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AZ HB2007

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/23/2022

Primary Sponsor

Diego Rodriguez

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2022)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-3411 to modify drug-free school zone reporting requirements for school personnel and administrators.

  • Requires school administrators to either immediately report drug violations to a peace officer OR refer the student to an appropriate at-risk student program if the violation involves a student.

  • Establishes that school personnel failing to report violations or make appropriate referrals is a class 3 misdemeanor.

  • Maintains existing penalties for drug possession, use, sale, or manufacture in drug-free school zones (areas within 300 feet of schools, 1,000 feet of public school property, school bus stops, or on school buses), including enhanced sentences of one additional year.

  • Requires courts to impose mandatory fines of at least $2,000 or three times the drug value (whichever is greater) on convictions, with no suspension allowed.

Legislative Description

Schools; drug violations; reporting options

Schools

Last Action

Introduced in House and read first time

6/23/2022

Full Bill Text

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