SB 1233 — school safety; proposals; assessments; plans.

B.

A program proposal submitted by a school district or charter school for supporting the costs of placing school resource officers, or juvenile probation officers OR SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS, or both ANY COMBINATION OF THESE OFFICERS, on a school campus shall contain:

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A detailed description of the school safety needs of the charter school or school district.

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A PLAN TO PROVIDE THE CURRENT SCHOOL BUILDING BLUEPRINTS, FLOOR PLANS AND SCHOOL SAFETY ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH SCHOOL SITE TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER AND FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE SCHOOL SITE.

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A plan for implementing a law-related education program or a plan that demonstrates the existence of a law-related education program as a school safety prevention strategy.

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A plan to use trained school resource officers, or juvenile probation officers OR SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THESE OFFICERS, in the school, or both.

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A PLAN TO TRAIN SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICERS OR SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THESE OFFICERS, ON THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT, CIVIL RIGHTS AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

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If the school district or charter school has already participated in the school safety program, information on the success, compliance and implementation of the most recent grant.

C.

A program proposal submitted by a school district or charter school for supporting the costs of placing school counselors or school social workers, or both, on a school campus shall contain:

1.

A detailed description of the school safety needs of the charter school or school district.

2.

A PLAN TO PROVIDE THE CURRENT SCHOOL BUILDING BLUEPRINTS, FLOOR PLANS AND SCHOOL SAFETY ASSESSMENTS FOR EACH SCHOOL SITE TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER AND FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE SCHOOL SITE.

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3.

A plan for implementing a school guidance and counseling program that includes the following:

(a) A detailed description of the relationship between the school counselor or the SCHOOL social worker, or both, and local community resources.

(b) A plan for using school counselor and school social worker services in the school, or both.

(c) A detailed description of the methods for evaluating the effectiveness of the school guidance and counseling plan.

(d) Policies on confidentiality under the school guidance and counseling plan.

(e) Policies on notifying parents and other family members of issues or concerns as identified in the school guidance and counseling plan.

(f) A detailed description of the school's, school district's or charter school's referral procedures to the appropriate community entities and state agencies.

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If the school district or charter school has already participated in the school safety program, information on the success, - 2 - S.B.

1233 compliance and implementation of the most recent approved program proposal.

D.

IF A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL WHOSE PROGRAM PROPOSAL PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION B OR C OF THIS SECTION WAS APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION CANNOT PLACE ONE OR MORE OF THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS, JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICERS, SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS, SCHOOL COUNSELORS OR SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS, OR ANY COMBINATION OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, AS INCLUDED IN THE APPROVED PROGRAM PROPOSAL, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL MAY SUBMIT AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM PROPOSAL FOR SUPPORTING THE COSTS OF PURCHASING SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY TRAINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS FOR ITS SCHOOL CAMPUS OR CAMPUSES.

AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM PROPOSAL SUBMITTED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION SHALL CONTAIN:

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A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE SAFETY NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL.

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A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED EXPENDITURES AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING:

(a) THE SAFETY NEEDS THAT EACH PROPOSED EXPENDITURE WILL ADDRESS.

(b) THE SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY OR TRAINING PROGRAM THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR CHARTER SCHOOL SEEKS TO ACQUIRE.

(c) FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS, INCLUDING ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING FEES, SAFETY EVALUATIONS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SECURING ENTRANCES AND EXITS.

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ANY OTHER INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

D.

E.

The department of education shall review and administer the school resource officers, and juvenile probation officers AND SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS program proposals in cooperation with the courts, law enforcement agencies and law-related education providers awarded a contract pursuant to section 41-2534, subject to review and approval by the state board of education.

The department of education shall use relevant crime statistics to assess the needs of each program proposal and shall visit school districts and charter schools that submit program proposals in order to verify the information contained in the program proposals.

The department of education shall contract to provide guidelines, curricula and support resources for school resource officers, and juvenile probation officers AND SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS to use in implementing a law-related education program.

E.

F.

