Title 15 — Education
18 chapters · 856 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 15-160.02 Seizure management and treatment plans; requirements; immunity; online instruction; rules
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A. Beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, the parent or guardian of a student who has a seizure disorder and who is enrolled in a school that is operated by a school district or a charter school in this state may submit to the school district or charter school in which the stude…
A.R.S. § 15-160.03 Department of child safety caseworker; school visit; identification requirement
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A. When a department of child safety caseworker visits a child at the child's school for the purpose of an interview, the school shall require that the caseworker present the caseworker's department of child safety identification. The caseworker may be asked to show the caseworke…
A.R.S. § 15-160.04 Routine health care services; employee credentials; training requirements; definition
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A. On request by a student's parent or guardian, each school district or charter school that provides routine health care services to students in the school's health office shall provide the health care credentials, if any, of each individual who provides routine health care serv…
A.R.S. § 15-161 State control over private schools
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Nothing in this title shall be construed to provide the state board of education or the governing boards of school districts control or supervision over private schools.
A.R.S. § 15-181 Charter schools; purpose; scope
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A. Charter schools may be established pursuant to this article to provide a learning environment that will improve pupil achievement. Charter schools provide additional academic choices for parents and pupils. Charter schools may consist of new schools or all or any portion of an…
A.R.S. § 15-182 State board for charter schools; membership; terms; compensation; duties
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A. The state board for charter schools is established consisting of the following members: 1. The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee. 2. Five members of the general public, at least two of whom reside in a school district where at least sixty pe…
A.R.S. § 15-183 Charter schools; application; requirements; immunity; exemptions; renewal of application; reprisal; fee; funds; annual reports; definitions
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1. A detailed educational plan. 2. A detailed business plan. 3. A detailed operational plan. 4. Any other materials required by the sponsor. B. The sponsor of a charter school may contract with a public body, private person or private organization for the purpose of establishing …
A.R.S. § 15-183.01 New charter application processing fund
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The new charter application processing fund is established consisting of fees collected by the state board for charter schools. The state board for charter schools shall administer the fund. The state board for charter schools shall use monies in the fund only for the processing …
A.R.S. § 15-184 Charter schools; admissions requirements; parental classroom visits
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A. A charter school shall enroll all eligible pupils who submit a timely application, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level or building. B. A charter school shall give enrollment preference to pupils who are returning to the chart…
A.R.S. § 15-185 Charter schools; financing; civil penalties; transportation; definition
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B. Financial provisions for a charter school that is sponsored by the state board of education, the state board for charter schools, a university, a community college district or a group of community college districts are as follows: 1. The charter school shall calculate a base s…
A.R.S. § 15-185.01 Charter school pupils attending career technical education districts; average daily membership calculation
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Notwithstanding section 15-185, subsection C, if a pupil is enrolled in both a charter school and a career technical education district and resides within the boundaries of a school district participating in the career technical education district, the average daily membership fo…
A.R.S. § 15-186 Pupil disciplinary procedures; notification
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Each charter school governing body shall develop procedures that require the charter school to annually report to the department of education in a manner prescribed by the department the number of suspensions and expulsions that involve the possession, use or sale of an illegal s…
A.R.S. § 15-186.01 Parental notification; immunity
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A. In addition to the notification requirements prescribed in section 15-186, each charter school governing body shall prescribe and enforce reasonable and appropriate policies to notify a pupil's parent or guardian if any person engages in harassing, threatening, or intimidating…
A.R.S. § 15-187 Charter schools; teachers; employment benefits
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A. A teacher who is employed by or teaching at a charter school and who was previously employed as a teacher at a school district shall not lose any right of certification, retirement or salary status or any other benefit provided by law, by the rules of the governing board of th…
A.R.S. § 15-187.01 Optional inclusion of charter school employees in state health and accident coverage; payment of premiums; advance notice; minimum period of participation; definition
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A. If a governing body of a charter school determines that state health and accident insurance coverage is necessary or desirable and in the best interest of the charter school, it may provide for inclusion of the charter school's employees and spouses and dependents of the chart…
A.R.S. § 15-188 Charter schools stimulus fund
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A. The charter schools stimulus fund is established for the purpose of providing financial support to charter school applicants and charter schools for start-up costs and costs associated with renovating or remodeling existing buildings and structures. The fund consists of monies…
A.R.S. § 15-189 Charter schools; total compensation statement
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1. Base salary and any additional pay. 2. Medical benefits and the value of any employer-paid portions of insurance plan premiums. 3. Retirement benefit plans, including social security. 4. Legally required benefits. 5. Any paid leave. 6. Any other payment made to or on behalf of…
A.R.S. § 15-189.01 Charter schools; zoning; development fees
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A. Charter schools shall be classified the same as public schools that are operated by a school district for the purposes of zoning and the assessment of zoning fees, site plan fees and development fees, including any required hearings or applications. Municipalities and counties…
A.R.S. § 15-189.02 Charter schools; public bidding requirements
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A. A charter school's procurement is exempt from public bidding requirements if the aggregate dollar amount of the procurement does not exceed the maximum amount of the exemption authorized by title 41, chapter 23 or pursuant to rules adopted by the director of the department of …
A.R.S. § 15-189.03 Academic credits; transfer
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A. If a pupil who was previously enrolled in a charter school or school district enrolls in a charter school in this state, the charter school shall accept credits earned by the pupil in courses or instructional programs at the charter school or school district. A charter school …
A.R.S. § 15-189.04 Policies and procedures; emergency administration; epinephrine and inhalers
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The governing body of each charter school shall prescribe and enforce policies and procedures for the emergency administration of epinephrine delivery systems by a trained employee of the charter school pursuant to section 15-157 and may prescribe and enforce policies and procedu…
A.R.S. § 15-189.05 Charter school budgets; posting of teacher salary information; annual report
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A. The budget for each charter school shall contain the following information: 1. The average salary of all teachers employed by the charter school for the current year. 2. The average salary of all teachers employed by the charter school for the previous year. 3. The dollar incr…
A.R.S. § 15-189.06 Charter schools; teacher performance evaluation systems; principal evaluation policies
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A. Each charter school governing body shall establish a system to evaluate the performance of teachers in the charter school that results in at least one evaluation of each teacher by a qualified evaluator each school year. Each governing body shall establish a teacher performanc…
A.R.S. § 15-189.07 Library collection; parental access; public review; exemption
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1. Beginning January 1, 2023, in consultation with parents, teachers and administrators, develop and adopt procedures by which parents have access to the charter school's library collection of available books and materials and may receive a list of books and materials borrowed fr…
A.R.S. § 15-191 Definitions
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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Eligible parent" means a parent who meets the following requirements: (a) Has a three year old or four year old child. (b) Lacks sufficient mastery of basic educational or basic English language skills needed to function…