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AZ SB1148

Bill

Status

Failed

1/30/2019

Primary Sponsor

Paul Boyer

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - First Regular Session (2019)

AI Summary

  • Establishes a center for school safety within the Arizona counterterrorism information center under the Department of Public Safety.

  • Creates a safe schools hotline program allowing anonymous reporting of dangerous, violent, or unlawful activity occurring on school campuses, school transportation, or at school-sponsored events.

  • Designates all information reported to the hotline as confidential and not subject to public records disclosure, with compulsory disclosure limited to court-ordered review of materials material to a specific case.

  • Requires the director to establish policies protecting reporter identity and procedures for disseminating reports to school districts, schools, and law enforcement agencies based on good faith reports.

  • Mandates coordination between the center, Department of Education, school districts, charter schools, and law enforcement to develop and provide school safety best practices and training resources.

Legislative Description

DPS; school safety; hotline

School Districts

Last Action

Senate TPS Committee action: Discussed and Held, voting: (0-0-0-0)

1/30/2019

Full Bill Text

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