Title 15 — Education

In this title, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Accommodation school" means either: (a) A school that is operated through the county board of supervisors and the county school superintendent and that the county school superintendent administers to serve a military reser…

A. Each school district governing board, in consultation with parents, teachers and administrators, shall develop and adopt a policy to promote the involvement of parents and guardians of children enrolled in the schools within the school district, including: 1. A plan for parent…

A. The state board of education shall review allegations of school district insolvency and gross mismanagement. The state board shall give the school district an opportunity to respond to these allegations at a public meeting. If the state board determines that the school distric…

A. Before it conducts a mental health screening on any pupil, defined as a survey, analysis or evaluation created by a governmental or private third party pursuant to the protection of pupil rights amendment (20 United States Code section 1232h; 34 Code of Federal Regulations par…

A. A school may permit the use of restraint or seclusion techniques on any pupil if both of the following apply: 1. The pupil's behavior presents an imminent danger of bodily harm to the pupil or others. 2. Less restrictive interventions appear insufficient to mitigate the immine…

An applicant who applies for a new teaching certificate in order to teach in a school district, a participant in field experience or student teaching in this state, an applicant who applies for a renewal of an existing teaching certificate in order to continue teaching in a schoo…

A. A county school superintendent, within two business days, shall provide written notice to the department of education, if, in the county school superintendent's judgment, a school district has committed an overexpenditure under this section. If the department of education, wit…

(Subsection A was added with a 1998 Prop. 105 clause pursuant to L12, Ch. 159) A. In addition to the limitations prescribed in section 36-2802, subsection B, a person, including a cardholder as defined in section 36-2801, may not lawfully possess or use marijuana on the campus of…

A. A school in a school district or a charter school shall not collect biometric information from a pupil unless the pupil's parent or guardian gives written permission to collect biometric information from the pupil. B. At least thirty days before a school in a school district o…

A. A public educational institution shall not discriminate against students or parents on the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious expression. B. If an assignment requires a student's viewpoint to be expressed in coursework, artwork or other written or oral assignments, a …

[Repealed or reserved.]

1. Promote the overthrow of the United States government. 2. Promote resentment toward a race or class of people. 3. Are designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group. 4. Advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the treatment of pupils as individuals. B. If the state bo…

A. A parent of a student in a public educational institution has the right to review learning materials and activities in advance. A parent who objects to any learning material or activity on the basis that the material or activity is harmful may request to withdraw that parent's…

A. A school, charter school or school district shall not display any achievement, classification or ranking that was assigned by a public or private entity after the achievement, classification or ranking is no longer current unless the year of issuance of the achievement, classi…

A. In view of the state's strong interest in promoting childbirth and adoption over elective abortion, no school district or charter school in this state may endorse or provide financial or instructional program support to any program that does not present childbirth and adoption…

B. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Abortion" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2151. 2. "Medical emergency" has the same meaning prescribed in section 36-2151. 3. "Public educational institution" means any of the following: (a) A community college as defined in …

A. A school district governing board or charter school governing body that authorizes the assessment of fees pursuant to this title shall ensure that all fees contain a provision that allows the fees to be waived in the event of economic hardship to the pupil. B. The nonpayment o…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, each school district and charter school shall obtain written informed consent from the parent of a pupil before administering any survey that solicits personal information about the pupil regarding any of the following: 1. Critical appraisals of …

A. Each school district and charter school shall provide at least two recess periods during the school day for pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through three. From and after August 1, 2019 each school district and charter school shall provide at least two recess per…

A. The division of school facilities within the department of administration shall annually publish a list of vacant buildings and partially used buildings that are owned by this state or by school districts in this state and that may be suitable for the operation of a school. Th…

A. Beginning in the 2020-2021 school year, school districts and charter schools shall provide training in suicide awareness and prevention for school guidance counselors, teachers, principals and other school personnel who work with pupils in grades six through twelve. Each perso…

[Repealed or reserved.]

