Title 15, Education

A. All outstanding authorizations permitting the issuance of bonds, as provided in this section and sections 15-1022 through 15-1030, or the incurring of debt by a common school district or a high school district at the time either such district becomes part of a unified school d…

A. All school buildings of established school districts which are located within any unified school district shall, together with all equipment and furnishings, become the property of the unified school district. B. If any established common school district or high school distric…

A. Any school district may submit to the attorney general bonds to be issued under this article after the school district has authorized their issuance. Within fifteen days after submission by the school district, the attorney general shall examine the bonds and pass on the valid…

The student accountability information system is established to enable school districts, career technical education districts and charter schools to transmit student level data and school finance data electronically through the internet to the department of education for the purp…

A. The department of education shall notify school districts, career technical education districts and charter schools of electronic data submission procedures and shall distribute a list of the specific student level data elements, including the statutory or regulatory reference…

A. Any disclosure of educational records compiled by the department of education pursuant to this article shall comply with the family educational rights and privacy act (20 United States Code section 1232g). B. Student level data may not be updated unless the change is authorize…

A. Any collection, maintenance or disclosure of pupil educational records compiled by the department of education in an education database of pupil records shall comply with the family educational rights and privacy act (20 United States Code section 1232g). B. The department of …

A. An operator may not knowingly do any of the following: 1. Engage in targeted advertising on the operator's site, service or application or on any other site, service or application if the targeting of the advertising is based on any information, including covered information a…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "noncustodial federal monies": 1. Means federal monies that are received by the department of education and that meet at least one of the following criteria: (a) Are designated by the federal government as block grant monies…

The department of education shall account for all federal monies it receives in separate accounts or funds as necessary to meet accounting, budgetary and auditing requirements. The department of education may use the most efficient system of accounts and records, consistent with …

A. If the activities of a school district require immediate cash outlays for items including postage, freight, express, fuel taxes, parcel post, travel or other minor disbursements but not including salaries or wages, which are proper as ultimate claims for payment from school di…

A. The governing board, or the superintendent or chief administrative officer with the approval of the governing board, may expend the proceeds from the sale or lease of school property for the payment of any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the school district or for the reduc…

A. Monies received for and derived from insurance losses shall be deposited with the county treasurer who shall credit the deposits to the insurance proceeds fund of the respective school district. The insurance proceeds fund of a school district is a continuing fund that is not …

Unemployment compensation monies shall be deposited with the county treasurer who shall credit the deposits to the unemployment compensation fund of the respective school district. The unemployment compensation fund of a school district is a continuing fund not subject to reversi…

A. The governing board, or the superintendent or chief administrative officer with the approval of the governing board, may lease school property, including school buildings, grounds, buses and equipment, to any person, group or organization for any lawful purpose, including recr…

A. A school district governing board, or the superintendent or chief administrative officer with the approval of the governing board, may establish a permanent teacherage fund. Such fund shall be comprised of proceeds obtained from the lease of teacherages within the school distr…

A. Monies received for and derived from settlement of legal controversies or from recovery of costs, attorney fees or damages by a school district in litigation by or against the school district shall be deposited with the county treasurer who shall credit the deposits to the lit…

A. A school district governing board may establish district services programs to provide goods or services, excluding services provided pursuant to section 15-213, to district schools or departments or other school districts and may charge users on a cost reimbursement basis. Rev…

All monies raised with the approval of the governing board of a school district by the efforts of students in pursuance of or in connection with all activities of student organizations, clubs, school plays or other student entertainment other than funds specified in sections 15-1…

A. The governing board of any school district having student activities monies shall establish a student activities fund and appoint a student activities treasurer. The student activities treasurer shall deposit the student activities monies in a bank account designated the stude…

A. The student activities treasurer or assistant student activities treasurer shall maintain an accurate detailed record of all revenues and expenditures of the student activities fund. The record shall be made in such form as the governing board of the school district prescribes…

The governing board of a school district may, by resolution entered upon its minutes, establish a revolving fund for the purpose of meeting necessary current expenses connected with student activities as defined by this article. The amount of the revolving fund shall be determine…

The auxiliary operations fund shall consist of all monies raised with the approval of the school district governing board in pursuance of and in connection with all activities of school bookstores and athletic activities.

