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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 bill text confirms the amendment but does not specify when it becomes effective.

HB2314: Technical Correction on Private Schools

This bill fixes a technical error in the law to state that nothing gives the State Board of Education or school district boards control over private schools.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends section 15-161 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
  • States that nothing in this title provides power for the state board of education or governing boards of school districts to have control or supervision over private schools.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Board of Education
  • Governing boards of public school districts
  • Private schools

Terms To Know

Technical correction
A small change to fix a mistake or unclear wording in the law.
Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS)
The official collection of laws for the state of Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The provided text does not list a specific effective date.
  • The bill only addresses section 15-161 and does not describe other parts of education law.

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