Arizona 54th Legislature - 1st Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 6 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 2709 — CTEDs; nonprofits; private postsecondary institutions

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The recent amendments to Bill HB 2709 clarify the focus on career technical education districts by specifying the governance and reporting responsibilities of their boards. This change is important as it strengthens the oversight of educational standards and ensures that vocational training programs meet quality benchmarks. Previously, the bill included unrelated provisions regarding public benefits eligibility, which have now been removed to streamline the bill's intent and focus on career education. This shift helps legislators and stakeholders better address the specific needs of vocational programs in Arizona.

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HB2709 - 541R - S-Higher Education and Workforce Development - Strike Everything-Proposed   Fifty-fourth Legislature               Higher Education and Workforce Development First Regular Session                                                   H.B.
HB2709 - 541R - H Ver       House Engrossed         State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session       HOUSE BILL 2709       AN ACT   AMENDING SECTION 15‑393, Arizona Revised Statutes;
  PROPOSED SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B.
relating to career technical education districts.
2709 (Reference to House engrossed bill)   Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
"Section 1.  Section 1-502, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
Section 1.  Section 15-393, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
1-502.  Eligibility for state or local public benefits;
START_STATUTE15-393.  Career technical education district governing board;
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definitions 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 district, the salaries of teachers who provide instruction on behalf of the district and the reimbursement of other entities for the facilities used by the district.  This section does not restrict a school district from offering any career and technical education course that does not qualify for funding as a career technical education course or career technical education district program.  Unless the governing boards of the school districts participating in the formation of the career technical education district vote to implement an alternative election system as provided in subsection B of this section, the career technical education board shall consist consists of five members elected from five single member districts formed within the career technical education district.  The single member district election system shall be submitted as part of the plan for the career technical education district pursuant to section 15‑392 and shall be established in the plan as follows:
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1.  The governing boards of the school districts participating in the formation of the career technical education district shall define the boundaries of the single member districts so that the single member districts are as nearly equal in population as is practicable, except that if the career technical education district lies in part in each of two or more counties, at least one single member district may be entirely within each of the counties comprising the career technical education district if this district design is consistent with the obligation to equalize the population among single member districts.
citizen suits;
2.  The boundaries of each single member district shall follow election precinct boundary lines, as far as practicable, in order to avoid further segmentation of the precincts.
court costs and attorney fees;
3.  A person who is a registered voter of this state and who is a resident of the single member district is eligible for election to the office of career technical education board member from the single member district.  The terms of office of the members of the career technical education board shall be as prescribed in section 15‑427, subsection B.  An employee of a career technical education district or the spouse of an employee shall not hold membership on a governing board of a career technical education district by which the employee is employed.  A member of one school district governing board or career technical education district governing board is ineligible to be a candidate for nomination or election to or serve simultaneously as a member of any other governing board, except that a member of a governing board may be a candidate for nomination or election for any other governing board if the member is serving in the last year of a term of office.  A member of a governing board shall resign the member's seat on the governing board before becoming a candidate for nomination or election to the governing board of any other school district or career technical education district, unless the member of the governing board is serving in the last year of a term of office.  Members of a career technical education district governing board are subject to the conflict of interest requirements prescribed in section 38‑503.
definition A.  Notwithstanding any other state law and to the extent permitted allowed by federal law, any agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state that administers any state or local public benefit shall require each natural person who applies for the state or local public benefit to submit at least one of the following documents to the entity that administers the state or local public benefit demonstrating lawful presence in the United States:
4.  Nominating petitions shall be signed by the number of qualified electors of the single member district as provided in section 16‑322.
1.  An Arizona driver license issued after or an Arizona nonoperating identification license.
B.  The governing boards of the school districts participating in the formation of the career technical education district may vote to implement any other alternative election system for the election of career technical education district board members.  If an alternative election system is selected, it shall be submitted as part of the plan for the career technical education district pursuant to section 15‑392, and the implementation of the system shall be as approved by the United States justice department.
