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AZ HB2580
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/22/2026
Primary Sponsor
Stephanie Simacek
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AI Summary
- Defines "micro-school" as any entity that charges tuition or fees to ESA students and employs individuals to provide instruction, excluding public schools, private schools, and qualified schools
- Requires all teaching staff and personnel at qualified schools, micro-schools, and tutoring providers who have unsupervised contact with students to be fingerprinted, at least 18 years old, and not subject to state board disciplinary action for immoral or unprofessional conduct
- Mandates the State Board of Education adopt safety rules requiring qualified schools and micro-schools to comply with fire, safety, and food sanitation codes; conduct fingerprint and background checks; secure heavy machinery, tools, or weapons; install pool enclosures; and prohibit illegal drugs and alcohol on premises
- Prohibits micro-schools from allowing employees who are family members of a student's parent to provide instruction to that student if the micro-school charges tuition, and prohibits micro-schools owned by family members from charging tuition to related students
- Removes the provision that placed the burden of proof on the state in legal proceedings challenging the application of ESA laws to qualified schools
Legislative Description
ESAs; micro-schools; tutors; safety; rules.
Last Action
House read second time
1/26/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules1/22/2026
Appropriations1/22/2026
Education1/22/2026
Full Bill Text
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