessments; plans (Payne)
Passed
Votes: 5-2-0-0
Mandates each school district or charter school employing one or more officers on school campuses, including those indirectly employed through the school safety program, to provide training on recognizing and effectively interacting with children with disabilities as defined in statute
Defines "officer" to include peace officers, full-authority reserve peace officers certified by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, off-duty officers employed by the school district or charter school, retired peace officers in good standing, and juvenile
Establishes the school safety program within the Department of Education to support, promote, and enhance safe and effective learning environments for all students by funding the placement of school resource officers, juvenile probation officers, school safety officers, school counselors, and school social workers on school campuses
Authorizes the school safety program to also fund the costs of purchasing safety technology, safety training, and infrastructure improvements for school campuses
Requires a program proposal submitted by a school district or charter school for funding school resource officers, juvenile probation officers, or school safety officers on a school campus to include:
A plan to share current school building blueprints, floor plans, and school safety assessments with the local law enforcement agency, emergency medical services provider, and fire department serving the school site
A plan to use trained school resource officers, juvenile probation officers, or school safety officers, or any combination of these officers, in the school
A plan to train school resource officers, juvenile probation officers, or school safety officers, or any combination of these officers, on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, civil rights, and adolescent mental health issues
Requires a program proposal submitted by a school district or charter school to support the costs of placing school counselors or school social workers, or both, on a school campus to contain:
A plan to provide the current school building blueprints, floor plans and school safety assessments for each school site to the local law enforcement agency, emergency medical services provider, and fire department that provides services to the school site
Allows a school district or charter school with an approved program proposal that cannot place one or more school resource officers, juvenile probation officers, school safety officers, school counselors, or school social workers, to submit an alternative program proposal for funding safety technology, safety training, and infrastructure improvements
Requires an alternative program proposal to include a detailed description of the safety needs of the school district or charter school
Mandates a detailed description of proposed expenditures and capital improvements, specifying the safety needs addressed, the specific technology or training program sought, and all costs associated with infrastructure improvements, including architectural and engineering fees, safety evaluations, and equipment for securing entrances and exits
Requires submission of any other information requested by the Department of Education
Requires the Department of Education to review and administer school resource officer, juvenile probation officer, and school safety officer program proposals in cooperation with the courts, law enforcement agencies, and law-related education providers awarded a contract under section 41-2534 Arizona Revised Statutes, subject to state board of education review and approval
Mandates the Department of Education to contract for the provision of guidelines, curricula, and support resources for school resource officers, juvenile probation officers, and school safety officers to implement a law-related education program
Requires the Department of Education to review and administer safety technology, safety training, and infrastructure improvement program proposals
Mandates the Department to use relevant crime statistics to assess the needs of each program proposal and allows the Department to visit school districts and charter schools that submit program proposals to verify the information provided
Authorizes the Department to approve all or part of a safety technology, safety training, or infrastructure improvement program proposal
Requires the Department of Education, subject to the review and approval of the State Board of Education, to distribute monies to school districts and charter schools that comply with program requirements and have approved program proposals
Allows the Department of Education to prioritize program proposals for school resource officer, juvenile probation officer, and school safety officer grants for school districts and charter schools that have cost-sharing agreements with a law enforcement agency or the courts
Requires the Department of Education to evaluate the effectiveness of all approved program proposals within the school safety program and report the activities and participants to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the governor by November 1 of each year, with a copy of the report provided to the secretary of state
Requires the school safety program to include a guidance manual adopted by the Department of Education, which requires a dispute resolution process to be included in the service agreement between a school district or charter school receiving a school resource officer or school safety officer grant and the law enforcement agency providing services
Requires monies received by a school district or charter school under the School Safety program to be spent to implement the approved program proposals
Exempts school building blueprints and floor plans from being public records under Title 39, Chapter 1, notwithstanding any other law
Defines "school resource officer" to include an individual previously employed as a peace officer in this state, retired in good standing, and assigned to participate in the school safety program by a law enforcement agency
Defines "school safety officer" as a school resource officer working in an off-duty capacity
Requires each school district and charter school receiving funding for a school safety program to:
Develop an emergency response plan in compliance with specific sections of state law
Contract with a school safety assessment provider every five years to conduct a safety assessment, including evaluating physical security and reviewing the emergency response plan for each school site
