PROPOSED
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2596
(Reference to printed bill)
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert:
"Section 1. Title 15, chapter 5, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-509, to read:
15-509. Teacher in-service training days; scheduling; definition
A. If a school district schedules five or more teacher in‑service training days during a school year, two of those in‑service training days must be conducted on days that correspond to the august and november election dates prescribed in section 16‑204.
B. If a school district schedules fewer than five teacher in‑service training days during a school year, each in‑service training day must be conducted on a day that corresponds to an election date prescribed in section 16‑204.
C. For the purposes of this section, "Teacher in‑service training day" means a designated day during the school year in which classes are not held and teachers are required to report to the school or another site for training, professional development, team-building exercises, meetings, lesson planning, self‑study or any combination of these tasks.
Sec. 2. Title 38, chapter 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 1.1, to read:
ARTICLE 1.1. USE OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS
38-409. Public buildings; election day
A public officer or public employee who has authority for a public building operated by a political subdivision of this state, including a school district, shall make that public building available for use as a polling place on an election day on request of the officer in charge of elections, and section 16-411, subsection F does not apply."
Amend title to conform
MARTÍN J. QUEZADA |