PREFILED DEC 14 2021 REFERENCE TITLE: school boards; signatures; per diem State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022 HB 2019 Introduced by Representative Kaiser AN ACT amending title 15, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-349; amending section 16-317, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school boards. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
PREFILED DEC 14 2021
REFERENCE TITLE: school boards; signatures; per diem
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
HB 2019
Introduced by Representative Kaiser
REFERENCE TITLE: school boards; signatures; per diem
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
2022
HB 2019
Introduced by
Representative Kaiser
AN ACT
amending title 15, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-349; amending section 16-317, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school boards.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 15, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-349, to read: START_STATUTE15-349. School district governing board members; per diem compensation Each school district governing board member is eligible to receive per diem compensation of $35 for each day the member is present at a school board meeting that is open to the public. The per diem compensation is payable from any lawfully available school district monies. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Section 16-317, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read: START_STATUTE16-317. Secure online signature collection; municipal, county, school board and precinct committeeman offices A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title, the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition for candidates for city or town office, county office, school board office and the office of precinct committeeman by way of a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition, shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified and shall provide for the secretary of state to transmit those filings or a facsimile of those filings to the officer in charge of elections for the appropriate office. A candidate may choose to collect up to the minimum number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section. B. This section applies only to candidates for city or town elected office, county office, school board office and the office of precinct committeeman. END_STATUTE
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-349, to read:
START_STATUTE15-349. School district governing board members; per diem compensation
Each school district governing board member is eligible to receive per diem compensation of $35 for each day the member is present at a school board meeting that is open to the public. The per diem compensation is payable from any lawfully available school district monies. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Section 16-317, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE16-317. Secure online signature collection; municipal, county, school board and precinct committeeman offices
A. Notwithstanding any other statute in this title, the secretary of state shall provide a system for qualified electors to sign a nomination petition for candidates for city or town office, county office, school board office and the office of precinct committeeman by way of a secure internet portal. The system shall allow only those qualified electors who are eligible to sign a petition for a particular candidate to sign the petition, shall provide a method for the qualified elector's identity to be properly verified and shall provide for the secretary of state to transmit those filings or a facsimile of those filings to the officer in charge of elections for the appropriate office. A candidate may choose to collect up to the minimum number of required nomination petition signatures by use of the online signature collection system prescribed by this section.
B. This section applies only to candidates for city or town elected office, county office, school board office and the office of precinct committeeman. END_STATUTE