HB2396 Summary

• Removes outdated terminology ("dumb") from references to the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind in statutes governing land grants and fund management.

• Allows the board of directors to determine superintendent qualifications through public action, considering experience with deaf, hard of hearing, blind, and visually impaired students rather than mandating specific educator background requirements.

• Reduces the reappointment preference period for permanently dismissed employees from three years to one year in cases of economy or administrative efficiency.

• Modifies fingerprint clearance requirements for the superintendent and certificated personnel to align with state law procedures under title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1.

• Removes obsolete provisions regarding officer housing allowances and semimonthly payroll procedures previously required to be filed with the department of administration.