2.  A birth certificate or delayed birth certificate issued in any state, territory or possession of the United States.
C.  The career technical education district shall be districts are subject to the following provisions of this title:
3.  A United States certificate of birth abroad.
1.  Chapter 1, articles 1 through 6.
4.  A United States passport.
2.  Sections 15‑208, 15‑210, 15‑213 and 15‑234.
5.  A foreign passport with a United States visa.
3.  Articles 2, 3 and 5 of this chapter.
6.  An I-94 form with a photograph.
4.  Section 15‑361.
7.  A United States citizenship and immigration services employment authorization document or refugee travel document.
5.  Chapter 4, articles 1, 2 and 5.
8.  A United States certificate of naturalization.
6.  Chapter 5, articles 1 and 3.
9.  A United States certificate of citizenship.
7.  Sections 15‑701.01, 15‑722, 15‑723, 15‑724, 15‑727, 15‑728, 15‑729 and 15‑730.
10.  A tribal certificate of Indian blood.
8.  Chapter 7, article 5.
11.  A tribal or bureau of Indian affairs affidavit of birth.
9.  Chapter 8, articles 1, and 4.
B.  For the purposes of administering the Arizona health care cost containment system, documentation of citizenship and legal residence shall conform with the requirements of title XIX of the social security act.
10.  Sections 15‑828 and 15‑829.
C.  To the extent permitted allowed by federal law, an agency of this state or political subdivision of this state may allow tribal members, the elderly and persons with disabilities or incapacity of the mind or body to provide documentation as specified in section 6036 of the federal deficit reduction act of 2005 (P.L.
11.  Chapter 9, article 1, article 6, except for section 15‑995, and article 7.
109-171;
12.  Sections 15‑941, 15‑943.01, 15‑952, 15‑953 and 15‑973.
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13.  Sections 15‑1101 and 15‑1104.
81) and related federal guidance in lieu of the documentation required by this section.
14.  Chapter 10, articles 2, 3, 4 and 8.
D.  Any person who applies for state or local public benefits shall sign a sworn affidavit stating that the documents presented pursuant to subsection A of this section are true under penalty of perjury.
D.  Notwithstanding subsection C of this section, the following apply to a career technical education district:
E.  Failure to report discovered violations of federal immigration law by an employee of an agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state that administers any state or local public benefit is a class 2 misdemeanor.  If that employee's supervisor knew of the failure to report and failed to direct the employee to make the report, the supervisor is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
1.  A career technical education district may issue bonds for the purposes specified in section 15‑1021 and in chapter 4, article 5 of this title to an amount in the aggregate, including the existing indebtedness, not exceeding one percent of the net assessed value of the full cash value of the property within the career technical education district.  For the purposes of this paragraph, "full cash value" and "net assessed value" have the same meanings prescribed in section 42‑11001.
F.  This section shall be enforced without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability or national origin.
2.  The number of governing board members for a career technical education district shall be as prescribed in subsection A of this section.
G.  Any person who is a resident of this state has standing in any court of record to bring suit against any agent or agency of this state or its political subdivisions to remedy any violation of any provision of this section, including an action for mandamus.  Courts shall give preference to actions brought under this section over other civil actions or proceedings pending in the court.
3.  The student count for the first year of operation of a career technical education district as provided in this article shall be determined as follows:
H.  The court may award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to any person or any official or agency of this state or a county, city, town or other political subdivision of this state that prevails by an adjudication on the merits in a proceeding brought pursuant to this section.
(a)  Determine the estimated student count for career technical education district classes that will operate in the first year of operation.  This estimate shall be based on actual registration of pupils as of March 30 scheduled to attend classes that will be operated by the career technical education district.  The student count for the school district of residence of the pupils registered at the career technical education district shall be adjusted.  The adjustment shall cause the school district of residence to reduce the student count for the pupil to reflect the courses to be taken at the career technical education district.  The school district of residence shall review and approve the adjustment of its own student count as provided in this subdivision before the pupils from the school district can be added to the student count of the career technical education district.
I.  For the purposes of this section, "state or local public benefit" has the same meaning prescribed in 8 United States Code section 1621, except that it does not include commercial or professional licenses, postsecondary education, benefits provided by the public retirement systems and plans of this state or services widely available to the general population as a whole.
(b)  The student count for the new career technical education district shall be the student count as determined in subdivision (a) of this paragraph.
