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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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SENATE BILL 1205 |
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AN ACT
Amending title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15‑108; relating to school instruction.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-108, to read:
15-108. Public classrooms; federal standards for media broadcasts concerning obscenity, indecency and profanity; violations; definition
A. If a person who provides classroom instruction in a public school engages in speech or conduct in a classroom setting that would violate the standards adopted by the federal communications commission concerning obscenity, indecency and profanity if that speech or conduct were broadcast on television or radio:
1. For the first or second occurrence, the school, at a minimum, shall issue a warning to the person. This paragraph does not prohibit a school after the first occurrence from suspending or terminating the employment of that person.
2. For the third occurrence, the school shall suspend the person, at a minimum, for one week of employment, and the person shall not receive any compensation for the duration of the suspension. This paragraph does not prohibit a school after the second occurrence from suspending the person for a longer duration or terminating the employment of that person.
3. For the fourth occurrence, the school shall suspend the person, at a minimum, for two weeks of employment, and the person shall not receive any compensation for the duration of the suspension. This paragraph does not prohibit a school after the third occurrence from suspending the person for a longer duration or terminating the employment of that person.
4. For the fifth occurrence, the school shall terminate the employment of the person. This paragraph does not prohibit a school after the first, second, third or fourth occurrence from terminating the employment of that person.
B. All complaints received by a school for a violation of subsection A of this section shall be investigated by the school principal before an action is taken to discipline the person mentioned in the complaint.
C. For the purposes of this section, "public school" means a public preschool program, a public elementary school, a public junior high school, a public middle school or a public high school in this state.