Senate Bill 1703 Summary

• Prohibits employees of state, local government, and other institutions from acting in loco parentis to a child without parental consent, as established in Section 1-602(D).

• Removes "in loco parentis" status from the definition of "person who has custody" in education law (Section 15-101), limiting who can make decisions affecting students.

• Eliminates references to "in loco parentis" relationships in child labor exemptions, domestic violence leave provisions, and immunization consent requirements throughout Arizona Revised Statutes.

• Modifies family law to clarify that third-party visitation rights for in loco parentis individuals require specific conditions including pending dissolution of marriage or three-month separation of parents (Section 25-409).

• Repeals Section 44-133 entirely and requires a three-fourths vote in both legislative houses for amendment to Section 23-371 (domestic violence leave definitions) to take effect.