Title 15 — Education
18 chapters · 856 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 15-301 Office of county school superintendent; qualifications; travel expenses
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A. A person is eligible for election as county school superintendent if the person holds a basic or standard certificate to teach in the schools of this state. B. In addition to the salary allowed by law, the county school superintendent is eligible for reimbursement of travel ex…
A.R.S. § 15-302 Powers and duties
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A. The county school superintendent shall: 1. Distribute all laws, reports, circulars, instructions and forms that the county school superintendent may receive for the use of school officers. 2. Record all official acts. 3. Appoint governing board members of school districts to f…
A.R.S. § 15-303 Apportionment of funds
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The county school superintendent shall apportion the school monies to each school district of the county. He shall give written notification to the county treasurer of the amount apportioned to each school district and to the governing board of the school district of the amount a…
A.R.S. § 15-304 Warrants; limitations; definition
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A. The county school superintendent, on the voucher of the governing board of a school district, shall draw the county school superintendent's warrant on the county treasurer for all necessary expenses against the school fund of the district. The warrants shall be drawn in the or…
A.R.S. § 15-305 Accommodation schools; optional high school equivalency preparation instruction; requirements; definition
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1. Before providing high school equivalency preparation instruction pursuant to this section, the county school superintendent shall obtain written consent from the student's parent or, if emancipated, the student. 2. Each student who participates in high school equivalency prepa…
A.R.S. § 15-308 Providing educational services of an accommodation school
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A. The county school superintendent may provide educational services of an accommodation school to the school districts in the county using the facilities of the accommodation school. The county school superintendent shall administer the program and shall develop a fiscal year bu…
A.R.S. § 15-321 Organization; election of officers of the board; meetings; execution of warrants; exemption
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A. For the purpose of organizing the governing board, the board shall meet at the most convenient public facility in the school district. If a public facility is not available within the district, the governing board may meet at any available public facility that is convenient to…
A.R.S. § 15-322 Organization of the governing board of a consolidated school district
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A. A meeting of the governing board of the consolidated school district shall be called by the county school superintendent within ten days after their election. B. At the meeting provided by subsection A the members shall organize the board of the consolidated school district. 1…
A.R.S. § 15-323 Governing board member; voting eligibility; purchases from board member
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A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a governing board member is eligible to vote on any budgetary, personnel or other question which comes before the board, except: 1. It shall be unlawful for a member to vote on a specific item which concerns the appointment, employme…
A.R.S. § 15-326 Capacity to sue and be sued and to hold and convey property
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The governing board of a school district shall in the district name, as specified in section 15-441, subsection B: 1. Sue and be sued. 2. Hold and convey property for the use and benefit of the district.
A.R.S. § 15-327 Advisory meetings of school district electors; notice; procedure; effect
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A. The governing board may call meetings of the qualified school electors of the school district for consultation concerning any litigation in which the district is engaged or is likely to become engaged, or concerning any other affairs of the district not otherwise provided for.…
A.R.S. § 15-328 Single administrative program
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A. Any common school district and any high school district having common governing board membership and coterminous district boundaries may by resolution of each board provide for the operation of such school districts under a single administrative program. B. Operation of school…
A.R.S. § 15-341 General powers and duties; immunity; delegation
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A. Each school district governing board shall: 1. Prescribe and enforce policies and procedures to govern the schools that are not inconsistent with the laws or rules prescribed by the state board of education. 2. Exclude from schools all books, publications, papers or audiovisua…
A.R.S. § 15-341.01 One hundred eighty day school year; definition
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A. Notwithstanding any other law and except as prescribed in section 15-393, subsection D, paragraph 5, school instruction shall be conducted in each public school in this state for school sessions that total at least one hundred eighty days each school year. The superintendent o…
A.R.S. § 15-342 Discretionary powers
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1. Expel pupils for misconduct. 2. Exclude from grades one through eight children under six years of age. 3. Make such separation of groups of pupils as it deems advisable. 4. Maintain such special schools during vacation as deemed necessary for the benefit of the pupils of the s…
A.R.S. § 15-342.01 School districts; roof inspection protocol
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A school district shall develop a roof inspection protocol that shall be used prior to any repair or replacement of roof elements or roof mounted equipment performed in accordance with the requirements of the local building official requiring a permit. Inspections shall be conduc…
A.R.S. § 15-342.02 Dating abuse policies
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A school district governing board may prescribe and enforce policies and procedures to address incidents of dating abuse involving students at school that may be based on a model dating abuse policy.