A. Auxiliary operations fund monies shall be accounted for in accordance with the requirements of the uniform system of financial records. B. Auxiliary operations fund monies shall be deposited after authorization by the governing board in a bank account designated as the auxilia…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Community school" means any school engaged in a community school program. 2. "Community school monies" means monies received as fees, tuitions, grants or donations from any person or agency for a community school program…

The governing board of any school district may: 1. Establish and operate a community school program in any school in its school district. 2. Budget and expend from the maintenance and operation section of the budget, as defined in section 15-903, to employ a qualified director ne…

Monies deposited in a community school fund of a school district may be used for community school programs only and are not subject to reversion, except upon termination of a community school program. Upon termination of a community school program any remaining funds shall revert…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "school meal programs" means programs under which meals are served by a public or private school on a nonprofit basis to children in attendance, including a program under which federal assistance is received.

The state board of education may enter into agreements with an agency of the federal government, a governing board or another agency or person, direct the disbursement of federal and state monies in accordance with federal and state law, direct the distribution of commodities as …

A. The state board of education may accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by act of Congress and apportioned to the state for use in connection with school meal programs. The state board shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, such funds in the s…

A. A governing board may operate school meal programs, and for that purpose may employ personnel, purchase equipment and food and incur other necessary expenses, making payment therefor through the use of gifts or donations, proceeds of sales of school meals, contributions made a…

The state board of education shall prescribe regulations for keeping accounts and records and making reports, under the supervision of governing boards. The accounts and records shall be available at all times for inspection and audit by authorized officials and shall be preserve…

There shall be included in the budget of the superintendent of public instruction, for presentation to the legislature, such amounts as required by the state board of education for and limited to the administration of this article, including the establishment, maintenance, operat…

A. The governing board of any school district may enter into an agreement with any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association or public agency whereby the school district agrees to prepare meals for persons sixty years of age or older and their spouses, or any group …

The state board of education is designated as the state agency empowered to make application to the secretary of agriculture of the United States, or any other proper federal official, pursuant and subject to the provisions of act of May 3, 1950 (P.L. 81-499; 40 U.S.C. sec. 440 e…

Notwithstanding any other law, funds and the proceeds of the trust assets shall be received by the state board of education and shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in a special fund to be known as the Arizona youth farm loan fund that is maintained as a re…

A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, monies in the Arizona youth farm loan fund may be used only for such of the rural rehabilitation purposes as are permissible under the Arizona rural rehabilitation corporation's charter as it appeared during the calendar year…

The state board of education on behalf of the state of Arizona is authorized and empowered to: 1. Collect, compromise, adjust or cancel claims and obligations arising out of or administered under this article or under any mortgage, lease, contract or other agreement entered into …

The United States, and the secretary of agriculture thereof, shall be held free from liability by virtue of the transfer of the assets to the state board of education pursuant to this article.

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Child" means a person who is at least three years of age by September 1 of the current year but who is under twenty-two years of age. 2. "Foster parent" means a person who may serve as the parent of a child with disabili…

A. There is established a special education fund, which shall consist of legislative appropriations made to the fund for purposes of this section and section 15-1202. B. The fund shall be administered by the superintendent of public instruction for the purposes provided in this a…

A. A voucher may not be issued pursuant to this article and a residential special education placement may not be made in a private residential placement facility unless the requirements of section 15-765, subsection G have been met. B. If a state placing agency places a child in …

A. The director of the division of special education shall develop requirements for the approval of vouchers, as provided in this section, including the following: 1. For a special education residential placement voucher, documentation that the requirements of section 15-765 have…

A. For a child who is placed in a private residential facility pursuant to this article, the home school district is responsible for reviewing the child's educational progress and planning for integrating the child into a public school when it is educationally appropriate. B. The…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Fund" means the special education fund established by section 15-1182. 2. "Institution" means the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind, the Arizona training program facilities as provided in section 36-551 an…

A. There is established a separate account within the fund which shall consist of legislative appropriations to the account for special education institutional vouchers. B. The account shall be administered by the superintendent of public instruction for the purposes provided in …