1. "Males", "men" or "boys". 2. "Females", "women" or "girls". 3. "Coed" or "mixed". B. Athletic teams or sports designated for "females", "women" or "girls" may not be open to students of the male sex. C. This section does not restrict the eligibility of any student to participa…

B. Materials may be exempted from the provisions of subsection A if all of the following requirements are met: 1. The exempted material possesses serious educational value for minors or possesses serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. 2. The public school requ…

1. A school district, a school that is operated by a school district or a charter school may satisfy any statutory requirement to post, prominently display, make accessible or otherwise include specified information on its website by making a link to the information available on …

A. Each school district governing board and charter school governing body shall prescribe and enforce policies and procedures that both: 1. Govern student access to the internet as provided by the school, including policies that restrict student access to social media platforms. …

A. Each school district or charter school that employs one or more officers on one or more school campuses, including indirect employment through the school safety program pursuant to section 15-154, shall train each officer how to recognize and effectively interact with children…

A. Notwithstanding title 36, chapter 21.1, article 3, beginning August 1, 2026, each public school in this state that provides instruction to students in any of grades nine through twelve and that sponsors an athletic team or sports program shall: 1. Provide an automated external…

A. Employees of school districts, accommodation school employees, employees of the community college districts, employees of the universities and all other certificated and noncertificated employees of the schools of this state, including those located at state institutions, may …

A. The governing board of any school district in this state or the Arizona board of regents may enter into agreements with any foreign country, state, territory or possession of the United States or other school district within the state for the exchange and employment of teacher…

The state board of education shall issue temporary certificates to exchange teachers and professors of foreign countries and other states whose training and background comply with the rules promulgated by the board for certification and are equivalent to those of the local teache…

An international teacher or professor may not be employed in this state unless the international teacher or professor has been issued proper certification.

During the exchange teaching provided for in this article, the salaries of the exchange teachers or professors may be paid by either the school districts or universities or colleges by which they are regularly employed, or by the school districts or universities or colleges in wh…

A. All regular deductions for retirement as required by law shall be made from the salary of the local teacher or professor participating in exchange teaching pursuant to this article. B. No such teacher or professor shall lose any right of certification, retirement, salary statu…

A. The right to inspect and review educational records and the release of or access to these records, other information or instructional materials is governed by federal law in the family educational and privacy rights act of 1974 (20 United States Code sections 1232g, 1232h and …

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a school may disclose directory information relating to students in accordance with state and federal law if the school first notifies the parent or eligible student of all of the following: 1. The types of information that t…

1. Attendance records. 2. Test scores of school-administered tests and statewide assessments. 3. Grades. 4. Extracurricular activities or club participation. 5. Disciplinary records. 6. Counseling records. 7. Psychological records. 8. Applications for admission. 9. Health and imm…

A. Every student, teacher and visitor in public and private schools, community colleges, colleges and universities shall wear appropriate eye protective ware while participating in or when observing vocational, technical, industrial arts, art or laboratory science activities invo…

A. The governing board of each school district shall develop and adopt a policy to provide pupils and employees with at least forty-eight hours' notice before pesticides are applied on school property. The policy shall include at least the following: 1. Procedures for oral notifi…

A. Each school district governing board and charter school governing body shall prescribe and enforce policies and procedures for school personnel to report any suspected crime against a person or property that is a serious offense as defined in section 13-706 or that involves a …

A. The school safety program is established within the department of education to support, promote and enhance safe and effective learning environments for all students by supporting the costs of placing school resource officers, juvenile probation officers, school safety officer…

A. Any public or charter school that teaches a character education curriculum pursuant to section 15-719 is eligible for a state matching grant. The school shall provide matching monies from any lawful source, except that the school shall not use resources obtained from a federal…

1. Develop an emergency response plan pursuant to section 15-341, subsection A, paragraph 31 or section 15-183, subsection E, paragraph 10 to satisfy the requirements prescribed in this paragraph. 2. Every five years, contract with a school safety assessment provider from the lis…

A. The department of education shall cooperate with the county school superintendent, the county sheriff and the local chief of police to allow a law enforcement agency, with the consent of the school, to assign a peace officer, a full-authority reserve peace officer who is certi…

A. A person shall not knowingly apply or allow to be applied a liquid roofing system that the person knows or with the exercise of reasonable care should know contains at least one-tenth of one per cent by weight or volume of any diisocyanate on a building that is owned or operat…

Pursuant to a standing order issued by the chief medical officer of the department of health services, the chief medical officer of a county health department, a doctor of medicine licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13, a doctor of naturopathic medicine licensed pursuant to t…

A. Pursuant to a standing order issued by the chief medical officer of a county health department, a physician licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17 or a nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 15, a nurse who is under contract with a school district o…

A pupil who attends any public school in this state may possess and use a topical sunscreen product while on school property or at a school-sponsored event without a note or prescription from a licensed health care professional.

1. The telephone number for a national suicide prevention lifeline. 2. The telephone number for a national network of local crisis centers. 3. A statement describing how to access a text-based emotional support service. 4. The telephone number for a local suicide prevention hotli…

Each school that is operated by a school district and each charter school shall post in a clearly visible location in a public area of the school that is readily accessible to students a sign that contains all of the following: 1. In boldfaced type, the telephone number of the ce…