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AZ SCR1001
Concurrent Resolution
Status
2/24/2010
Primary Sponsor
Jack Harper
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AI Summary
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Proposes an amendment to Article II, Section 31 of the Arizona Constitution regarding damages for death or personal injuries.
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Exempts public school teachers from punitive damages for any act or failure to act related to classroom discipline.
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Limits public schools to compensatory damages only, capped at the amount of economic injuries actually sustained, with no punitive damages allowed.
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Maintains the existing constitutional protection against laws that limit damages for causing death or injury, with these new exemptions as exceptions.
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Requires submission of the proposed amendment to Arizona voters at the next general election.
Legislative Description
Punitive damages; schools; teachers; exemptions
Last Action
Senate ED Committee action: Held
2/24/2010