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.
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