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The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata.
HB2896: Tribal Education Liaison Office
This law requires the Arizona Department of Education's superintendent to create a tribal education liaison office that reviews student data and works with tribes.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the superintendent of public instruction to establish a tribal education liaison office within the department of education.
- Directs the office to separate, or disaggregate, student data for members of federally recognized Indian tribes or those who identify as Native American whenever possible under federal privacy rules.
- Asks the office to talk with federally recognized tribes in Arizona about policies and guidelines regarding this separated data.
- Instructs the office to try making written agreements with tribes on how to use the separated data in culturally appropriate ways.
Who It Names or Affects
- The superintendent of public instruction
- Federally recognized Indian tribes in Arizona
Terms To Know
- Disaggregate data
- Separating information into smaller groups to see details about specific types of students.
- Memorandum of understanding
- A written agreement between two parties that describes how they will work together.
Limits and Unknowns
- The office must follow federal privacy rules, which may limit what data can be separated or shared.
- The law says the superintendent 'may' establish other divisions but 'shall' establish this specific office; it does not specify a start date or budget for the new office.
- The bill uses the word 'attempt' regarding agreements with tribes, meaning no deal is guaranteed.