AZ HB2583

Requires qualified private school teachers receiving Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) funds to obtain a valid fingerprint clearance card from the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Mandates fingerprint clearance cards for private school teachers providing instruction in core academic subjects (reading, grammar, mathematics, social studies, science) to ESA students.

Establishes teacher qualification requirements including either a bachelor's degree, enrollment in a state-recognized teacher preparation program, or relevant expertise/experience in the subject area being taught.

Private schools must verify teacher compliance with fingerprinting and qualification requirements as a condition of receiving ESA tuition payments.

Applies specifically to private schools that enroll students using ESA funds, extending background check requirements already common in public schools to the private school ESA context.