Sec. 2.  Title 15, chapter 14, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-1809, to read:
(c)  For the first year of operation, the career technical education district shall revise the student count to the actual average daily membership as prescribed in section 15‑901, subsection A, paragraph 1 for students attending classes in the career technical education district.  A career technical education district shall revise its student count, the base support level as provided in section 15‑943.02, the revenue control limit as provided in section 15‑944.01 and the district additional assistance as provided in section 15‑962.01 before May 15.  A career technical education district that overestimated its student count shall revise its budget before May 15.  A career technical education district that underestimated its student count may revise its budget before May 15.
15-1809.  Arizona high school graduate tuition rate;
(d)  After March 15 of the first year of operation, the school district of residence shall adjust its student count by reducing it to reflect the courses actually taken at the career technical education district.  The school district of residence shall revise its student count, the base support level as provided in section 15‑943, the revenue control limit as provided in section 15‑944 and the district additional assistance as provided in section 15‑962.01 prior to May 15.  A district that underestimated the student count for students attending the career technical education district shall revise its budget before May 15.  A district that overestimated the student count for students attending the career technical education district may revise its budget before May 15.
universities;
(e)  The procedures for implementing this paragraph shall be as prescribed in the uniform system of financial records.
community colleges;
(f)  Pupils in an approved career technical education district centralized program may generate an average daily membership of 1.0 during any day of the week and at any time between July 1 and June 30 of each fiscal year.  For the purposes of this paragraph, "school district of residence" means the school district that included the pupil in its average daily membership for the year before the first year of operation of the career technical education district and that would have included the pupil in its student count for the purposes of computing its base support level for the fiscal year of the first year of operation of the career technical education district if the pupil had not enrolled in the career technical education district.
definition A.  A person who applies for admission to a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents after graduating from any of the high school options in this state, pursuant to section 15‑802, is entitled to the Arizona high school graduate tuition rate in an amount prescribed by the Arizona board of regents.  The Arizona board of regents shall verify that the person's high school diploma meets the requirements of this subsection, consistent with section 1‑701.
4.  A student includes any person enrolled in the career technical education district without regard to the person's age or high school graduation status, except that:
B.  A person who applies for admission to a community college under the jurisdiction of a community college district governing board in this state after graduating from any of the high school options in this state, pursuant to section 15‑802, is entitled to the Arizona high school graduate tuition rate in an amount prescribed by the community college district governing board.  The governing board shall verify that the person's high school diploma meets the requirements of this subsection, consistent with section 1‑701." Amend title to conform     HEATHER CARTER   27091043.docx 03/21/2019 10:43 AM S:
(a)  A student in a kindergarten program or in any of grades one through nine who enrolls in courses offered by the career technical education district shall not be included in the career technical education district's student count or average daily membership.
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(b)  A student in a kindergarten program or in any of grades one through nine who is enrolled in career and technical education courses shall not be funded in whole or in part with monies provided by a career technical education district, except that a pupil in grade eight or nine may be funded with monies generated by the five cent qualifying tax rate authorized in subsection F of this section.
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(c)  A student who has graduated from high school or received a general equivalency diploma or who is over twenty‑one years of age shall not be included in the student count of the career technical education district for the purposes of chapter 9, articles 3, 4 and 5 of this title.
(d)  A student who is enrolled in any internship course as part of a career technical education district program shall not be included in the student count of the career technical education district for that internship course for the purposes of chapter 9, articles 3, 4 and 5 of this title.
5.  A career technical education district may operate for more than one hundred eighty days per year, with expanded hours of service.
6.  A career technical education district may use the carryforward provisions of section 15‑943.01.
7.  A school district that is part of a career technical education district shall use any monies received pursuant to this article to supplement and not supplant base year career and technical education courses, and directly related equipment and facilities, except that a school district that is part of a career technical education district and that has used monies received pursuant to this article to supplant career and technical education courses that were offered before the first year that the school district participated in the career technical education district or the first year that the school district used monies received pursuant to this article or that used the monies for purposes other than for career and technical education courses shall use one hundred percent of the monies received pursuant to this article to supplement and not supplant base year career and technical education courses.  Each applicable school district shall provide a report to the career technical education board and the department of education outlining the required maintenance of effort and how monies were used to supplement and not supplant base year career and technical education courses and directly related equipment and facilities.