A.R.S. § 15-342.03 Other powers and duties
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B. If a school district decides not to participate in the board examination system prescribed in chapter 7, article 6 of this title, pupils enrolled in that school district may earn a Grand Canyon diploma by obtaining a passing score on the same board examinations.
A.R.S. § 15-342.04 Sale or lease of vacant and partially used school buildings
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Notwithstanding section 15-342, an election is not required for the sale or lease of a building or a partially used building if the building has been vacant or partially used pursuant to section 15-119 for at least three years.
A.R.S. § 15-342.05 Face coverings; vaccines; requirement prohibition
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B. A school district or charter school may not require a student or teacher to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 or to wear a face covering to participate in in-person instruction.
A.R.S. § 15-343 Employment of professional help
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A. The governing board may employ professional personnel deemed necessary for making surveys and recommendations relating to the curricula, physical plant and other requirements of the district. B. The governing board may employ an attorney to represent the district if the county…
A.R.S. § 15-344 Administration of prescription, patent or proprietary medications by employees; civil immunity; definition
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A. Each school district governing board and charter school governing body shall establish policies and procedures governing the administration of a prescription medication or a patent or proprietary medication to students by employees. In the case of a minor student, such adminis…
A.R.S. § 15-344.01 Diabetes management; policies and procedures; emergency administration of glucagon; voluntary diabetes care assistants; standing orders for glucagon; civil immunity
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A. The school district governing board and the charter school governing body may adopt policies and procedures for pupils who have been diagnosed with diabetes by a health professional who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, 14, 17 or 25 or a nurse practitioner who is l…
A.R.S. § 15-345 Chemical abuse prevention policies and procedures
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The school district governing board may adopt chemical abuse prevention policies and procedures in consultation with pupils, school district personnel and members of the community, including parents and local law enforcement agencies.
A.R.S. § 15-346 Policies and procedures concerning pupils with chronic health problems; definition
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A. The governing board shall adopt policies and procedures concerning pupils with chronic health problems in consultation with parents, teachers and at least one health professional. The policies and procedures shall be designed to provide continuing learning for pupils with chro…
A.R.S. § 15-347 Extracurricular activities; cultural tradition
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A. A governing board shall consider the cultural traditions of pupils when establishing or enforcing rules related to a pupil's participation in extracurricular school activities. If district rules or rules regulating a district's participation in an extracurricular program prohi…
A.R.S. § 15-348 Dress code policies; traditional tribal regalia; objects of cultural significance; graduation ceremonies; definitions
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B. For the purposes of this section, "objects of cultural significance" and "traditional tribal regalia" include an eagle feather or eagle plume.
A.R.S. § 15-350 Investigation of immoral or unprofessional conduct; confidentiality; definition
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B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the state board of education may provide information, records or reports relating to the investigation of a certificated or noncertificated person to any of the following: 1. Any school or school district that currently employs the…
A.R.S. § 15-351 School councils; duties; membership
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A. The purpose of this section is to ensure that individuals who are affected by the outcome of a decision at the school site share in the decision making process. B. Each school shall establish a school council. A governing board may delegate to a school council the responsibili…
A.R.S. § 15-352 Exemptions
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A. The governing board is not obligated to reconstitute previously formed school councils pursuant to this section if the existing school councils include representation by more than one teacher and more than one parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled at the school. B. The govern…
A.R.S. § 15-354 Principals; supplies and materials purchases
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A. Notwithstanding any other law, the governing board of a school district may authorize school principals to sign negotiable instruments on behalf of the school district if the negotiable instruments are used for the purchase of supplies and materials that are necessary to condu…
A.R.S. § 15-361 Establishment of evening and night schools; admission of students; tuition
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The governing board of a school district may establish an evening or night school when in its judgment the school is necessary or convenient. The school shall be open for admission of children between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one years, but this shall not be construed as a…
A.R.S. § 15-362 Libraries; powers and duties; authority to contract
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A. The governing board of a school district may establish and maintain libraries. Such libraries shall be under control of the governing board. The governing board is accountable for the care of the libraries, but the board may appoint district librarians or put the libraries und…
A.R.S. § 15-363 School recreation centers; authority to contract with public recreation boards and agencies
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A. The governing board may operate school buildings and grounds for the purpose of providing a public play and recreation center. The governing board may organize and conduct in the center community recreation activities which contribute to the physical, mental and moral welfare …
