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AZ SB1580

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2020

Primary Sponsor

Martin Quezada

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Requires the school facilities board to annually publish and maintain a publicly available list of vacant and partially used state and school district buildings suitable for school operation.

  • Prohibits school districts from rejecting offers to sell or lease vacant buildings from charter schools or private schools if those offers are equal to or higher than other potential buyers or lessees.

  • Adds new requirement that if a charter school sells or leases a vacant building, the charter school cannot prohibit school districts from negotiating to buy or lease the property on equal terms with other potential buyers or lessees.

  • Allows school districts to sell used equipment to charter schools or private schools before disposing of equipment through other means.

  • Exempts buildings used for career and technical education, special education, preschool, newly opened schools (fewer than five years), and magnet schools from the "partially used building" definition, except this exemption cannot apply to more than 25 percent of a district's school buildings.

Legislative Description

Charter schools; sale; vacant buildings

Charter Schools

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/5/2020

Full Bill Text

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