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AZ SB1126

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/16/2026

Primary Sponsor

Carine Werner

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Requires schools to disclose to Department of Child Safety (DCS) caseworkers, upon request, which schools have requested a pupil's educational records and who has withdrawn a pupil from school according to those records

  • Mandates schools provide DCS caseworkers with any other requested information or records relating to current or former enrolled pupils during investigations

  • Prohibits public and private schools from preventing any school employee, contractor, or volunteer from speaking with DCS caseworkers investigating allegations of abuse or neglect

  • Updates statutory language in Arizona Revised Statutes section 15-141 regarding educational records, including conforming references to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)

Legislative Description

DCS caseworkers; schools; required disclosures

Schools

Last Action

House minority caucus: Do pass

3/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/16/2026
Education2/16/2026
Rules1/15/2026
Education Accountability and Reform1/15/2026

Full Bill Text

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