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HB2314 • 2026

technical correction; private schools

HB2314 - technical correction; private schools

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Matt Gress
Last action
2026-06-13
Official status
House Rules: None
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes claims about preventing control and supervision, which align with the bill's purpose but were narrowed down to match the official text.

Technical Fix for Private Schools

This bill amends a section in Arizona law to clarify that public school authorities do not have control or supervision over private schools.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends part of the Arizona Revised Statutes (section 15-161) regarding state control over private schools.
  • Clarifies that neither the state board of education nor local school district governing boards can exercise control or supervision over private schools.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Private schools in Arizona
  • State and local education officials

Terms To Know

Technical correction
A small change to a law that fixes an error or makes it clearer, but does not make big changes.
Private schools
Schools that are run by private groups and are not part of the public school system.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill only affects how much control public education officials can have over private schools.
  • It does not change other parts of Arizona's laws about private or public schools.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-13 House

    House Rules: None

  2. 2026-06-13 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2314 - technical correction; private schools

Current Bill Text

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HB2314 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
technical correction; private schools

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2314

Introduced by

Representative
Gress

AN
ACT

amending section 15-161, Arizona
Revised Statutes; relating to state control over private schools.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Section 15-161, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
15-161.

State
control over private schools

Nothing in this title shall be construed to provide the state
board of education or the governing boards of school districts
with

control or supervision over private schools.
END_STATUTE