HB 2379 — school district governing boards; training

Senate Engrossed House BillEngrossed school district governing boards;

biennial training requirements;

NOTAT LATERLEAST THANONCE FORTY-FIVEIN DAYSEVERY AFTERTWO-YEAR THEPERIOD, FIRSTEACH DAYGOVERNING BOARD MEMBER OF AEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNINGIN BOARDTHIS MEMBER'SSTATE TERMSHALL OFCOMPLETE OFFICE,A THETRAINING GOVERNING BOARD - 2 - H.B.

2379 MEMBER SHALL COMPLETE A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES A TOTAL OF AT LEAST EIGHT HOURS OF INSTRUCTION ON SCHOOL FINANCE, INCLUDING HOW ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS RELATE TO SCHOOL FINANCE:

ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1, 2027 AND EACHEVERY SECOND YEAR THEREAFTER, EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER WHO WAS ELECTED OR APPOINTED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING YEAR SHALL NOTIFY THE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS LOCATED THE DATE ON WHICH THE GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER COMPLETED THE TRAINING.

ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2027 AND EACHEVERY SECOND YEAR THEREAFTER, EACH COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT SHALL COMPILE THE NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION AND SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT INDICATES WHETHER EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER WHOCOMPLETED IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A TRAINING PROGRAM DURING THE IMMEDIATELYTRAINING. PRECEDING YEAR HAS COMPLIED.

THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SHALL COMPILE THE REPORTS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION AND, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2027 AND EACHEVERY SECOND YEAR THEREAFTER, SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION THAT INDICATES WHETHER EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER COMPLETED THE TRAINING.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL PROVIDE A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS APPROVED BY THE AUDITOR GENERAL AND THAT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED BY SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION FOR EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER WHO HAS NOT COMPLETED A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS - 3 - H.B.

2379 GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER WHO IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING PRESCRIBED BY SUBSECTION A OF THIS SECTION AND WHO HAS NOT COMPLETED A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS PROVIDED BY A COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION.SECTION DURING THE CURRENT TWO-YEAR PERIOD.

A GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER WHO FAILS TO COMPLYCOMPLETE WITH THE REQUIREMENTSTRAINING PRESCRIBEDREQUIRED BY SUBSECTIONSSUBSECTION A AND C OF THIS SECTION IS INELIGIBLE TO BE A CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION, ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER IN ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THIS STATE IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER BOTH:

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2379 C.

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2379 2.

Notwithstanding section 15-511, each county school superintendent shall publish on the superintendent's website the statement of each certified candidate for membership on a school district governing -board 5located -in H.B.the county.

2379The boardcounty locatedschool insuperintendent shall list each school district on the county.superintendent's website from which a link shall be established to the candidate's name, which shall link to the - 5 - H.B.

The2379 county school superintendent shall list each school district on the superintendent's website from which a link shall be established to the candidate's name, which shall link to the candidate's statement and photograph.

A person related as immediate family who has the same household of residence within four years prior to a member of the governing board of the same school district is ineligible to be a candidate for nomination or election to that governing board if the governing board is composed of five members, except that a person related as immediate family who has the same household of residence within four years prior to a member of a governing board may be a candidate for nomination or election to the governing board of the same school district if the member is serving in -the 6last -year H.B.of a term of office.

2379For thea lastschool yeardistrict with a student count of at least two hundred fifty that is located in a termcounty with a population of office.more than five hundred thousand persons, not more than two - 6 - H.B.

For2379 a school district with a student count of at least two hundred fifty that is located in a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons, not more than two persons related by affinity, by consanguinity or by law to the third degree shall be eligible to be a candidate for nomination or election to a governing board that is composed of five members.

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4.

Existing school district governing board members;

training requirements;

definition A.

Notwithstanding section 15-349, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, any individual who is a member of a school district governing board in this state on the effective date of this act and whose term of office expires on or after one year after the effective date of this act shall both:

1.

Complete a training program as required by section 15-349, subsection A, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, not later than one year after the effective date of this act.

2.

Notify the appropriate county school superintendent of the date on which the governing board member completes the training program as prescribed by section 15-349, subsection C, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.

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2379 B.

Any school district governing board member in this state whose term of office begins after the effective date of this act shall complete the training program on or before the deadline prescribed by section 15-349, subsection A, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.

C.

For the purposes of this section, "training program" means a training program that meets the requirements prescribed by section 15-349, subsection A, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act.

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