Directs the department of education to compile and provide a list of approved school safety assessment providers to participating school districts and charter schools
Mandates the department of education to select a random sample of participating districts and charter schools every three years for safety assessments and provide the results to the governing boards and administrators of the assessed schools
Requires the department of education to cooperate with the county school superintendent, county sheriff, and local police chief to allow law enforcement agencies, with the school's consent, to assign a peace officer, certified full-authority reserve peace officer, or a retired peace officer to participate in the school safety program at each school in the county
Requires the charter of a charter school to ensure that the school, in collaboration with local law enforcement and emergency response agencies, develops an emergency response plan for each school that meets minimum standards established by the department of education and the division of emergency management within the department of emergency and military affairs, and includes provisions for communicating with and assisting students with disabilities
Makes technical corrections
SB1301 Asian American history; instruction requirements (Kavanagh)
Passed
Votes: 4-3-0-0
Requires the state board of education, beginning in the 2028-2029 school year, to include instruction about the history of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in course of study and competency requirements
Requires school districts and charter schools to consider the history of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in this state, this region, and the United States; contributions to civil rights from the nineteenth century to the present; contributions in the arts, humanities, science, and government; and contributions to the economic, cultural, social, and political development of the United States
Requires the department of education, on or before June 14, 2029, and annually thereafter, to require school districts and charter schools to attest that the instruction is planned, ongoing, and systematic
Defines "Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders" to include Americans of East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander descent
SB1321 public schools; patriotic organizations (Rogers)
Passed
Votes: 4-3-0-0
Prohibits a school district or charter school from preventing representatives of an eligible patriotic youth membership organization from engaging in student recruitment and from imposing limits on speaking with students in a classroom setting during school hours and instructional time, distributing informational materials, providing displays with informational flyers, or sharing information through the school's communication channels
Allows a patriotic youth membership organization to engage in student recruitment if it serves individuals under twenty-one years of age, has an educational purpose that promotes patriotism and civic involvement, and is listed in specified chapters of the United States Code or is a state affiliate of a listed organization
Requires a school district or charter school, upon request by an eligible patriotic youth membership organization, to schedule a date and time for representatives to engage in student recruitment activities and notify parents and guardians about scheduled speaking engagements while allowing them to opt their student out
Prohibits a school district or charter school from discriminating against an eligible patriotic youth membership organization in the use of school facilities for student recruitment outside of the normal school day
Clarifies that, except as required by federal law, a school district or charter school is not required to allow an organization that does not meet eligibility criteria to engage in student recruitment activities
Defines "patriotism" as support for the United States Constitution and American government and defines "student recruitment" as activities encouraging student participation, informing students about educational and civic opportunities, and explaining how the organization may benefit the student's school, community, and self
SB1358 charter schools; access; decision-making authority (Farnsworth)
Passed
Votes: 4-3-0-0
Grants each charter representative, charter school governing body member, and officer, director, member, and partner of a charter holder the following:
Access to the charter school's students and student records
Unrestricted access to the charter school's campuses
Authority to make final decisions regarding student learning in the charter school
Authority to make final decisions regarding the safety of the charter school's students and school campuses
Defines the following for the purposes of this section:
"Charter representative" means an individual who
Has the authority to execute contracts on behalf of the charter holder in accordance with the charter holder's articles of incorporation, operating agreement, or bylaws
Represents the charter holder before the state board for charter schools in matters related to accountability and compliance with federal, state, and local laws and with the terms and conditions of the charter
"Charter school governing body member" means an individual who is a member of a body organized to govern and manage a charter school
"Officer, director, member, or partner of a charter holder" means an individual who:
Has the authority to manage the operations and functions of a charter school or to make decisions on behalf of a charter holder
Includes:
An individual who possesses an ownership interest or voting rights, or both, in the charter school
An individual identified in sections 10-140, 10-801, 10-840, 10-3140, 10-3840, 29-301, 29-1001, 29-3102, and 29-4101 Arizona Revised Statutes
SB1427 schools; administrative employees; instruction requirement (Farnsworth)
Passed
Votes: 4-3-0-0
Requires each school in this state to mandate that each full-time administrative employee provide classroom instruction as a substitute teacher at least once per school year
Exempts a school employee who provides instruction as a substitute teacher under this requirement from obtaining a substitute teaching certificate from the state board of education
Prohibits a school from requiring an employee to annually provide instruction as a substitute teacher if the individual has not obtained a fingerprint clearance card or been fingerprinted pursuant to section 15-512 or is subject to discipline for immoral or unprofessional conduct
Defines "administrative employee" to include a school principal, superintendent, business manager, business official, or employee providing administrative services
