Arizona Code — 15
Browse 478 sections in division 15 of the Arizona code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
Sections (showing up to 300)
- § 15-101. Definitions
- § 15-116. Public schools; fees; waiver; prohibition
- § 15-117. Surveys; pupil information; parental permission and informed consent; exceptions; penalties; definitions
- § 15-121. School employees; participation in federal retirement plans and deferred compensation plans; prohibition against use of public monies; exceptions
- § 15-131. Exchange teacher agreements
- § 15-132. Certification of exchange teachers and professors
- § 15-133. Certification required; employment
- § 15-134. Payment of salaries of exchange teachers
- § 15-135. Deductions for retirement; preservation of rights
- § 15-141. Educational records; injunction; special action
- § 15-151. Eye protective devices; definition
- § 15-152. Pest management at schools; notice
- § 15-156. Liquid roofing systems; violation; classification; definition
- § 15-161. State control over private schools
- § 15-181. Charter schools; purpose; scope
- § 15-182. State board for charter schools; membership; terms; compensation; duties
- § 15-187. Charter schools; teachers; employment benefits
- § 15-188. Charter schools stimulus fund
- § 15-191. Definitions
- § 15-201. State board of education; members; appointment; terms
- § 15-202. Meetings; majority required for validation; travel expenses; immunity
- § 15-204. Acceptance of gifts and grants; gifts and grants fund; use; unexpended monies
- § 15-205. Education of Indians in state schools; contracts with department of interior
- § 15-206. Federal grants for educational purposes; administration
- § 15-207. Apportionment and expenditure of federal grants for educational purposes
- § 15-208. Application by school district for apportionment of federal monies; hearing
- § 15-209. Disbursement of apportioned federal funds
- § 15-210. Unlawful expenditure of federal monies
- § 15-212. Expenditure of private funds; exemption
- § 15-213. Procurement practices of school districts and charter schools; violations; classification; definitions
- § 15-218. Suicide awareness and prevention training; child abuse and sexual abuse prevention and training; continuing education
- § 15-231. Department of education
- § 15-232. Division of adult education; duties
- § 15-233. Night schools for teaching English
- § 15-234. Appropriations for adult education; eligibility; supplemental fees; definition
- § 15-235. Division of special education; director; duties; qualifications; advisory committee; members
- § 15-236. Special education programs; program and fiscal audits
- § 15-237. Publications; production revolving fund
- § 15-238. Statewide student estimate
- § 15-239. School compliance and recognition; accreditation; audits
- § 15-241.
- § 15-244. Office of Indian education; definition
- § 15-249. Department of education; education learning and accountability system; reports; reviews
- § 15-252. Powers and duties; publications; payment of claims for printing
- § 15-253. Legal opinions relating to school matters
- § 15-255.
- § 15-271. Duties of auditor general for uniform financial records system; reporting requirements
- § 15-272. Duties of department of education for uniform system of financial records
- § 15-301. Office of county school superintendent; qualifications; travel expenses
- § 15-303. Apportionment of funds
- § 15-308. Providing educational services of an accommodation school
- § 15-322. Organization of the governing board of a consolidated school district
- § 15-323. Governing board member; voting eligibility; purchases from board member
- § 15-326. Capacity to sue and be sued and to hold and convey property
- § 15-327. Advisory meetings of school district electors; notice; procedure; effect
- § 15-328. Single administrative program
- § 15-342.