A.R.S. § 15-364 Agreements and expenditure of public monies for recreational facilities on school properties; use of proceeds of bond issues
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A. The governing board of a school district may enter into agreements with counties, cities, towns or other school district governing boards, providing for the construction, development, cooperative maintenance, operation and use of parks and recreational facilities, including sw…
A.R.S. § 15-365 Service programs operated through the office of a county school superintendent; reports; definitions
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A. The county school superintendent may establish service programs that are available to any county free library district, municipal library, local school district governing board, nonprofit and public library, tribal library, private school or tribal school officially requesting…
A.R.S. § 15-381 Liabilities of the governing board; payment of liabilities; immunity
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A. The governing board is liable as such, in the name of the school district, for a judgment against the district for salary due a teacher on contract and for all debts contracted under this title. It shall pay judgments or liabilities from the school monies to the credit of the …
A.R.S. § 15-382 Authorization to self-insure; pooling agreements; joint agreements; trustees; liability coverage and pool requirements; definition
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A. The school district governing board may determine that self-insurance is necessary or desirable in the best interest of the district and may provide for a self-insurance program or programs for the district including risk management consultation. Any risk management consultant…
A.R.S. § 15-383 Insurance on school bus and other vehicle operators; authority of the governing board to purchase
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A. The governing board may purchase public liability and property damage insurance covering school bus drivers while driving school buses and operators of vehicles described in section 15-925 while driving those vehicles. B. The governing board of any school district may require …
A.R.S. § 15-384 Authorization for insurance coverage for students
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A. The governing board of any school district, or the county school superintendent concerning accommodation schools, may provide or make available health benefits plan coverage for the school district. Such services may be secured only by either of the following methods: 1. Obtai…
A.R.S. § 15-385 Premiums of a bond or insurance for accommodation schools or federally owned buildings on Indian reservation
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A. When by the provisions of an agreement entered into between the state, an officer or agency thereof or a school district of this state, and the government of the United States or an agency or officer thereof, for the use of school buildings on Indian reservations, whereby a sc…
A.R.S. § 15-386 Insurance refund fund
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A. Monies retained for insurance premium payments which are refunded to a school district at the end of a fiscal year by an insurer with which the governing board contracted for that fiscal year may be deposited with the county treasurer who shall credit the deposits to the insur…
A.R.S. § 15-387 Procurement of insurance; eligibility of governing board members, former board members and surviving spouse and dependents; deposit of monies
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A. Notwithstanding section 15-323, the governing board may procure insurance from any insurer authorized by the director of the department of insurance and financial institutions or may establish a self-insurance program as provided in section 15-382 for the management and admini…
A.R.S. § 15-388 Optional inclusion of school district 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 board of a school district determines that state health and accident insurance coverage is necessary or desirable and in the best interest of the district, it may provide for inclusion of the district's employees and spouses and dependents of school district emp…
A.R.S. § 15-391 Definitions
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In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Career technical education board" means a career technical education district governing board. 2. "Career technical education course" means a course that is offered by a career technical education district as part of a c…
A.R.S. § 15-392 Formation of career technical education districts
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A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, school districts that are interested in forming a career technical education district shall conduct a study to determine the need to establish a career technical education district in an area consisting of two or more school district…
A.R.S. § 15-393 Career technical education district governing board; report; definitions
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A. The management and control of a career technical education district are vested in the career technical education district governing board, including the content and quality of the courses offered by the district, the quality of teachers who provide instruction on behalf of the…
A.R.S. § 15-393.01 Career technical education districts; annual report; performance and accountability
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A. The department of education shall include each career technical education district in the department's annual achievement profiles required by section 15-241, except that a career technical education district may not be assigned a letter grade pursuant to section 15-241. Subje…
A.R.S. § 15-394 Preservation of years of employment
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The years of employment of a certificated teacher who has been employed by a school district for more than the major portion of three consecutive school years shall be preserved if that teacher moves from a school district to a career technical education district or from a career…
A.R.S. § 15-395 Enlarging career technical education districts
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A. To add school districts to a career technical education district, the career technical education board shall first publish a copy of a proposed resolution accepting the school district into the career technical education district in a newspaper of general circulation in the sc…