Bill
Number: S.B. 1693
Allen S Floor Amendment
Reference to: printed bill
Amendment drafted by: Jeffrey Ong
FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Specifies school employees, who commit to being available to work during normal work hours, will continue to be paid from March 16, 2020, through March 29, 2020.
2. Prohibits public schools from requiring any employee to use accrued vacation or sick leave for the duration of the statewide school closure.
3. Requires public schools to offer general educational opportunities for students, rather than requiring general educational delivery via alternative formats.
4. Specifies if the school closure is not lifted before March 30, 2020, all school employees must commit to be available to work during normal work hours to continue to be paid during the school closure.
5. Includes individualized education programs in the special education services that each school will attempt to provide to students.
6. Applies the school closure procedures to accommodation schools and county jail or juvenile detention center education programs.
7. Allows the Superintendent of Public Instruction, only with State Board of Education approval, to waive any school finance requirements necessary to implement the school closures as outlined through June 30, 2021.
8. Removes the suspension on supplanting federal and state monies.
9. Makes technical and conforming changes.
Second Regular Session S.B. 1693
ALLEN S FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1693
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 1, between lines 3 and 4, insert:
"A. For the benefit of students enrolled in public schools that have closed as a result of the statewide closure, each public school in this state shall continue to pay its employees, including hourly employees, from March 16, 2020 through March 29, 2020 if an employee is committed to being available to work during the employee's normal work hours. The public school may not require any employee to use accrued vacation or sick leave for the duration of the closure."
Reletter to conform
Line 14, after the first comma insert "15‑391, 15‑393,"
Strike lines 26 through 29
Line 40, strike "education delivery via alternative formats" insert "educational opportunities"
Line 41, strike "was" insert "were"
Line 42, after the comma insert "15‑391, 15‑393,"
Page 2, line 9, strike "delivery via alternative formats" insert "opportunities"
Lines 18 and 19, strike "delivery via alternative formats" insert "opportunities"
Lines 29 and 30, strike "delivery via alternative formats" insert "opportunities"
Page 3, between lines 2 and 3, insert:
"(a) Before March 30, 2020, each public school employee, including hourly employees, shall commit to be available to work during the employee's normal work hours."
Reletter to conform
Page 3, lines 20 and 21, strike ", including implementing alternative modes of service delivery"
Line 22, after "shall" insert "attempt to"; strike ", to the greatest extent possible,"
Line 24, after "services" insert "through an individualized education program"
Line 25, strike "alternative modes of service delivery" insert "educational opportunities"
Page 4, strike lines 3 and 4
Line 15, after "blind" insert ", accommodation schools as defined in section 15-101, Arizona Revised Statutes, county jail or juvenile detention center education programs established pursuant to section 15‑913 or 15-913.01, Arizona Revised Statutes,"
Between lines 16 and 17, insert:
"Sec. 2. Superintendent of public instruction; school finance requirements; waiver; 2019‑2020 school year
Notwithstanding any other law, through June 30, 2021, the superintendent of public instruction, only with the approval of the state board of education, may waive any school finance requirement necessary to implement section 1 of this act for school finance matters related to the 2019-2020 school year only."
Renumber to conform
Amend title to conform