The department of education shall review and administer the school counselors and school social workers program proposals in cooperation with school administrators, principals, teachers, parents and community mental health professionals.

The department of education shall use relevant school-level academic, social and emotional statistics to assess the needs of each program proposal and shall visit school districts and charter schools that submit program proposals in order to verify the information contained in the program proposals.

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1233 G.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL REVIEW AND ADMINISTER THE SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY TRAINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM PROPOSALS.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL USE RELEVANT CRIME STATISTICS TO ASSESS THE NEEDS OF EACH PROGRAM PROPOSAL AND MAY VISIT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT SUBMIT PROGRAM PROPOSALS IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROGRAM PROPOSALS.

THE DEPARTMENT MAY APPROVE ALL OR PART OF A SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY TRAINING OR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROPOSAL.

F.

H.

The department of education, subject to the review and approval of the state board of education, shall distribute monies to the school districts and charter schools that are in compliance with program requirements PRESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION AND IN SECTION 15-154.02 and whose program proposals have been approved by the state board of education.

G.

I.

The department of education shall review program proposals submitted by school districts and charter schools for participation in the school safety program and shall select school sites that are eligible to receive funding based on school safety needs pursuant to this section.

The department of education may prioritize program proposals for school resource officer, and juvenile probation officer AND SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICER grants to school districts and charter schools that have agreements to share the cost of the school resource officer, or juvenile probation officer OR SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICER with a law enforcement agency or the courts.

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J.

The department of education shall evaluate the effectiveness of all the approved program proposals submitted pursuant to subsections B, and C AND D of this section within the school safety program and report on the activities of the program and the participants in the school safety program to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor on or before November 1 of each year and shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

The evaluation and report shall include survey results from participating schools and data from participating schools on the impact of participating in the school safety program.

The department shall establish data guidelines for school safety program participants to follow in reporting pursuant to this subsection.

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K.

The school safety program established by this section shall include a school safety program guidance manual adopted by the department of education that requires a dispute resolution process to be included in the service agreement between a school district or charter school that submitted a program proposal and received a school resource officer grant OR SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICER GRANT from the school safety program and the law enforcement agency that provides services to the school district or charter school.

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L.

Any appropriations that are made to the department of education for the approved program proposals within the school safety program are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.

All monies that are not used for an approved program proposal within the school safety program during the fiscal year for which the monies were appropriated revert to the department of education for distribution to the program in the following fiscal year.

K.

M.

Monies received by a school district or charter school under the SCHOOL SAFETY program shall be spent to implement the approved program proposals.

L.

N.

The auditor general shall include the school safety program as part of its ongoing sunset review of agencies and programs.

O.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER LAW, SCHOOL BUILDING BLUEPRINTS AND FLOOR PLANS ARE NOT PUBLIC RECORDS AND ARE EXEMPT FROM TITLE 39, CHAPTER 1.

M.

P.

For the purposes of this section:

1.

"Law-related education" means interactive education to equip children and youth with knowledge and skills pertaining to the law, school safety and effective citizenship.

2.

"Law-related education program" means a program designed to provide children and youth with knowledge, skills and activities pertaining to the law and legal process and to promote law-abiding behavior with the purpose of preventing children and youth from engaging in delinquency or violence and enabling them to become productive citizens.

3.

"School counselor" means a professional educator who holds a valid school counselor certificate issued by the department of education.

4.

"School guidance and counseling program" means a counseling program that supports, promotes and enhances the academic, personal, social, emotional and career development of all students.

5.

"School resource officer" means ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

(a) A peace officer.

or (b) A full-authority reserve peace officer who is certified by the Arizona peace officer standards and training board.

(c) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED AS A PEACE OFFICER IN THIS STATE, WHO RETIRED IN GOOD STANDING AND WHO IS ASSIGNED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-155.

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"SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICER" MEANS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER WHO IS WORKING IN AN OFF-DUTY CAPACITY.

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"School social worker" means a professional educator who holds a valid school social worker certificate issued by the department of education.

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3.

Title 15, chapter 1, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-154.02, to read:

15-154.02.

