classroom management; students; temporary removal

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classroom management; students; temporary removal

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What This Bill Does

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• 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.

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Official Summary Text

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.

Prepared by
Senate Research

January 15,
2026

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Current Bill Text

SB1074 - 572R - H Ver

House Engrossed
Senate Bill

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.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

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

Section
1.
1. Title
15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding
section 15-120.08, to read:

START_STATUTE
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
or electronic 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.
END_STATUTE