Excludes individuals who regularly provide classroom instruction as a teacher or those who regularly provide services directly to students, including transportation, instructional support, or student support services
Defines "school" as a school district, a charter school, or an individual school operated by a school district
SB1470 graduation; children with disabilities (Farnsworth)
Passed as amended
Votes: 7-0-0-0
Includes a requirement in the annual achievement profile for schools and local education agencies that they must include, at a minimum, graduation rates in their academic and educational performance indicators
Requires that the school accountability system adopted by the state board of education gives a child with a disability, as defined in section 15-761 Arizona Revised Statutes, who graduates in a fifth, sixth, or seventh year cohort, the same weight as a student who graduates in a fourth year cohort
Requires the governing board of each school district or the county school superintendent to:
Allow an individualized education program team to determine that a student may benefit from special education and related services, including transition planning and services, until the end of the school year in which the student reaches twenty-two years of age
Prohibit the governing board of a school district or the county school superintendent from requiring a student to graduate before the graduation date determined by the student's individualized education program team
Prevent the department from imposing a penalty or withholding funding from a school for providing special education and related services to a high school student for more than four years if the student's individualized education program extends their graduation beyond four years
Makes technical corrections
SB1625 school transparency portal; reporting; requirements (Werner)
Passed as amended
Votes: 4-3-0-0
Requires each school district and charter school to post on its website a copy of its general ledger for the previous fiscal year by October 1 of each year, including receipts of revenues, expenditures, and disbursements
Prohibits the posted general ledger from including information listed in section 41-725, subsection E, Arizona Revised Statutes
Mandates that the posted general ledger must include the manner of payment, specifying whether it was made by check, warrant, or credit, debit, or other purchase card
Specifies that the funding source must be identified, including categorical codes and the accounts from which the expenditure was appropriated
Requires that the type and purpose of the transaction be disclosed
Establishes that the date and amount of each payment must be provided
Directs that the person or entity receiving the payment must be identified, including the parent entity if the recipient is owned by another entity
Makes technical corrections
SB1659 state board; allegations of misconduct (Bolick)
Passed as amended
Votes: 4-3-0-0
Requires the state board of education, on request, to provide information, records, or reports related to allegations that a certificated or noncertificated person engaged in conduct that, if true, constitutes grounds for disciplinary action to any entity listed in section 15-350 subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, if the person resigned or otherwise separated from employment with a school before the state board of education investigates the allegations or determines whether to take disciplinary action against the person
Makes technical corrections
SB1689 school districts; overexpenditures; ADE; notice (Farnsworth)
Passed
Votes: 6-0-1-0
Requires a county school superintendent to provide written notice to the department of education within two business days if they determine that a school district has committed an overexpenditure
Requires the department of education to notify the county school superintendent if it independently determines that a school district has committed an overexpenditure and to take any required actions
Prohibits drawing a warrant for an expenditure from maintenance and operation, capital outlay, adjacent ways, and federal and state grant funds, if the expenditure is not included in the school district's budget or exceeds the budgeted amount, unless the department of education provides written notification that budget capacity exists or the expenditure is authorized by the board of supervisors
Makes technical corrections
Mark your calendar! Here’s what’s coming up in next week’s committee meetings:
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 @ 2:00 PM
House Education Committee
The following bills will be heard:
HB2029 internet safety instruction; public schools (Martinez)
HB2158 ADE; high school diplomas; database (Crews)
HB2185 exchange teachers; technical correction (Gress)
HB2585 school open enrollment; tribal students (Garcia)
HB2609 advanced mathematics courses; student enrollment (Gress)
HB2700 academic standards; social studies; geography (Martinez)
HB2725 pledge of allegiance; parental notification (Lopez)
HB2792 student records; expulsions; disclosure requirements (Blackman)
HB2797 schools; sexual abuse prevention program (Gress)
HB2867 antisemitism; public schools; prohibition; penalties (Way)
HB2883 technical correction; school district boards (Hernandez L)
HCR2003 expenditure limit; school districts; authorization (Gress)
HCR2047 state land trust; permanent funds (Gress)
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025 @ 1:30 PM
Senate Education Committee
The following bills will be heard:
SB1226 school policies; wireless communications devices (Bolick)
SB1227 school safety; cell phone bans (Bolick)
SB1240 technical correction; transaction privilege tax (Mesnard)
SB1292 noncertificated school personnel; disciplinary action (Miranda)
SB1355 school mapping data; requirements; accessibility (Gowan)
SB1383 schools; health services; disclosures (Epstein)
SB1472 school district budgets; three years (Farnsworth)
SB1493 DCS; school visits; identification requirements (Farnsworth)
SB1502 literacy endorsement; curricula; special education (Farnsworth)
SB1503 continuation; school facilities oversight board (Farnsworth)
SB1505 certified teachers; braille literacy; requirements (Farnsworth)
SB1526 small school adjustments; district eligibility (Dunn)
SB1528 schools; sexual abuse prevention program (Bolick)
SB1693 students; interscholastic activities; eligibility; costs (Kavanagh)
SB1707 public high schools; AEDs; requirements (Gowan)
SCR1015 state land trust; permanent funds (Mesnard)
SCR1028 school bonds; sixty percent vote (Bolick)
SCR1032 permanent school fund; distribution; uses (Mesnard)