SB 1422 Summary

• Requires school district governing boards to provide written notice to affected parents or guardians no later than thirty days before a public meeting to discuss closing a school, including reasons for closure and meeting details.

• Mandates governing boards hold a public meeting at least thirty days before voting to close a school, allowing time for public input on reasons for or against the closure.

• Exempts governing boards from these notice and hearing requirements if the school facilities board determines the school poses a danger to health or safety and notifies the district accordingly.

• Grants the school facilities board authority to decide whether to close schools based on objective and independent analysis, with notification to school district governing boards within thirty days of the final closure decision.

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 15-341 and 15-2002 to establish the school facilities board's new powers and duties regarding school closures.