House of Representatives

SB 1002

school councils; curriculum authority

Sponsors: Senator Smith

 

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Committee on Education

 

Caucus and COW

 

Third Read

 

 

As Passed the House
 

SB 1002 allows a governing board to grant the authority to a school council for curriculum development and decentralization.

 

History

School councils were established by Laws 1994, 9th Special Session, Chapter 2 for the purpose of ensuring that persons affected by the outcome of a school site decision are able to have an opportunity to provide input into the decision-making process (A.R.S. 15-351).  Each school in Arizona must have a school council composed of parents, teachers, non-certified employees and community members; pupils are included in the membership if the school is a high school.  The school principal serves as chairperson of a school council unless another member is elected.

 

Statute allows a governing board to delegate to a school council the responsibility to develop a curriculum and may delegate any additional powers that are reasonably necessary to accomplish decentralization.  SB 1002 replaces the terms responsibility and powers to authority.

 

Provisions

·          Allows a governing board to grant the authority to a school council for curriculum development and decentralization.

·          Makes technical and conforming changes.

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·          45th Legislature                 

·          Second Regular Session      2          April 1, 2002

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