AZ SB1558

Requires any individual applying for employment at a school in Arizona to disclose whether they have pled guilty, pled no contest, been convicted of, or are awaiting trial on specified serious criminal offenses.

Offenses requiring disclosure include dangerous crimes against children, sexual conduct with minors, violations involving minor victims, any crime requiring sex offender registration, and preparatory offenses related to these crimes.

Includes offenses committed in other states or territories that would constitute a disclosable crime if committed in Arizona.

Provides a good faith mistake of law defense to the disclosure requirement for out-of-state offenses.

Classifies knowingly violating the disclosure requirement as a class 6 felony; applies to school districts, charter schools, and private schools serving kindergarten through grade 12.