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AZ HB2007
Bill
Status
6/23/2022
Primary Sponsor
Diego Rodriguez
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AI Summary
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Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 13-3411 to modify drug-free school zone reporting requirements for school personnel and administrators.
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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.
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Establishes that school personnel failing to report violations or make appropriate referrals is a class 3 misdemeanor.
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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.
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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