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SB1074 - 572R - Senate Fact Sheet
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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh
Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR
S.B. 1074
classroom management;
students; temporary removal
Purpose
Stipulates that
a principal or designated school administrator may direct a student who was
removed from a classroom by a teacher back to the classroom only if the
principal or administrator provides the teacher a written certification that
contains the prescribed information.
Background
Students must
comply with the rules and submit to the authority of teachers, school
administrators and the school district governing board (governing board). A
teacher may send a student to the principal's office to maintain effective
discipline in the classroom. If a student is sent to the principal's office,
the principal must employ appropriate discipline management techniques that are
consistent with the governing board's adopted rules. A teacher may remove a
student from the classroom if the teacher: 1) has documented that the student
has repeatedly interfered with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively
with other students or with the other students' ability to learn; or 2) has
determined that the student's behavior is so unruly, disruptive or abusive that
it seriously interferes with the teacher's ability to communicate effectively
with other students or with other students' ability to learn (
A.R.S.
� 15-841
).
A governing
board, in consultation with teachers and parents, must prescribe rules for the
discipline, suspension and expulsion of students. A governing board must: 1)
support and assist teachers in implementing and enforcing the rules; 2) develop
procedures allowing teachers and principals to temporarily remove disruptive
students from a classroom or recommend the suspension or expulsion of students;
and 3) delegate to the principal the authority to remove a disruptive student
from the classroom (
A.R.S.
� 15-843
).
There is no
anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1.
Stipulates
that, if a teacher removes a student from a classroom pursuant to rules
governing student conduct, the principal or designated school administrator may
direct the student to return to the classroom only if the principal or
administrator provides the teacher a written certification that:
a)
states that the principal or administrator is authorizing the student to
be readmitted to the classroom; and
b)
describes
the disciplinary action, if any, that was taken in response to the behavior for
which the student was removed.
2.
Defines
classroom
as any area in which regularly scheduled
instruction is provided to students by a certificated public school employee.
3.
Defines
rules governing student conduct
as any rules, procedures,
policies or guidelines that outline the expectations for student behavior while
attending school and the disciplinary actions that may be taken if a student's
behavior does not meet those expectations.
4.
Specifies
that
rules governing student conduct
includes:
a)
policies and procedures adopted by a governing board or charter school
governing body; and
b)
procedures
developed by schools relating to student discipline and the temporary removal
of students from a classroom, classroom management plans developed by teachers
and school administrators, student handbooks and parent-teacher handbooks.
5.
Becomes effective on the general effective date.
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2026
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SB1074 - 572R - S Ver
Senate Engrossed
classroom management;
students; temporary removal
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
SENATE BILL 1074
AN
ACT
amending title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona
Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-120.08; relating to student
discipline.
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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 15-120.08, to read:
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15-120.08.
Classroom management; removal of students; readmission;
administrative action; definitions
A. If a teacher removes a student
from a classroom pursuant to rules governing student conduct, the principal or
designated school administrator may direct the student to return to the
classroom only if the principal or administrator provides to the teacher a
written certification that both:
1. States that the PRINCIPAL or
administrator is authorizing the student to be readmitted to the classroom.
2. Describes the disciplinary action,
if any, that was taken in response to the behavior for which the student was
removed.
B. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Classroom" means any
area in which regularly scheduled instruction is provided to students by a
certificated employee of a public school.
2. "Rules governing student
conduct":
(
a
) Means any
rules, procedures, policies or guidelines that outline the expectations for
student behavior while attending school and the disciplinary actions that may
be taken if a student's behavior does not meet those expectations.
(
b
) Includes
policies and procedures adopted by a school district governing board or charter
school governing body, procedures developed by schools relating to student
discipline and the temporary removal of students from a classroom, classroom
management plans developed by teachers and school administrators, student
handbooks and parent-teacher handbooks.
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