- § 15-343. Employment of professional help
- § 15-344. Administration of prescription, patent or proprietary medications by employees; civil immunity; definition
- § 15-345. Chemical abuse prevention policies and procedures
- § 15-346. Policies and procedures concerning pupils with chronic health problems; definition
- § 15-347. Extracurricular activities; cultural tradition
- § 15-351. School councils; duties; membership
- § 15-352. Exemptions
- § 15-354. Principals; supplies and materials purchases
- § 15-361. Establishment of evening and night schools; admission of students; tuition
- § 15-362. Libraries; powers and duties; authority to contract
- § 15-363. School recreation centers; authority to contract with public recreation boards and agencies
- § 15-364. Agreements and expenditure of public monies for recreational facilities on school properties; use of proceeds of bond issues
- § 15-365. Service programs operated through the office of a county school superintendent; reports; definitions
- § 15-381. Liabilities of the governing board; payment of liabilities; immunity
- § 15-382. Authorization to self-insure; pooling agreements; joint agreements; trustees; liability coverage and pool requirements; definition
- § 15-383. Insurance on school bus and other vehicle operators; authority of the governing board to purchase
- § 15-384. Authorization for insurance coverage for students
- § 15-385. Premiums of a bond or insurance for accommodation schools or federally owned buildings on Indian reservation
- § 15-386. Insurance refund fund
- § 15-387. Procurement of insurance; eligibility of governing board members, former board members and surviving spouse and dependents; deposit of monies
- § 15-388. Optional inclusion of school district employees in state health and accident coverage; payment of premiums; advance notice; minimum period of participation; definition
- § 15-391. Definitions
- § 15-392. Formation of career technical education districts
- § 15-394. Preservation of years of employment
- § 15-395. Enlarging career technical education districts
- § 15-396. Dissolution of career technical education districts
- § 15-401. Qualifications of school electors; school district registers; challenge; tally lists
- § 15-402. Voting by early ballot
- § 15-403. Elections; notice; bond election procedure; qualifications of voters; closing of registrations; election precincts; polling places
- § 15-404. Election officers; compensation
- § 15-405. Opening and closing of polls
- § 15-406. Cost of elections
- § 15-407. School district ballot option
- § 15-422. Nominating petitions; ballots
- § 15-423. School district precinct registers; date of preparation; contents; copies
- § 15-424. Election of governing board members; terms; reduction of membership; statement of contributions and expenditures
- § 15-425. Election to determine whether membership of governing board shall increase to five members; form of ballot; reconsideration procedure if negative vote; appointment or election of new members
- § 15-426. Tally and canvass of votes; certificate of election; oath of office
- § 15-427. Governing board of a union high school district; qualifications; terms
- § 15-428. Election of governing board members of a union high school district
- § 15-429. Election of governing board members of a joint common school district
- § 15-430. Governing board members of newly consolidated district; election of members
- § 15-431. Alternative election procedure of governing board members
- § 15-441. School districts; designation
- § 15-442. Record of school district boundaries; limitation on change; notice to governing board
- § 15-443. Formation of new common school district
- § 15-444. Formation of union high school district; petition for establishment; election; notice
- § 15-447. Offer of instruction in high school subjects by common school districts; limitations
- § 15-448. Formation of unified school district; board membership; budget
- § 15-449. Formation of unified school district by common school district; petition for establishment; election; notice
- § 15-450. Formation of a new joint unified school district; petition; report; election; notice; ballots; canvass of votes; appointment of governing board
- § 15-451. Appointment of governing board for joint unified school districts
- § 15-453. Authority to form joint common school districts; applicability of laws governing other school districts
- § 15-454. Authority to form joint unified or joint high school districts; applicability of other laws governing other school districts
- § 15-455. Formation of joint common school district; petition; election; notice; canvass
- § 15-456. Jurisdiction of county board of supervisors and county school superintendent over joint common school district
- § 15-457. Formation of new joint common school district by subdivision of existing school district; effect on bonded indebtedness; transfer of property
- § 15-458. Formation of new district or districts by subdivision of existing district; division of assets
- § 15-460. Change of school district boundaries
- § 15-461. Transporting school districts; joining existing school districts; dissolution
- § 15-463. Annexation of military reservation to high school district or union high school district; procedure; notice; hearing
- § 15-464. Withdrawal of military reservation from school district; petition; hearing
- § 15-465. Accommodation school; establishment on military reservation; expenses; abandonment
- § 15-466. Transfer of accommodation schools
- § 15-467. Change of union high school district to high school district
- § 15-469. Lapsing of common school district; conditions; procedure; disposition of property and monies
- § 15-481. Override election; budget increases; informational pamphlet; notice; ballot; effect
- § 15-482. Special five per cent override for programs of pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through twelve
- § 15-491.
