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AZ SB1694
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Eva Diaz
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AI Summary
- Requires charter schools, their governing bodies, sponsors, charter holders, operators, and management organizations to comply with open meeting requirements and public records laws, with meeting notices, agendas, minutes, and public records posted on both the charter school and state board for charter schools websites.
- Prohibits the state board for charter schools from contracting with for-profit organizations to establish charter schools beginning January 1, 2027.
- Mandates annual independent audits of charter school financial statements, including individual salaries paid to charter management organizations, with results made publicly available.
- Establishes requirements for charter holder governing boards and charter school governing bodies, including minimum three members and restrictions on immediate family members serving simultaneously.
- Requires that assets acquired with public monies be returned to the state if a charter school closes, unless proceeds are used to fund capital costs for a new campus of that charter school.
Legislative Description
Charter schools; meeting; reporting; audits
Last Action
Senate read second time
2/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Rules2/5/2026
Education Accountability and Reform2/5/2026
Full Bill Text
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