Senate Bill 1213 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 15-913 and 15-913.01 relating to education programs in juvenile detention centers and county jails.

• Allows counties to operate detention center and jail education programs through accommodation schools, either funding them or operating without funding.

• Establishes detention center and jail education funds consisting of base amounts plus variable amounts calculated based on instructional days provided to detained youth and prisoners.

• Clarifies language throughout regarding county oversight and administration of education funds, including provisions for multi-county programs and transitions when counties change from accommodation school delivery to fund-based models.

• Requires county school superintendents to develop policies for transferring educational records of prisoners who have been in juvenile detention centers or received services from other public agencies.