The following bills dealing with education saw action at the AZ legislature this week
(*) For full info on any bill, click on the bill number column.
To see exactly how every legislator voted, click on the Results column.
Make a note of this information because it could be very valuable at election time, to evaluate whether candidates’ campaign rhetoric is supported or contradicted by their actions. The latest results of actions on bills that we are watching, as reported on www.azleg.gov, are as follows:
| BILL # (*) | SHORT TITLE or WHAT THE BILL DOES |
WHERE | RESULTS (*) |
| HB2088 | STUDENT PRIVACY OF INFORMATION. AS AMENDED, NOT NEARLY AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL VERSION, BUT STILL MUCH BETTER THAN NOTHING | HOUSE EDUCATION | P-5-1-1 |
| HB2293 | THIS IS A SHAM BILL, CONCOCTED BY BOYER AS A MEANS OF GETTING COVER WHILE DEFEATING SB2088 LET’S NOT FALL FOR IT. LET’S KILL THIS POOR EXCUSE FOR A BILL | HOUSE EDUCATION | HELD |
| HB2401 | schools; desegregation funding; phase-down | HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS | P-5-4-0 |
| HB2438 | personal identifiable information PLACES LIMITS ON DISCLOSURE OF PII | HOUSE GOVERNMENT AND HIGHER EDUCATION | P-7-0-0 |
| HB2481 | schools; primary property tax rates EXPANDS THE ABILITY OF BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES |
HOUSE 3RD READING | P-34-23-3 |
| HB2510 | experienced teacher retention pilot program SPENDS $75,000,000 OF TAX PAYER MONEY OVER 5 YEARS |
HOUSE EDUCATION | DISCUSSED AND HELD |
| HB2551 | schools; bonds; overrides; funding sources | HOUSE EDUCATION | P-4-3-0 |
| HB2665 | charter schools; preference; foster children | HOUSE EDUCATION | P-6-0-0 |
| SB1351 | schools; elections; ballot arguments; exclusion | SENATE FINANCE | P-3-2-0 |
| SB1376 | school districts; consolidation; letter grades | SENATE EDUCATION | P-5-2-0 |
| SB1389 | student, teacher data collection; prohibitions | SENATE EDUCATION | P-4-3-0 |
| SB1455 | PARENTAL OPT-OUT – THIS BILL HAS BEEN AMENDED VIA STRIKE-ALL WITH THE TEXT OF THE OLD SB2056 THAT BOYER KILLED IN THE HOUSE EDUCATION COMMITTEE | SENATE EDUCATION | P-6-1-0 |
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