Emergency response plans;

annual school safety assessments;

approved providers;

triennial safety assessments A.

EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CHARTER SCHOOL THAT RECEIVES MONIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-154 FOR AN APPROVED SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM SHALL DO BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

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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 LIST COMPILED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION TO CONDUCT A SCHOOL SAFETY ASSESSMENT, INCLUDING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PHYSICAL SECURITY OF EACH SCHOOL SITE AND A REVIEW OF THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN FOR EACH SCHOOL SITE.

B.

THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL COMPILE A LIST OF APPROVED SCHOOL SAFETY ASSESSMENT PROVIDERS AND SHALL MAKE THE LIST AVAILABLE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 15-154.

C.

EVERY THREE YEARS, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHALL SELECT A RANDOM SAMPLE OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 15-154 AND SHALL CONDUCT A SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF THE SELECTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.

THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE SAFETY ASSESSMENT RESULTS TO THE RESPECTIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S GOVERNING BOARD OR CHARTER SCHOOL'S GOVERNING BODY AND THE ADMINISTRATORS OF EACH SCHOOL SITE THAT WAS ASSESSED.

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4.

Section 15-155, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

15-155.

School safety program;

funding 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, or a full authority FULL-AUTHORITY RESERVE PEACE OFFICER WHO IS CERTIFIED BY THE Arizona peace officer standards and training board certified reserve peace officer OR AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED AS A PEACE OFFICER IN THIS STATE AND WHO RETIRED IN GOOD STANDING to participate in the school safety program in each school in the county.

The cost of the peace officer is a state charge that is funded by the department of education, except for agreements to share the cost of the school resource officer pursuant to section 15-154, subsection G I.

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1233 B.

In cooperation with the department of education and the county school superintendent and with the consent of the school, the presiding judge of the juvenile court may assign juvenile probation officers to participate in the school safety program in each school in the county.

The cost of juvenile probation officers is a state charge that is funded by the department of education, except for agreements to share the cost of the juvenile probation officer pursuant to section 15-154, subsection G I.

Sec.

5.

(a)- The7 schools- haveS.B. separate governing bodies, governing body membership, staff, facilities and student population.

1233 (a) The schools have separate governing bodies, governing body membership, staff, facilities and student population.

-(e) 1The -applicant S.B.is reconstituting an existing school site population at the same or new site.

1233 (e) The applicant is reconstituting an existing school site population at the same or new site.

All persons engaged in instructional work directly as a classroom, laboratory or other teacher or indirectly as a supervisory teacher,- speech8 therapist- orS.B. principal and all charter representatives, charter school governing body members and officers, directors, members and partners of the charter holder shall have a valid fingerprint clearance card that is issued pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1, unless the person is a volunteer or guest speaker who is accompanied in the classroom by a person with a valid fingerprint clearance card.

A1233 teacher, speech therapist or principal and all charter representatives, charter school shallgoverning notbody employmembers inand anyofficers, positiondirectors, thatmembers requiresand partners of the charter holder shall have a valid fingerprint clearance card athat is issued pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1, unless the person againstis whoma volunteer or guest speaker who is accompanied in the stateclassroom boardby ofa educationperson haswith -a 2valid -fingerprint S.B.clearance card.

1233A charter school shall not employ in any position that requires a valid fingerprint clearance card a person against whom the state board of education has taken disciplinary action as prescribed in section 15-505 or whose certificate has been suspended, surrendered or revoked, unless the person's certificate has been subsequently reinstated by the state board of education.

(c)- Obtains9 references- fromS.B. the applicant's current employer and the two most recent previous employers except for applicants who have been employed for at least five years by the applicant's most recent employer.

1233 (c) Obtains references from the applicant's current employer and the two most recent previous employers except for applicants who have been employed for at least five years by the applicant's most recent employer.

-(f) 3Verifies -the S.B.fingerprint status of the applicant with the department of public safety.

1233 (f) Verifies the fingerprint status of the applicant with the department of public safety.