- § 15-493. Canvass of votes; certification of result
- § 15-501. Definitions
- § 15-502. Employment of school district personnel; payment of wages of discharged employee
- § 15-503. Superintendents, principals, head teachers and school psychologists; term of employment; evaluation; contract delivery; nonretention notice
- § 15-506. Flag, Constitution and Bill of Rights display; recitation of pledge of allegiance; moment of silence; exemption
- § 15-507. Abuse of teacher or school employee in school; classification
- § 15-508. Dismissal for failure to comply with certain laws
- § 15-510. Authorization of leaves of absence; application; preservation of rights
- § 15-511. Use of school district or charter school resources or employees to influence elections; prohibition; civil penalty; definitions
- § 15-512. Noncertificated personnel; fingerprinting personnel; background investigations; affidavit; civil immunity; violation; classification; definition
- § 15-513. Transportation employees; chemical abuse education; drug tests; costs; termination from employment; appeal; definition
- § 15-515. Duty to report violations occurring on school premises
- § 15-531. Fees
- § 15-532. Examination on state and United States constitutions; reciprocity requirement; exemption; intergovernmental agreement or contract for administration and evaluation
- § 15-533. Proficiency examination; examination reciprocity
- § 15-534. Fingerprinting; review and disciplinary action; violation; classification
- § 15-535. Sectarian instruction prohibited
- § 15-537. Performance of certificated teachers; evaluation system; alternative performance evaluation cycle; confidentiality
- § 15-538. Preliminary notice of inadequacy of classroom performance; performance improvement plan; adoption of definition
- § 15-539. Dismissal of certificated teacher; due process; written charges; notice; hearing on request
- § 15-540. Suspension prior to dismissal of a certificated teacher; written charges; salary
- § 15-542. Hearing costs; counsel; limitations on evidence; reinstatement
- § 15-543. Appeal from decision of board
- § 15-544. Limitations on reduction of salaries or personnel
- § 15-545. Resignation restrictions; unprofessional act; penalty
- § 15-546. Rights in employment not vested
- § 15-547. Preservation of years of employment
- § 15-549. Compulsory leaves of absence for criminal charges; continued salary
- § 15-550. Unprofessional conduct; penalty; definition
- § 15-551. Confidentiality of pupil's name; disciplinary hearing; civil penalty
- § 15-552. Alternative teacher development program; report
- § 15-702. High school equivalency diploma; fees; rules
- § 15-703. Kindergarten programs and special departments; special teachers
- § 15-705. Extracurricular activities; requirements
- § 15-706. Instruction in environmental education; definition
- § 15-710. Instruction in state and federal constitutions, American institutions and history of Arizona
- § 15-712. Instruction on alcohol, tobacco, narcotic drugs, marijuana, date rape drugs and other dangerous drugs; chemical abuse prevention programs; definitions
- § 15-713. Training in use of bows or firearms; instruction materials; certification of instructors; cooperating agencies
- § 15-714. Eligibility for training in use of bows or firearms
- § 15-715. Special academic assistance to pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through three
- § 15-716. Instruction on acquired immune deficiency syndrome; department assistance
- § 15-717. American history and heritage
- § 15-719.
- § 15-720.
