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AZ SB1138
Bill
Status
1/16/2018
Primary Sponsor
David Bradley
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 15-913.01 to expand county jail education program eligibility from prisoners under 18 years of age to include prisoners with disabilities up to 21 years of age.
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Requires county jail education programs to serve all eligible prisoners who do not have a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma and lack a high school diploma or GED.
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Maintains existing funding mechanisms for county jail education programs, including base and variable funding amounts determined by instructional days and pupil counts.
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Allows counties to operate programs through accommodation schools at 72% of standard funding rates or through separate county jail education funds established by the county school superintendent.
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Requires county school superintendents to develop policies for transferring educational records of prisoners transferred from juvenile detention centers or other public agencies.
Legislative Description
County jail education programs; age
Education - Title 15
Last Action
Senate ED Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (5-0-2-0)
2/15/2018