This subsection does not apply to the state board of education's duty to exercise general supervision- over10 the- publicS.B. school system pursuant to section 15-203, subsection A, paragraph 1.

1233 supervision over the public school system pursuant to section 15-203, subsection A, paragraph 1.

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1233 2.

Notwithstanding section 1-216, if there is a vacancy or vacancies on the governing- body,11 a- majorityS.B. of the remaining members of the governing body constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless that quorum is prohibited by the charter school's operating agreement.

1233 governing body, a majority of the remaining members of the governing body constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless that quorum is prohibited by the charter school's operating agreement.

The superintendent of public instruction shall adjust the apportionment -schedule 5accordingly -to S.B.accommodate a charter school utilizing an alternative calendar.

1233 schedule accordingly to accommodate a charter school utilizing an alternative calendar.

ENSURE THAT THE CHARTER SCHOOL, IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES, DEVELOPSDEVELOP AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN FOR EACH SCHOOL IN ACCORDANCE WITH MINIMUM STANDARDS DEVELOPED JOINTLY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS.

EACHANY EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH MUST ADDRESS HOW THE SCHOOL AND EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WILL COMMUNICATE WITH AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

THIS PARAGRAPH DOES NOT APPLY TO THE CHARTER OF A CHARTER SCHOOL THAT PROVIDES ONLY ONLINE INSTRUCTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 15-808.

(a)- Meet12 or- makeS.B. sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations set forth in the performance framework.

1233 (a) Meet or make sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations set forth in the performance framework.

-(d) 6Complete -the S.B.obligations of the contract.

1233 (d) Complete the obligations of the contract.

In determining whether to renew or revoke a charter holder, the sponsor must consider making sufficient progress toward the academic performance- expectations13 set- forthS.B. in the sponsor's performance framework as one of the most important factors.

1233 performance expectations set forth in the sponsor's performance framework as one of the most important factors.

The sponsor is not -required 7to -provide S.B.the charter holder with thirty days to correct the problems associated with the reason or reasons for adopting a determination of intent to revoke if the reason or reasons cannot be remedied, including a failure to submit required financial audits pursuant to subsection E, paragraph 6 of this section and section 15-914, or for a matter of health or safety, or both.

1233 required to provide the charter holder with thirty days to correct the problems associated with the reason or reasons for adopting a determination of intent to revoke if the reason or reasons cannot be remedied, including a failure to submit required financial audits pursuant to subsection E, paragraph 6 of this section and section 15-914, or for a matter of health or safety, or both.

(e)- A14 reduction- inS.B. pay, benefits or awards.

1233 (e) A reduction in pay, benefits or awards.

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1233 2.

In implementing its oversight and administrative responsibilities, the sponsor shall ground its actions in evidence of the charter holder's performance in accordance with the performance framework adopted- by15 the- sponsor.S.B.

1233 adopted by the sponsor.

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1233 1.

Notwithstanding subsection Y of this section, the state board for charter schools shall charge a processing fee to any charter school that amends its contract to participate in Arizona online instruction pursuant- to16 section- 15-808.S.B.

1233 pursuant to section 15-808.

The state board for -charter 10schools -shall S.B.use monies in the fund only for processing contract amendments for charter schools participating in Arizona online instruction.

1233 charter schools shall use monies in the fund only for processing contract amendments for charter schools participating in Arizona online instruction.

The governing body may approve a rigorous computer science course only if the rigorous computer science course includes significant mathematics content and the governing body determines the high school where the rigorous computer science course is offered has sufficient capacity,- infrastructure17 and- qualifiedS.B. staff, including competent teachers of computer science.

1233 capacity, infrastructure and qualified staff, including competent teachers of computer science.

A charter school may allow the use of school property, including school buildings, grounds, buses and equipment, by any person, -group 11or -organization S.B.for any lawful purpose, including a recreational, educational, political, economic, artistic, moral, scientific, social, religious or other civic or governmental purpose.

1233 group or organization for any lawful purpose, including a recreational, educational, political, economic, artistic, moral, scientific, social, religious or other civic or governmental purpose.

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