- § 15-721. Common schools; course of study; textbooks; approval; selection; library books and materials; definition
- § 15-722. High schools; course of study; textbooks; approval; library books and materials; definition
- § 15-723. Furnishing of free textbooks; subject matter materials and supplementary books
- § 15-724. Purchase of high school textbooks, subject matter materials and supplementary books; budget; rental
- § 15-726. Purchase of textbooks and instructional computer software by schools having four or fewer teachers; welfare institutions
- § 15-727. Care and issue of textbooks, subject matter materials, supplementary books and instructional computer software
- § 15-728. Purchase of books by pupils or parent
- § 15-729. Use of monies received for lost or damaged textbooks, subject matter materials, supplementary books or instructional computer software
- § 15-730. Access to instructional material by parents and guardians
- § 15-742. Contract for purchase of tests
- § 15-745. Homeschooled children; testing; prohibition
- § 15-757. Contracts with private vendors
- § 15-761. Definitions
- § 15-762. Division of special education
- § 15-764. Powers and duties of the school district governing board or county school superintendent
- § 15-765. Special education in rehabilitation, corrective or other state and county supported institutions, facilities or homes
- § 15-766. Evaluation of child for placement in special education program; due process hearing procedures
- § 15-769. Appropriation and apportionment; approval of program
- § 15-771. Preschool programs for children with disabilities; definition
- § 15-781. Definitions
- § 15-782. Career and technical education and vocational education
- § 15-783. Evaluation of career and technical education and vocational education programs
- § 15-784. Vocational education; acceptance of congressional acts; appropriation; distribution of federal monies
- § 15-785. Career and technical education and vocational education schools; expenses; allocations from federal funds
- § 15-786. Acceptance of gifts or grants; fund; unexpended monies
- § 15-787. Eligibility; allocation; plan
- § 15-788. Exemption from certain requirements; exception
- § 15-789. Contracting and cooperative arrangements for career and technical education and vocational education; advisory committee
- § 15-790. Primary responsibility of school districts, career technical education districts, community college districts and universities
- § 15-795. Declaration of purpose and policy
- § 15-796. Alternative education programs; alternative schools; requirements; funding; definitions
- § 15-797. Financial provisions for students in alternative education programs and alternative schools
- § 15-798. Governing board responsibility
- § 15-801. Holidays
- § 15-802. School instruction; exceptions; violations; classification; definitions
- § 15-803. School attendance; exemptions; definitions
- § 15-804. Attendance officer; appointment; salary
- § 15-805. Attendance officer; powers and duties
- § 15-806. Excuse from school attendance
- § 15-807. Absence from school; notification of parent or person having custody of pupil; immunity; excused absence
- § 15-808. Arizona online instruction; reports; definitions
- § 15-816. Definitions
- § 15-821. Admission of children; required age
- § 15-824. Admission of pupils of other school districts; homeless children; tuition charges; definitions
- § 15-825.
- § 15-826. Education of children to whom school inaccessible
- § 15-827. Presentation of withdrawal form
- § 15-829. Missing child; notification of school; flagging records; definitions
- § 15-840. Definitions
- § 15-841. Responsibilities of pupils; expulsion; alternative education programs; alternative to suspension programs; placement review committee
- § 15-842. Damage to school property; suspension or expulsion of pupil; liability of parent
- § 15-844. Suspension and expulsion proceedings for children with disabilities
- § 15-854. Year-round school year operation; powers and duties of superintendent of public instruction
- § 15-855. School or school district operation on a year-round school year basis; separate budget
- § 15-871. Definitions
- § 15-872. Proof of immunization; noncompliance; notice to parents; civil immunity
- § 15-873. Exemptions; nonattendance during outbreak
- § 15-874. Records; reporting requirements
- § 15-881. Extended school year services for pupils with disabilities; eligibility and service structure; definition
- § 15-904. School district annual financial report; publication; summary
- § 15-905. School district budgets; notice; adoption; aggregate budget limit; summary; adjustments; impact aid fund; definition
- § 15-906. Procedure for payment of levy fund liabilities payable on June 30; lapsing of levy funds with balance for reduction of taxes
- § 15-907. Incurring liabilities in excess of school district budget; petition; approval; procedure for expenditures
- § 15-908. Revenue control limit for school district after consolidation
- § 15-909. Financial provisions for accommodation schools; definition
- § 15-911. Aggregate expenditure limitation; aggregate expenditures of local revenues; adjustments
- § 15-912. Consolidation assistance
- § 15-913. Education programs; juvenile detention centers; fund
- § 15-914.
