SENATE BILL 1030 - Summary

• Amends Arizona law to allow school district governing boards to discuss and consider emergency response plans in executive session (closed meetings).

• Designates emergency response plans as exempt from public inspection under Arizona's public records law (Title 39, Chapter 1, Article 2).

• Applies the same executive session and records exemption provisions to charter schools that develop emergency response plans similar to those required for school districts.

• Requires emergency response plans to be developed in conjunction with local law enforcement and emergency response agencies according to minimum standards jointly established by the Department of Education and the Division of Emergency Management.