AZ SB1128

Increases the compulsory school attendance age from 16 to 18 years old in Arizona.

Changes minimum age requirement for high school equivalency diploma from 16 to 18 years old, while allowing the state board to establish eligibility requirements not older than 18.

Modifies school attendance laws to require children who are at least 6 and under 18 years of age to attend school, with exemptions for those meeting specific conditions including employment at age 16 or older.

Updates employment exemption from age 14 to age 16, requiring children seeking work exemptions to be at least 16 years old with parental consent and lawful wage-earning employment.

Makes corresponding changes throughout Arizona Revised Statutes sections 15-702, 15-802, 15-803, and 15-805 to reflect the new 18-year-old compulsory attendance age.