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House Engrossed Senate Bill
public schools; safety; reporting requirements |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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SENATE BILL 1369 |
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An Act
amending title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 15-249.01 and 15-249.08; relating to the department of education.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 15-249.01 and 15-249.08, to read:
15-249.01. United States department of education office for civil rights; compliance reports; posting; redaction
A. Subject to subsection B of this section, the department of education shall post in a format that is accessible to the public the most recent information that each public school and local education agency reported to the United States department of education office for civil rights for the purposes of the civil rights data collection survey.
B. This section does not authorize the department of education to post data that is protected under the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974 (P.L. 93-380; 88 Stat. 57). the department shall redact the information that is posted pursuant to subsection A of this section to comply with the family educational rights and privacy act of 1974.
15-249.08. Annual reports; school safety; school learning conditions; surveys; posting
A. On or before January 31 of each year, the department of education shall submit a school safety report and a school learning conditions report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives and provide a copy of each report to the secretary of state.
B. The department shall administer a survey of all school districts and charter schools in this state for an annual school safety report that contains the number of the following incidents reported at each school site in this state:
1. Bullying.
2. Fighting.
3. Sexual assault.
4. Threatening.
5. Intimidation.
6. Harassment.
7. Suicide.
8. Hazing.
9. Any form of physical attack that is not covered by paragraphs 1 through 8 of this subsection.
C. The department shall administer a survey of students, parents of students and employees of each school district and charter school in this state for an annual school learning conditions report that includes all of the following topics:
1. School safety.
2. School climate.
3. Barriers to engagement.
4. character education.
5. Student behavior management support.
6. Appropriate content in school curricula.
7. Respecting people as individuals.
D. TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND BEST PRACTICES FOR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, the department shall post the annual school safety report and annual school learning conditions report in a format that is accessible to the public. A school district or charter school may not disclose personally identifiable student data in a survey that is administered pursuant to this section.