8.  A career technical education district shall use any monies received pursuant to this article to enhance and not supplant career and technical education courses and directly related equipment and facilities.
9.  A career technical education district or a school district that is part of a career technical education district or a charter school shall only include pupils in grades ten through twelve in the calculation of calculating student count or average daily membership if the pupils are enrolled in courses that are approved jointly by the governing board of the career technical education district and each participating school district or charter school for satellite courses taught within the participating school district or charter school, or approved solely by the career technical education district for centrally located courses.  Student count and average daily membership from courses that are not part of an approved program for career and technical education shall not be included in student count and average daily membership of a career technical education district.
E.  The career technical education board shall appoint a superintendent as the executive officer of the career technical education district.
F.  Taxes may be levied for the to support of the career technical education district as prescribed in chapter 9, article 6 of this title, except that a career technical education district shall not levy a property tax pursuant to law that exceeds five cents $.05 per one hundred dollars $100 assessed valuation except for bond monies pursuant to subsection D, paragraph 1 of this section.  Except for the taxes levied pursuant to section 15‑994, such taxes shall be obtained from a levy of taxes on the taxable property used for secondary tax purposes.
G.  The schools in the career technical education district are available to all persons who reside in the career technical education district and to pupils whose school district of residence within this state is paying tuition on behalf of the pupils to a district of attendance that is a member of the career technical education district, subject to the rules for admission prescribed by the career technical education board.
H.  The career technical education board may collect tuition for adult students and the attendance of pupils who are residents of school districts that are not participating in the career technical education district pursuant to arrangements made between the governing board of the school district and the career technical education board.
I.  The career technical education board may accept gifts, grants, federal monies, tuition and other allocations of monies to erect, repair and equip buildings and for the cost of operation of to operate the schools of the career technical education district.
J.  One member of the career technical education board shall be selected chairman.  The chairman shall be selected annually on a rotation basis from among the participating school districts.  The chairman of the career technical education board shall be a voting member.
K.  A career technical education board and a community college district, a nonprofit organization that is devoted to vocational training or a public or private postsecondary institution may enter into agreements for the provision of to provide administrative, operational and educational services and facilities.
L.  Any agreement between the governing board of a career technical education district and another career technical education district, a school district, a charter school, or a community college district, a nonprofit organization or a public or private postsecondary institution shall be in the form of either an intergovernmental agreement or other written contract.  The auditor general shall modify the uniform system of financial records and budget forms in accordance with this subsection.  The intergovernmental agreement or other written contract shall completely and accurately specify each of the following:
1.  The financial provisions of the intergovernmental agreement or other written contract and the format for the billing of all services.
2.  The accountability provisions of the intergovernmental agreement or other written contract.
3.  The responsibilities of each career technical education district, each school district, each charter school, and each community college district, each nonprofit organization and each public or private postsecondary institution that is a party to the intergovernmental agreement or other written contract.
4.  The type of instruction that will be provided under the intergovernmental agreement or other written contract, including individualized education programs pursuant to section 15‑763.
5.  The quality of the instruction that will be provided under the intergovernmental agreement or other written contract.
6.  The transportation services that will be provided under the intergovernmental agreement or other written contract and the manner in which transportation costs will be paid.
7.  The amount that the career technical education district will contribute to a course and the amount of support required by the school district, or the community college, nonprofit organization or public or private postsecondary institution.
8.  That the services provided by the career technical education district, the school district, the charter school, or the community college district, nonprofit organization or public or private postsecondary institution be proportionally calculated in the cost of delivering the service.
9.  That the payment for services shall not exceed the cost of the services provided.
10.  That the career technical education district will provide the following minimum services for all member districts:
(a)  Professional development of career and technical teachers in the career technical education district who are teaching programs or courses at a satellite campus.
(b)  Ongoing evaluation and support of satellite campus programs and courses to ensure quality and compliance.
11.  An itemized listing of other goods and services that are provided to the member district and that are paid for by the retention of satellite campus student funding.
