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HB2075 • 2026

school districts; employment contracts; publication

HB2075 - school districts; employment contracts; publication

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Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
David Livingston
Last action
2026-04-07
Official status
Governor vetoed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status indicates a gubernatorial veto; the bill's legal effect depends on potential legislative override, which is not detailed in the provided text.

HB2075: Public Posting of School Leader Employment Contracts

This bill requires school districts to submit and post specific details about employment contracts for top administrators on public websites.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires school boards to send the state Department of Education copies of current employment contracts, or an affidavit stating no changes were made since last year, for superintendents, assistant superintendents, associate superintendents, and chief financial officers within 30 days.
  • Requires school boards to submit copies of all employment contracts from the past five years for these roles, or a statement confirming they did not hire anyone in those positions during that time.
  • Mandates that both the state department and individual school districts post these contracts on their websites within 30 days of signing or approving changes.
  • Directs the state department to create a searchable online database listing base salaries, performance pay, retirement contributions, health insurance costs for spouses and dependents, life insurance, stipends broken down by type, personal leave hours, and whether unused leave is paid out.
  • Requires the Department of Education to publish an annual report by December 1 that summarizes compensation, benefits lists with monetary values where applicable, and car allowances for these school leaders across all districts.
  • Allows agencies to remove personally identifiable information from contracts before posting them if state law requires such privacy protection.

Who It Names or Affects

  • School district governing boards
  • Superintendents, assistant superintendents, associate superintendents, and chief financial officers employed by school districts
  • The Arizona Department of Education

Terms To Know

Attestation or Affidavit
A formal written statement confirming that a district has not hired these specific roles in the past five years, or that current contracts remain unchanged from last year.
Redact
To remove personally identifiable information that is exempt from public disclosure before making a document available online.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill was vetoed by the governor on April 7, 2026, so it is not currently law unless lawmakers override that decision.
  • The text does not specify penalties for school districts or officials who fail to submit contracts or post them correctly.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Plain English: Adopted 1

  • The official amendment file could not be read automatically during the last sync, so only the official amendment metadata is shown right now.

Plain English: This amendment requires school districts to send employment contracts for top leaders like superintendents and chief financial officers to the state Department of Education so they can be posted online.

  • School districts must submit copies of employment contracts or a statement that no such employees were hired in the last five years to the Department of Education.
  • The Department of Education must post these submitted contracts on its website and keep them there for at least five years after an employee leaves.
  • Each school district is also required to post the same contracts and statements on their own websites.
  • The state will create a yearly report listing specific salary details, benefits, car allowances, and other pay information for these top leaders.
  • The provided text cuts off at the end of Section D, so some details about what must be included in the annual report are missing.
  • Because this is a proposed amendment that has not been passed yet, it does not currently change any laws.

Plain English: This amendment requires individual schools to submit and publish employment contracts for top leaders like superintendents and chief financial officers, instead of requiring the school district board to do it.

  • Changes who must send contract information from the school district governing board to each specific school.
  • Expands the definition of 'school' to include charter schools, county accommodation schools, and qualified empowerment scholarship account schools.
  • Requires the Arizona Department of Education to post these contracts on its website and in a searchable online database.
  • Mandates that each school must also publish the submitted employment contracts directly on its own website.
  • The official text provided is cut off at the end, so details about personal leave hours are incomplete.
  • Some specific legal section numbers in the amendment appear to be placeholders or conflicting (e.g., showing both old and new numbers), which makes exact code references unclear.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 V

    Governor vetoed

  2. 2026-04-01 House

    Transmitted to House

  3. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Senate third read passed

  4. 2026-04-01 Senate

    Senate committee of the whole

  5. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Senate minority caucus

  6. 2026-03-10 Senate

    Senate majority caucus

  7. 2026-03-09 Senate

    Senate consent calendar

  8. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Senate second read

  9. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate Rules: PFC

  10. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate Education: DP

  11. 2026-02-25 Senate

    Senate first read

  12. 2026-02-23 Senate

    Transmitted to Senate

  13. 2026-02-23 House

    House third read passed

  14. 2026-02-05 House

    House committee of the whole

  15. 2026-02-03 House

    House minority caucus

  16. 2026-02-03 House

    House majority caucus

  17. 2026-01-13 House

    House second read

  18. 2026-01-12 House

    House Rules: C&P

  19. 2026-01-12 House

    House Education: DPA

  20. 2026-01-12 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2075 - school districts; employment contracts; publication

Current Bill Text

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HB2075 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

school districts;
employment contracts; publication

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2075

AN
ACT

amending title 15, chapter 5, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-503.01; relating to school
employees.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 15, chapter 5, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-503.01, to
read:

START_STATUTE
15-503.01.