- § 15-915. Correction of state aid or budget limit errors; definition
- § 15-916. Expenditure of state grant monies not included in budget
- § 15-920. Performance pay; budget balance carryforward; definitions
- § 15-921. Duties of superintendent of public instruction
- § 15-922. Reporting duties of the school district; definition
- § 15-923. Contracts for transportation; requirement; report
- § 15-941. Teacher experience index; computation; definition
- § 15-944. Base revenue control limit
- § 15-946. Transportation revenue control limit
- § 15-947. Revenue control limit; district support level; general budget limit; unrestricted total capital budget limit; district additional assistance limit
- § 15-949. Small school districts; exemption from general budget limit; budget revision
- § 15-950. Revenue control limits for new school districts
- § 15-953. Increases in the base level
- § 15-954. Adjustment for tuition loss
- § 15-963. Capital transportation adjustment for small school districts
- § 15-964. Federal impact adjustment
- § 15-965. Schools; impact aid; teacher housing
- § 15-972. State limitation on homeowner property taxes; additional state aid to school districts; definitions
- § 15-973. Apportionment of funds; expenditure limitation
- § 15-974. Equalization assistance for education for accommodation schools
- § 15-975. Method of determining funds payable to a joint common school district
- § 15-976. Assistance for school districts for children whose parents are employed by certain state institutions; expenditure limitation
- § 15-980. Uncollected property tax; property tax loss; supplemental state aid
- § 15-991. Annual estimate by county school superintendent of monies for ensuing year; review and approval by property tax oversight commission
- § 15-995. Special district assessment for adjacent ways by school district
- § 15-996. Duties of county treasurer relating to school district's monies
- § 15-997. Authority of county officers as to funds, taxes and boundaries of joint common school district
- § 15-998. Liability of treasurer for failure to keep separate account or give notice; enforcement
- § 15-999. Preference of payment of warrants; use of balance of school fund remaining at close of fiscal year
- § 15-1000. County school fund
- § 15-1001. Special county school reserve fund
- § 15-1002. Administration of county school reserve fund; uses
- § 15-1021. Limit on bonded indebtedness; limit on authorization and issuance of bonds; definitions
- § 15-1022. Tax levy for bonds; administration and disposition of tax; cancellation of paid bonds; security
- § 15-1023. Issuance of bonds
- § 15-1024. Interest on bonds; sale; disposition of proceeds; definition
- § 15-1025. Investment and reinvestment of debt service fund
- § 15-1027. Administration of school district debt service funds by county treasurer
- § 15-1028. Disposition of surplus tax monies
- § 15-1029. Rights of bondholder; additional state tax
- § 15-1030. Cancellation of unsold bonds; notice; hearing
- § 15-1031. Power to use outstanding bond authorizations of common school districts or high school districts
- § 15-1032. Capital facilities; bonded indebtedness liability for unified school districts
- § 15-1033. Certification of school district bonds by attorney general
- § 15-1101. Revolving funds; purpose and manner of procuring
- § 15-1102. Disposition of proceeds from sale or lease of school property; school plant monies; payment of bonded indebtedness; definition
- § 15-1103. Insurance proceeds fund; disposition of proceeds
- § 15-1104. Unemployment compensation fund
- § 15-1105. Lease of school property; immunity; civic center school fund; reversion to school plant fund; definitions
- § 15-1106. Permanent teacherage fund; uses; definition
- § 15-1108. District services fund
- § 15-1121. Student activities monies defined
- § 15-1122. Student activities treasurer; assistant student activities treasurer; administration of student activities monies
- § 15-1123. Record of revenues and expenditures
- § 15-1124. Student activities revolving fund for expenses
- § 15-1125. Auxiliary operations fund defined
- § 15-1126. Accounting; deposit; disposition of monies
- § 15-1141. Definitions
- § 15-1142. Powers of the governing board
- § 15-1143. Community school program fund
- § 15-1151. Definition of school meal programs