M.  A member school district or charter school may not submit requests for the approval to approve or addition of add satellite campus career technical education district programs or courses directly to the career and technical education division of the department of education, but shall submit all appropriate application documentation and materials for programs or courses to the career technical education district.  On approval from the career technical education board, a career technical education district shall only submit requests for the approval to approve or addition of add satellite campus career technical education district programs or courses directly to the career and technical education division of the department of education, which shall determine whether the criteria prescribed in section 15‑391, paragraphs 2 and 4 have been met.  If the career and technical education division of the department of education determines that a course does not meet the criteria for approval as a career technical education course, the governing board of the career technical education district may appeal this decision to the state board of education acting as the state board of vocational education.
N.  Notwithstanding any other law, the average daily membership for a pupil who is enrolled in a career technical education course and who does not meet the criteria specified in subsection P or Q of this section shall be 0.25 for each course, except the sum of the average daily membership shall not exceed the limits prescribed by subsection D, P or Q of this section, as applicable.
O.  If a career and technical education course or program is provided on a satellite campus, the sum of the average daily membership, as provided in section 15‑901, subsection A, paragraph 1, for that pupil in the school district or charter school and career technical education district shall not exceed 1.25.  The school district or charter school and the career technical education district shall determine the apportionment of the average daily membership for that pupil between the school district or charter school and the career technical education district.  A pupil who attends a course or program at a satellite campus and who is not enrolled in the school district or charter school where the satellite campus is located may generate the average daily membership pursuant to this subsection if the pupil is enrolled in a school district that is a member district in the same career technical education district.
P.  The sum of the average daily membership of a pupil who is enrolled in both the school district and career technical education course or career technical education program provided at by a community college pursuant to subsection K of this section or at a centralized campus shall not exceed 1.75.  The member school district and the career technical education district shall determine the apportionment of the average daily membership and student enrollment for that pupil between the member school district and the career technical education district, except that the amount apportioned shall not exceed 1.0 for either entity.  Notwithstanding any other law, the average daily membership for a pupil in grade ten, eleven or twelve who is enrolled in a course that meets for at least one hundred fifty minutes per class period at a centralized campus shall be 0.75.  To qualify for funding pursuant to this subsection, a centralized campus shall offer programs and courses to all eligible students in each member district of the career technical education district.
Q.  The average daily membership for a pupil in grade ten, eleven or twelve who is enrolled in a course that meets for at least one hundred fifty minutes per class period at a leased centralized campus shall not exceed 0.75.  The sum of the average daily membership, as provided in section 15‑901, subsection A, paragraph 1, of a pupil who is enrolled in both the school district and in career technical education courses provided at a leased centralized campus shall not exceed 1.75 if all of the following conditions are met:
1.  The course qualifies as a career technical education course.
2.  The course is offered to all eligible students in each member district of the career technical education district and enrolls students from multiple high schools.
3.  The career technical education district program in which the course is included addresses a specific industry need and has been developed in cooperation with that industry, or the leased facility is a state or federal asset that would otherwise be unused or underutilized.
4.  The lease is established at fair market value if the lease is executed for a facility located on the site of a member district and was approved by the joint committee on capital review, except that a lease that was executed or renewed before December 31, 2012 is not subject to approval by the joint committee on capital review.
R.  A student who is enrolled in an accommodation school may be treated as a student of the school district in which the student physically resides for the purposes of enrollment in a career technical education district and shall be included in the calculation of average daily membership for either the career technical education district or the accommodation school, or both.
S.  Notwithstanding any other law, the student count for a career technical education district shall be is equivalent to the career technical education district's average daily membership.
T.  A school district or charter school may not prohibit or discourage students who are enrolled in that school district or charter school from attending courses offered by a career technical education district, including requiring students to generate a full 1.0 average daily membership or to enroll in more courses than are needed to graduate before enrolling in and attending programs or courses offered by a career technical education district.   U.  The governing board of the career technical education district may contract with any charter school that is located within the boundaries of the career technical education district to allow that charter school to offer career and technical education courses or programs as a satellite campus.
V.  Beginning in 2020 and every five years thereafter, the career and technical education division of the department of education shall review career technical education district programs and career technical education courses to ensure compliance, quality and eligibility.  Any program or course deemed to not meet the requirements set forth by law shall not be funded for the current school year and shall be removed from the approved program and course list for the purposes of funding.  The career and technical education division may establish a staggered schedule for reviewing each career technical education district.
