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HB4053 • 2026

high schools; elective credits; CTE

HB4053 - high schools; elective credits; CTE

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Pamela Carter
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
House second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide details on enforcement mechanisms or consequences for non-compliance.

High Schools; Elective Credits for Career Technical Education

This bill requires high schools to offer at least two career and technical education (CTE) elective courses each year, if practicable, that can be transferred to community college or university programs.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires all school districts and charter schools teaching grades nine through twelve to provide at least two CTE elective courses every year, if practicable.
  • Encourages these courses to count towards community college degrees or certificates and be transferable to universities in Arizona.

Who It Names or Affects

  • High school students in grades nine through twelve
  • School districts and charter schools providing education for these grade levels

Terms To Know

Career Technical Education (CTE)
Education that prepares students for careers by teaching specific job skills.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a school cannot offer the required courses.
  • It is unclear how schools will ensure that CTE courses are transferable to higher education institutions.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 House

    House second read

  2. 2026-02-10 House

    House Rules: None

  3. 2026-02-10 House

    House Education: None

  4. 2026-02-10 House

    House first read

Official Summary Text

HB4053 - high schools; elective credits; CTE

Current Bill Text

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HB4053 - 572R - I Ver

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high schools; elective credits; CTE

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 4053

Introduced by

Representative
Carter P

AN
ACT

amending title 15, chapter 7, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-720.01; relating to
instruction.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section 1. Title 15, chapter 7, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-720.01, to read:

START_STATUTE
15-720.01.

Career and technical education and vocational education; high
schools; elective courses; definition

A. Each school district and charter
school that provides instruction to students in any of grades nine through
twelve shall offer at least two career and technical education and vocational
education courses as elective courses each school year.� If practicable, the
courses offered pursuant to this section must be courses for which credits are
applicable to an established community college academic degree or certificate
program and are transferable to a university under the jurisdiction of the
Arizona board of regents.

B. This section does not require a
school district or charter school to offer a new course or program if the
school district offers at least two career and technical education and
vocational education courses on the effective date of this section.

C. For the purposes of this section,
"career and technical education and vocational education" has the
same meaning prescribed in section 15-781.
END_STATUTE