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AZ SB1310

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/24/2018

Primary Sponsor

Martin Quezada

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature - Second Regular Session (2018)

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Education to submit an annual report by September 1 (starting in 2019) to state leadership containing statewide disciplinary data disaggregated by school district, charter school, and demographic subgroups.

  • Mandates the report include disciplinary rates for in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, and law enforcement referrals, calculated as a three-year average for each measure.

  • Requires the Department of Education to track progress in reducing disciplinary rates and disparities, identify successful strategies used by schools, and assess corresponding gains in student academic achievement.

  • Directs the Department to survey schools about implementation of evidence-based discipline strategies including positive behavior interventions and support systems and restorative justice practices.

  • Defines "subgroup" to include demographic categories by race/ethnicity, low-income students, students with disabilities, and students with below-basic academic achievement levels for comparative analysis of disciplinary disparities.

Legislative Description

Schools; pupil discipline; annual report

Schools

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/25/2018

Full Bill Text

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