HB2315 • 2026

exchange teachers; technical correction

HB2315 - exchange teachers; technical correction

Education

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Sponsor: Matt Gress
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Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about the content of the rules promulgated by the board, only that they are updated to be consistent with current practices.

Exchange Teachers; Technical Correction

This bill updates a rule about exchange teachers in Arizona schools.

What This Bill Does

Updates the language of section 15-132, Arizona Revised Statutes, to ensure it matches current rules and practices for issuing temporary certificates to exchange teachers.

Who It Names or Affects

Exchange teachers coming into Arizona schools
The state board of education

Terms To Know

Temporary certificates: Special documents that allow exchange teachers to work in Arizona for a short time.
State board of education: The group that makes rules about schools and teachers in Arizona.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how many exchange teachers will be affected.
Only updates the language for exchange teachers, does not change requirements for regular teachers.

Bill History

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Official Summary Text

HB2315 - exchange teachers; technical correction

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HB2315 - 572R - I Ver

REFERENCE TITLE:
exchange teachers; technical correction

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2315

Introduced by

Representative
Gress

AN
ACT

amending section 15-132, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to exchange teachers.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Section 15-132, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
15-132.

Certification of exchange teachers and professors

The state board of education shall issue temporary certificates
to exchange teachers and professors of foreign countries and other states whose
training and background comply with the rules
promulgated

adopted
by the board for certification and are equivalent to
those of the local teacher
or PROFESSOR
with whom the
exchange is made.
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