ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
school
districts; early retirees
Purpose
Allows an early retiree or the
spouse of an early retiree of a school district to hold membership on a
governing board of that school district.
Background
Current statute requires that each
school district have a governing body composed of governing board members, and,
among other eligibility requirements, a board member is prohibited from being
an employee or the spouse of an employee of that school district.
There are currently no statutory definitions clarifying the
eligibility of early retirees or their spouses serving on a governing board of
a school district.
S.B.
1341 specifies that early retirees or their spouses are eligible to hold
membership on a governing board of that school district.
There is no positive fiscal impact
associated with this bill.
Provisions
1. Allows an early retiree or the spouse of an early retiree from a school district to hold membership on a governing board of that school district.
2. Makes a technical change.
3. Provides for a general effective date.
Prepared by
Senate Staff
January 25,
2000