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AZ SB1192
Bill
Status
1/19/2021
Primary Sponsor
Kirsten Engel
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona law to allow school administrators to refer students involved in drug violations to at-risk student programs as an alternative to immediately reporting to law enforcement.
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Modifies the mandatory reporting requirement for school personnel to permit referral to appropriate intervention programs when the violation involves a student, while maintaining the requirement to report to peace officers for non-student violations.
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Maintains existing penalties for drug violations in drug-free school zones, including felony charges with one-year sentence enhancements and mandatory fines of at least $2,000 or three times the drug value.
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Defines drug-free school zones as areas within 300 feet of school grounds, public property within 1,000 feet of school grounds, school bus stops, and school buses.
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Clarifies that school personnel or administrators who fail to report or refer students as prescribed face criminal liability as a class 3 misdemeanor.
Legislative Description
Schools; drug violations; reporting options
Schools
Last Action
Senate read second time
1/20/2021