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AZ SB1592

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lela Alston

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Requires school district governing boards to adopt personnel policies providing noncertificated employees (non-teaching staff) with due process procedures substantially equivalent to those already guaranteed to certificated teachers under Arizona law.

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 15-502 relating to employment of school district personnel.

  • Maintains existing requirements for certificated teacher contracts, including written contracts, electronic transmission and signature options, and employment protections for teachers employed more than three consecutive years.

  • Preserves current prohibitions against employment retention policies based on tenure or seniority for teachers.

Legislative Description

Noncertificated school employees; due process

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/3/2026
Education Accountability and Reform2/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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