schools; clubs; organizations; parental consent

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify what happens if parents do not give consent.

Parental Consent for Student Clubs and Organizations

This bill requires public schools to get written permission from parents before students in grades six through eight can join or participate in student clubs or organizations.

What This Bill Does

• Requires public schools to obtain written consent from a parent before the student can join or participate in any club or organization.
• Defines 'student club or organization' as groups affiliated with a school and primarily made up of students enrolled there, including athletic teams and other similar groups.

Who It Names or Affects

• Students in grades six through eight
• Parents of these students
• Public schools

Terms To Know

Parental consent

Written permission from a parent or guardian allowing their child to join or participate in school clubs and organizations.

Student club or organization

Any group affiliated with a public school, such as athletic teams, associations, or other similar groups whose members are primarily students enrolled at that school.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if parents do not give consent.
• It is unclear how schools will enforce this requirement in practice.
• This bill was vetoed by the governor on April 13, 2026.

Official Summary Text

HB2600 - schools; clubs; organizations; parental consent

Current Bill Text

HB2600 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed

schools; clubs;
organizations; parental consent

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HOUSE BILL 2600

AN
ACT

amending title 15, chapter 1, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-102.01; relating to public
schools.

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

Section 1. Title 15, chapter 1, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-102.01, to read:

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15-102.01.

Parental permission; student clubs and organizations; grades six
through eight; definition

A. A public school may not allow any
student who is enrolled in any of grades six, seven or eight to participate in
or join a student club or organization without first obtaining written
permission from the student's parent.� When requesting permission from a
student's parent for the purposes of this subsection, the public school shall
include in the communication a description of the purpose, activities and
supporters of the student club or organization.

B. For the purposes of this section,
"student club or organization":

1. Means any athletic team,
association, order, society, corps, cooperative, club or other similar group
that is affiliated with a public school and whose membership consists primarily
of students enrolled at that public school.

2. includes any Club or activity
described in section 15-102, subsection A, paragraph 7.
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