HB 4109 — safety; school procedures; criminal classification

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criminal classification BIASIUCCIState FLOORof AMENDMENTArizona 1.House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session HOUSE BILL 4109 AN ACT AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 5, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, BY ADDING SECTION 15-160.05;

StipulatesRELATING theTO publicSCHOOL safetySAFETY policyREQUIREMENTS. must require the superintendent to provide written notification as specified to students' parents and school employees within 24 hours of any incident involving life-threatening violence, a threat of life-threatening violence or a threat of violence involving a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument that occurs in connection with the school district.

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Details notification requirements for a superintendent if a law enforcement officer who responds to an incident notifies the school district that disclosure might materially compromise a pending criminal investigation or prosecution.

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Authorizes a superintendent to designate school administrators at each school campus who are responsible for confiscating any dangerous instrument or deadly weapon possessed by a person on school property as prescribed.

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Removes the felonies for a superintendent and instead makes a superintendent who knowingly or intentionally violates the written notification requirements without good cause guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.

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Removes the felonies for school district governing board members and instead makes governing board members guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor if the governing board violates public safety policy requirements as outlined.

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Allows a school district governing board to satisfy public safety policy requirements by adopting an emergency response plan that includes the public safety policy requirements.

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Requires each school district to annually compile and post a public safety report on its website that includes specified information.

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Specifies a school district is not required to include any information from any school year that begins before the general effective date in the required annual public safety report.

10.Adds legislative findings.

11.Cites this legislation as Michael's Law.

CH 3/3/2026 (602) 926-3848 Fifty-seventh Legislature Biasiucci Second Regular Session H.B.

4109 BIASIUCCI FLOOR AMENDMENT HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B.

4109 (Reference to printed bill) Amendment instruction key:

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The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:

(a) [NOTIFY]PROVIDE [PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO]TO STUDENTS' PARENTS[,PARENTS ]AND [AND] SCHOOL EMPLOYEES [ANDNOT THE COMMUNITY OF] [NOT LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS AFTER]AFTER ANY INCIDENT INVOLVING [A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY,] LIFE-THREATENING VIOLENCE[,]VIOLENCE, [OR] A THREAT OF LIFE-THREATENING VIOLENCE [OROR A THREAT OF VIOLENCE INVOLVING A DEADLY WEAPON OR DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT]INSTRUMENT THAT OCCURS IN CONNECTION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

[AA NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION MUST INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE INCIDENT AND THE SCHOOL'S RESPONSE.

IF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO RESPONDS TO AN HouseINCIDENT AmendmentsDESCRIBED toIN H.B.THIS SUBDIVISION NOTIFIES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT DISCLOSURE MIGHT MATERIALLY COMPROMISE A PENDING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION, THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL:

4109 INCIDENT DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBDIVISION NOTIFIES THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT DISCLOSURE MIGHT MATERIALLY COMPROMISE A PENDING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION, THE SUPERINTENDENT SHALL:

(ii) PROVIDE THE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION REQUIRED BY THIS SUBDIVISION AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE ON RECEIPT OF NOTIFICATION THAT THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.]COMPLETE. (b) IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT IS NOTIFIED OF OR PERSONALLY OBSERVES AN INCIDENT INVOLVING LIFE-THREATENING VIOLENCE, A THREAT OF LIFE-THREATENING VIOLENCE OR A THREAT OF VIOLENCE INVOLVING A DEADLY WEAPON OR DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT.

(b) IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT IS NOTIFIED OF OR PERSONALLY OBSERVES AN INCIDENT INVOLVING LIFE-THREATENING VIOLENCE, A THREAT OF LIFE-THREATENING VIOLENCE OR A THREAT OF VIOLENCE INVOLVING A DEADLY WEAPON OR DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT.

(c) CONFISCATE [AOR ] [OR DESIGNATE ONE OR MORE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AT EACH CAMPUS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONFISCATING ANY]ANY DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT OR DEADLY WEAPON THAT IS POSSESSED BY ANY PERSON ON SCHOOL PROPERTY IN VIOLATION OF SCHOOL POLICIES OR THAT IS USED IN CONNECTION WITH AN INCIDENT- DESCRIBED1 IN- SUBDIVISIONH.B. (a) OR (b) OF THIS PARAGRAPH UNTIL A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS ABLE TO TAKE CUSTODY OF THE DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT OR DEADLY WEAPON.

4109 INCIDENT DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION (a) OR (b) OF THIS PARAGRAPH UNTIL A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS ABLE TO TAKE CUSTODY OF THE DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT OR DEADLY WEAPON.