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SB1532 • 2026

continuation; ASDB

SB1532 - continuation; ASDB

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Priya Sundareshan, Lela Alston, Flavio Bravo, Eva Diaz, Denise “Mitzi” Epstein, Brian Fernandez, Rosanna Gabaldón, Sally Ann Gonzales, Theresa Hatathlie, Lauren Kuby, Catherine Miranda, Analise Ortiz, Kiana Sears
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Senate second read
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest text do not provide specific details on how ASDB will operate or what happens after the termination date.

Continuation of ASDB

This bill continues the operation of Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB) until July 1, 2034.

What This Bill Does

  • Repeals section 41-3027.06 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
  • Adds a new section 41-3034.01 to state laws that sets July 1, 2034 as the termination date for ASDB's board of directors.
  • Repeals Title 15, chapter 11 and this section on January 1, 2035.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (ASDB)
  • Board members of ASDB

Terms To Know

Repeal
To remove or cancel a law.
Termination
The end date for the board of directors of ASDB, which is July 1, 2034.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what happens after July 1, 2034.
  • Does not provide details on how ASDB will operate until its termination.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Senate

    Senate second read

  2. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Senate Rules: None

  3. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Senate Education: None

  4. 2026-02-02 Senate

    Senate first read

Official Summary Text

SB1532 - continuation; ASDB

Current Bill Text

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continuation; ASDB

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

SB 1532

Introduced by

Senators
Sundareshan: Alston, Bravo, Diaz, Epstein, Fernandez, Gabald�n, Gonzales,
Hatathlie, Kuby, Miranda, Ortiz, Sears

AN
ACT

repealing section 41-3027.06,
Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 41, chapter 27, article 2, Arizona
Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-3034.01; relating to the Arizona
state schools for the deaf and the blind.

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

Section 1.
Repeal

Section 41-3027.06, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is repealed.

Sec. 2. Title 41, chapter 27, article 2,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-3034.01, to read:

START_STATUTE
41-3034.01.

Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind; termination
July 1, 2034

A. The board of directors of the
Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind terminates on July 1, 2034.

B. Title 15, chapter 11 and this
section are repealed on January 1, 2035.
END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.
Purpose

Pursuant to section 41-2955,
subsection B, Arizona Revised Statutes, the legislature continues the board of
directors of the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind to promote
and maintain educational opportunities of adequate scope and quality for
sensory-impaired children in this state.