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HB2315 • 2026

exchange teachers; technical correction

HB2315 - exchange teachers; technical correction

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 effective date is not provided in the official metadata, so it remains unknown based on this source alone.

HB2315: Technical Correction on Exchange Teacher Certification

This bill fixes small wording errors in Arizona law regarding how exchange teachers and professors get temporary teaching certificates.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends section 15-132 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
  • Changes the word 'promulgated' to 'adopted' when describing board rules for certification.
  • Updates the text so it refers to a local teacher or professor in lowercase letters instead of all caps.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Arizona State Board of Education
  • Exchange teachers from foreign countries and other states
  • Professors participating in exchange programs

Terms To Know

Technical correction
A small change to fix a mistake like spelling, grammar, or formatting without changing the law's meaning.
Exchange teacher
An educator from another country or state who temporarily teaches in Arizona schools as part of an exchange program.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not list a specific date when this change takes effect.
  • The source material only shows the corrected words and does not explain why the original wording was considered incorrect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-06-13 House

    House Rules: None

  2. 2026-06-13 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2315 - exchange teachers; technical correction

Current Bill Text

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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.
END_STATUTE