Superintendents;
assistant superintendents; associate superintendents; chief financial officers;
employment contracts; posting requirements; annual report

A. Each school district governing
board shall submit to the department of education
both of
the following:

1.either:

(a)
A
copy of the employment contract, including any extension or amendment to the
contract, for each individual who has been employed by the school district
during the preceding five school years as a superintendent, an assistant
superintendent, an associate superintendent or a chief financial officer.

(b)
An
attestation stating that the school district has not employed a superintendent,
an assistant superintendent, an associate superintendent or a chief financial
officer during the preceding five school years.

2. either:

(
a
)
a copy of the employment contract, including any extension or
amendment to the contract, for each individual who is currently employed as a
superintendent, an assistant superintendent, an associate superintendent or a
chief financial officer not later than thirty days after the date on which the
school DISTRICT entered into the contract or approved the extension or
amendment to the contract.

(
b
)
an affidavit stating that the employment contract of the
superintendent, assistant superintendent, associate superintendent or chief
financial officer, as applicable, is the same as the employment contract that
the school district submitted for the immediately preceding year.� an affidavit
submitted pursuant to this subdivision must be submitted not later than thirty
days after the anniversary of the date on which the school district entered
into the contract.

B. The department shall
:

1.post all contracts that are submitted pursuant
to subsection A of this section on the department's website.� The department
may not remove a contract that is posted pursuant to this subsection until at
least five years after the date on which the employment of the superintendent,
assistant superintendent, associate superintendent or chief financial officer
is terminated.� The department may redact personally identifiable information
that is exempt from public disclosure as a matter of law before posting an
employment contract on the department's website.

2. create a searchable online
database that is posted on the department's website and that contains, at a
minimum, the following information from each contract that is submitted
pursuant to subsection a of this section:

(
a
)
the school district's name.

(
b
)
the base salary for each superintendent, ASSISTANT superintendent,
associate superintendent and chief financial officer who is employed by the
school district.

(
c
)
the total amount of performance based pay that the school district
governing board awards to each superintendent, assistant superintendent,
associate superintendent and chief financial officer.

(
d
)
the total amount of employer contributions for retirement benefits for
each superintendent, assistant superintendent, associate superintendent and
chief financial officer.

(
e
)
the total amount of STIPENDS paid to each superintendent, assistant
superintendent, associate superintendent and chief financial officer who is
employed by the school district, disaggregated by the purpose or type of
stipend.

(
f
)
the total hours of personal leave and paid time off that are awarded
to each superintendent, assistant superintendent, associate superintendent and
chief financial officer.

(
g
)
whether each superintendent, assistant superintendent, associate
superintendent and chief financial officer is entitled to payment for unused
personal leave and paid time off.

(
h
)
the total amount of employer contributions for health insurance
premiums for the spouse and DEpENDeNTS of each superintendent, ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENT, Associate superintendent and chief financial officer.

(
i
)
the total amount of employer contributions for life insurance for each
superintendent, assistant superintendent, ASSOCIATE superintendent and chief
financial officer.

C. Each school district governing
board shall post on the school district's website a copy of each contract and
attestation that the governing board submits to the department pursuant to
subsection A of this section.� A school district may not remove a contract that
is posted pursuant to this subsection until at least five years after the date
on which the employment of the superintendent, assistant superintendent,
associate superintendent or chief financial officer is terminated.� A school district
may redact personally identifiable information that is exempt from public
disclosure as a matter of law before posting an employment contract on the
school district's website.

D. On or before December 1 of each
year, the department of education shall compile a report that includes all of
the following information for each school district in this state and shall post
the report on the department's website:

1. If the school district employs a
superintendent pursuant to section 15-503:

(
a
) The base
salary of the superintendent.

(
b
) A list of
all employee benefits that the superintendent may receive pursuant to the
superintendent's employment contract, including, if applicable, the monetary
value of each benefit.

(
c
) If the
superintendent has a car allowance under the superintendent's employment
contract, the amount of the allowance.

2. If, pursuant to section 15-502
or 15-503, the school district employs an assistant superintendent,
associate superintendent or chief financial officer, or any combination of
assistant superintendents, associate superintendents and chief financial
officers:

(
a
) The base
salary of each assistant superintendent, associate superintendent and chief
financial officer.

(
b
) A list of
all employee benefits that each assistant superintendent, associate
superintendent and chief financial officer may receive pursuant to the
individual's employment contract, including, if applicable, the monetary value
of each benefit.

(
c
) if the
assistant superintendent, associate superintendent or chief financial officer
has a car allowance under the individual's employment contract, the amount of
the allowance.
END_STATUTE