HB 2386 — school district superintendents; performance-based pay

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schoolperformance-based districtpay superintendents;State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session HOUSE BILL 2386 AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 15-341, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

performance-based pay State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session HB 2386 Introduced by Representatives Gress:

Carter N, Gillette;

Senators Angius, Werner AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 15-341, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) - i - HBH.B. 2386 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

2386 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

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2386 14.

Disciplinary action shall not include suspension with pay or suspension without pay for a period of time longer than ten - 2 - HBH.B. 2386 school days.

2386 school days.

On a subsequent day, the pupil - 3 - HBH.B. 2386 may return to play if the pupil has been evaluated by and received written clearance to resume participation in athletic activity from a health care provider who has been trained in evaluating and managing concussions and head injuries.

2386 may return to play if the pupil has been evaluated by and received written clearance to resume participation in athletic activity from a health care provider who has been trained in evaluating and managing concussions and head injuries.

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2386 27.

The school district governing board is exempt from this paragraph if the governing board - 5 - HBH.B. 2386 determines that the school shall be closed because it poses a danger to the health or safety of the pupils or employees of the school.

2386 determines that the school shall be closed because it poses a danger to the health or safety of the pupils or employees of the school.

Prescribe and enforce policies and procedures to prohibit pupils from harassing, intimidating and bullying other pupils on school - 6 - HBH.B. 2386 grounds, on school property, on school buses, at school bus stops, at school-sponsored events and activities and through the use of electronic technology or electronic communication on school computers, networks, forums and mailing lists that include the following components:

2386 grounds, on school property, on school buses, at school bus stops, at school-sponsored events and activities and through the use of electronic technology or electronic communication on school computers, networks, forums and mailing lists that include the following components:

(i) Procedures designed to protect the health and safety of pupils who are physically harmed as the result of incidents of harassment, - 7 - HBH.B. 2386 intimidation and bullying, including, if appropriate, procedures to contact emergency medical services or law enforcement agencies, or both.

2386 intimidation and bullying, including, if appropriate, procedures to contact emergency medical services or law enforcement agencies, or both.

- 8 - HBH.B. 2386 (a) Twenty-five percent of the performance pay shall be determined based on the percentage of academic gain determined by the department of education of pupils who are enrolled in the school district compared to the academic gain achieved by the highest ranking of the fifty largest school districts in this state.

2386 (a) Twenty-five percent of the performance pay shall be determined based on the percentage of academic gain determined by the department of education of pupils who are enrolled in the school district compared to the academic gain achieved by the highest ranking of the fifty largest school districts in this state.

- 9 - HBH.B. 2386 (iii) A letter grade of "C" if the school district is average.

2386 (iii) A letter grade of "C" if the school district is average.

A school district and its officials and employees are immune from civil liability with respect to all decisions made and actions taken that - 10 - HBH.B. 2386 are based on good faith implementation of the requirements of this paragraph, except in cases of gross negligence or wanton or wilful neglect.

2386 are based on good faith implementation of the requirements of this paragraph, except in cases of gross negligence or wanton or wilful neglect.

The governing board may not locate a school on property that is less than one-fourth mile from agricultural land regulated pursuant to section 3-365, except that the owner of the agricultural land may agree to - 11 - HBH.B. 2386 comply with the buffer zone requirements of section 3-365.

2386 comply with the buffer zone requirements of section 3-365.

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SUBMIT THE REPORT THAT IS COMPILED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS SUBSECTION TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE CHAIRPERSONS OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEES OF - 13 - HBH.B. 2386 THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES, AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

2386 THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES, AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE.

IF A SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER IS FOUND BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION, THE GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER IS ELIGIBLE FOR REELECTION ONLY IF, THE GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER PAYS ANY CIVIL PENALTY IMPOSED AGAINST THE GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION D OF THIS SECTION AND SEEKS TO RECOUP ALL PERFORMANCE-BASED PAY THAT WAS AWARDED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT IN VIOLATION IFOF THIS SECTION.