# Arizona HB 2074: school safety; proposals; assessments; plans Arizona HB 2074, school safety; proposals; assessments; plans, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matt Gress (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-29 (Third Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2074-57th-1st-regular - As of: 2026-10-27 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arizona HB 2074 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session - Title: school safety; proposals; assessments; plans - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-14 - Last action: 2025-04-29, Third Reading: Passed - Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: ade (see also: department of education), assessments, charter schools, children with disabilities, department of education (ade), education - title 15, emergency response plans, plans, proposals, public schools, school officers, school safety, triennial safety assessments - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (89 yes, 61 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More education options for charter students: benefit, medium. Students at charter schools outside the board exam system can earn a Grand Canyon diploma by passing the same board exams. Charter schools may choose to offer preschool for children with disabilities, but they do not have to offer it or guarantee a place. A charter high school may count an approved… - Protection for charter school applicants: benefit, low. School district boards and employees cannot unlawfully retaliate against district employees because they are involved in a charter school application. This protection also covers applications to turn all or part of an education program into a charter school. - Better training for school safety officers: benefit, low. Districts and charter schools with campus officers must train them to recognize and work effectively with children with disabilities. Safety proposals for certain officers must include training on student privacy, civil rights, and teen mental health. Proposals must also plan to share current site… - More school safety funding options: benefit, low. The school safety program can help approved districts and charter schools pay for safety officers, technology, training, and campus improvements. A school that cannot place approved officers, counselors, or social workers can request support for technology, training, or improvements instead. School… - Limits on where charter schools locate: cost, low. Certain charter schools cannot locate on school district property without approval from the district's governing board. Charter schools also cannot use eminent domain to acquire property. A school cannot locate within one-fourth mile of regulated agricultural land unless the landowner agrees in wri… - Charter school debt and asset rules: mixed, low. Charter schools can pledge their assets to secure loans or other credit, giving them another way to seek financing but allowing lenders to claim pledged assets. Property accumulated by a charter school remains the school's property. Sponsors and their staff have personal liability protection for go… - Community access to charter school property: mixed, low. A charter school may let people and groups use its buildings, grounds, buses, or equipment for lawful purposes and may charge a reasonable fee. Schools do not have to offer access. Charter schools and their employees generally have protection from civil liability for decisions about allowing proper… - Longer renewals and tighter charter oversight: mixed, low. A charter begins with a 15-fiscal-year term and may receive successive 20-year renewals. Sponsors must review schools every five years using public standards for academic, operational, and financial performance. Schools seeking early renewal must give at least nine months' notice. Sponsors generall… - New fees and costs for charter schools: mixed, low. Charter schools must carry liability and property-loss insurance. They also pay a processing fee when amending a contract for online instruction, and may pay juvenile probation officers' participation costs under a law-related education agreement. Sponsors can charge new applicants for application… - Regular safety checks for funded schools: mixed, low. Schools receiving safety program funds must have an emergency plan and hire a state-approved provider to assess each site every five years. The review covers physical security and the emergency plan. Every three years, the education department must assess a random sample of program participants and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matt Gress (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-29 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 17 | 12 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | MOTION: failed to pass | fail | 11 | 14 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | DP | pass | 6 | 4 | | | 2025-03-05 | House | DP | pass | 4 | 3 | | | 2025-02-03 | House | THIRD: Passed | pass | 35 | 24 | | | 2025-01-27 | House | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 | | | 2025-01-14 | House | DPA | pass | 8 | 4 | | ## Actions (10) - 2025-04-29: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2025-04-17: COW Motion to Amend: failed to pass (House) - 2025-04-17: Committee of the Whole: do pass (House) - 2025-04-08: undefined: PFC (House) - 2025-03-11: undefined: DP (House) - 2025-03-05: undefined: DP (House) - 2025-02-03: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2025-01-30: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (House) - 2025-01-27: undefined: C&P (House) - 2025-01-14: undefined: DPA (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0129.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530197) - House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2074H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522611) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2074P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520656) ## Related bills - HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed) - HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed) - HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed) - HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed) - HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs (signed) - SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0129.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/530197) - [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2074H.htm) - [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/522611) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/HB2074P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/520656) ## Related - [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular) - [HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2035-57th-1st-regular) - [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular) - [Arizona bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona/bills) - [Arizona state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2074-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).