W.  For the purposes of this section:
1.  "Base year" means the complete school year in which voters of a school district elected to join a career technical education district.
2.  "Centralized campus" means a facility that is owned and operated by a career technical education district for the purpose of offering to offer career technical education district programs or career technical education courses.
3.  "Lease" means a written agreement in which the right of occupancy to occupy or use of real property is conveyed from one person or entity to another person or entity for a specified period of time.
4.  "Leased centralized campus" means a facility that is leased and operated by a career technical education district for the purpose of offering career technical education district programs or career technical education courses.
5.  "Satellite campus" means a facility that is owned or operated by a school district or charter school for the purpose of offering to offer career technical education district programs or career technical education courses.
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Unaffiliated 44000
Republican 12000
Democrat 4000
Total 60000
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Aaron Lieberman — Yea
Amish Shah — Yea
Andres Cano — Yea
Anthony T. Kern — Yea
Arlando Teller — Yea
Athena Salman — Yea
Becky A. Nutt — Yea
Ben Toma — Yea
Bob Thorpe — Yea
Bret Roberts — Yea
Charlene R. Fernandez — Yea
César Chávez — Yea
Daniel Hernandez — Yea
David L. Cook — Yea
David Stringer — Yea
Diego Espinoza — Yea
Diego Rodriguez — Yea
Domingo DeGrazia — Yea
Gerae Peten — Yea
Isela Blanc — Yea
Jay Lawrence — Yea
Jennifer Jermaine — Yea
Jennifer Longdon — Yea
Jennifer Pawlik — Yea
Joanne Osborne — Yea
John Fillmore — Yea
John M. Allen — Yea
Kelli Butler — Yea
Kelly Townsend — Yea
Kirsten Engel — Yea
Lorenzo Sierra — Yea
Michelle Udall — Yea
Nancy Barto — Yea
Noel W. Campbell — Yea
Pamela Powers Hannley — Yea
Randall Friese — Yea
Raquel Terán — Yea
Regina E. Cobb — Yea
Reginald Bolding — Yea
Richard C. Andrade — Yea
Robert Meza — Yea
Russell Bowers — Yea
Travis W. Grantham — Yea
Walter Blackman — Yea
Alma Hernandez Democrat Yea
Denise “Mitzi” Epstein Democrat Yea
Myron Tsosie Democrat Yea
Rosanna Gabaldón Democrat Yea
Frank Carroll Republican Yea
Gail Griffin Republican Yea
Jeff Weninger Republican Yea
John Kavanagh Republican Yea
Kevin Payne Republican Yea
Leo Biasiucci Republican Yea
Mark Finchem Republican Yea
Shawnna Bolick Republican Yea
Thomas "T.J." Shope Republican Yea
Timothy "Tim" Dunn Republican Yea
Tony Rivero Republican Yea
Warren Petersen Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2709?
HB 2709 is sponsored by Denise “Mitzi” Epstein (Democrat), Kevin Payne (Republican), Tony Rivero (Republican), Myron Tsosie (Democrat), Richard C. Andrade, Charlene R. Fernandez, Michelle Udall, Ben Toma, Bob Thorpe, Raquel Terán, Arlando Teller, Lorenzo Sierra, Amish Shah, Athena Salman, Diego Rodriguez, Pamela Powers Hannley, Reginald Bolding, Isela Blanc, Timothy "Tim" Dunn (Republican), Thomas "T.J." Shope (Republican), Sylvia Allen (Republican), Alma Hernandez (Democrat), Walt Blackman (Republican), Jennifer Pawlik, Joanne Osborne, Robert Meza, Jennifer Longdon, Aaron Lieberman, Jay Lawrence, Gerae Peten, Daniel Hernandez, Noel W. Campbell, Russell Bowers, Randall Friese, John Fillmore, Diego Espinoza, Kirsten Engel, Domingo DeGrazia, David L. Cook, Regina E. Cobb, César Chávez, Andres Cano, Kelli Butler, Jennifer Jermaine, and Rosanna Gabaldón.
What is the current status of HB 2709?
This bill died with 54th Legislature - 1st Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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