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HB 2026: county school superintendent; services; entities

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Boyer, LD 20

BILL STATUS: Education

 

Legend: IGA – Intergovernmental Agreement LEA – Local Education Agency Amendments – BOLD and Stricken (Committee)

Abstract

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRelating to county school superintendents.

Provisions

1.       Allows a county school superintendent to act as a LEA for and provide service programs and assistance to private libraries, private schools, tribal libraries and tribal schools. (Sec. 1,2,4)

2.       Permits school district governing boards to enter into IGAs with private libraries, private schools, tribal libraries and tribal schools in the same county. (Sec. 3)

3.       Makes technical changes. (Sec. 2-4)

Current Law

County school superintendents are charged with providing assistance to school districts, charter schools, county free library districts and municipal libraries on the use of student data, staff development, curriculum alignment and technology to improve student performance (A.R.S. § 15-302).  In addition to providing assistance, county school superintendents may establish service programs upon request to the previously outlined entities and act as an LEA that is eligible to receive and spend local, state and federal monies to provide services (A.R.S. §§ 15-302, 15-365).  School district governing boards are authorized to enter into IGAs with counties, county free library districts and municipal libraries in the county in which they are located (A.R.S. § 15-362).

 

 

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2026

Second Regular Session                               Version 1: Education

 

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