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REFERENCE TITLE: school letter grades; student discipline |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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SB 1459 |
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Introduced by Senator Kavanagh
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An Act
amending title 15, chapter 7, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-746.01; relating to school assessment and accountability.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 7, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-746.01, to read:
15-746.01. Student discipline; teacher referrals; annual report; reduction in letter grade
A. Each school district and charter school in this state shall:
1. Include in every student handbook a rubric for student discipline.
2. Annually report to the department of education all of the following:
(a) The total number of student discipline referrals submitted by teachers in each school that is operated by the school district or charter school.
(b) The number of the referrals reported pursuant to subdivision (a) of this paragraph for which the school administration implemented the teacher's recommended disciplinary action or another disciplinary action. For the purposes of this subdivision, disciplinary action does not include social emotional learning or restorative discipline.
(c) The percentage of the referrals reported pursuant to subdivision (a) of this paragraph for which the school administration did not implement the teacher's recommended disciplinary action or any other action.
B. The department shall reduce the letter grade assigned to a school that is operated by a school district or charter school pursuant to section 15-241 by two letter grades if both of the following apply:
1. The school does not implement disciplinary actions described in subsection A, paragraph 2, subdivision (b) of this section in at least seventy-five percent of student discipline referrals in a single school year.
2. The school has no reasonable justification, as determined by the department, for implementing disciplinary actions in fewer than seventy-five percent of student discipline referrals in a single school year.