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AZ SB1405

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/27/2024

Primary Sponsor

Janae Shamp

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Purple Star School Program within the Department of Education to identify schools providing transition support to military students and their families.

  • Requires participating schools to provide professional development training on military students' needs to at least 70 percent of employees, with initial training in-person and subsequent training allowed electronically.

  • Mandates participating schools designate an employee as point of contact for the program, establish a peer mentorship program for military students, hold at least one annual patriotic event, and maintain a website with resources for military families.

  • Requires purple star schools to submit annual reports by June 30 detailing the number of military students served, peer mentorship participation, employee training percentages, patriotic events held, and designated contact information.

  • Allows the Department of Education to revoke a school's purple star designation if it fails to submit required reports or meet eligibility requirements, with a 90-day cure period after notice before removal from the program.

Legislative Description

Purple star school designation; requirements.

Requirements

Last Action

House miscellaneous motion: Motion by Representative Biasiucci that the House suspend Rule 32, and notwithstanding any other House Rule and that SB1405 be placed on an Active Calendar of Committee of Whole. Failed sv 14-39.

6/15/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules3/20/2024
Appropriations2/27/2024
Rules1/31/2024
Education Accountability and Reform1/31/2024

Full Bill Text

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