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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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SENATE BILL 1020 |
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AN ACT
amending section 15‑350, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school district governing boards.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-350, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-350. Investigation of immoral or unprofessional conduct; confidentiality
A. On request of the state board of education or the department of education, any school or school district that has employed a certificated person during the time in which the person is alleged to have engaged in conduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action shall make available the attendance and testimony of witnesses, documents and any physical evidence within the school district's control for examination or copying. All information received and records or reports kept by the state board of education or the department of education during an investigation of immoral or unprofessional conduct are confidential and are not a public record.
B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the department of education may provide information, records or reports relating to the investigation of a certificate holder to:
1. Any school or school district that currently employs the certificate holder.
2. ANY SCHOOL OR SCHOOL DISTRICT TO WHICH THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER has applied FOR EMPLOYMENT.
3. Any third-party entity that contracts with a school or school district to provide educators and to which the certificate holder has applied for employment.
4. ANY AGENCY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 41-1001 THAT HAS RECEIVED AND IS INVESTIGATING AN APPLICATION BY THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER FOR A certificate or license OR THAT IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER IN ORDER TO MAKE A certification or licensure DECISION.
C. All information, records or and reports received by any school or school district pursuant to this subsection section shall be used for employment purposes only, are confidential and are not a public record.
C. D. An investigator who is regularly employed and paid by the department of education has the authority to access criminal history records and criminal history record information, as defined in section 41‑1750, from law enforcement agencies.