SB 1280
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
Senate: ED DP 7-0-0-0 | 3rd Read 27-0-3-0
House: ED DP 10-0-0-0
SB 1280: school boards; sex offender registry
Sponsor: Senator Hoffman, LD 15
House Engrossed
Overview
Deems a person subject to registration as a sex offender ineligible for election or appointment
to a school district governing board (governing board).
History
To run for election to a governing board, a person must be a registered voter of Arizona and
have resided in the school district for at least one year immediately prior to the election.
Statute prohibits a school district employee, including a person who provides services to the
school district as an employee of a third-party contractor, or the spouse of such an employee
from holding membership on the school district's governing board. If the governing board is
composed of five members, immediate family who have the same household of residence
within four years cannot serve simultaneously on the same governing board, though statute
establishes an exception to this rule for a small school district meeting other prescribed
criteria (A.R.S. § 15-421).
A county school superintendent is required to make appointments to governing boards to fill
vacancies. A governing board may submit to the county school superintendent, within 30
days of notification of a vacancy, up to three names for consideration for appointment.
However, the county school superintendent is not required to appoint a person from this list.
Statute permits the county school superintendent to call a special election to fill the vacancy
if it is in the community's best interest (A.R.S. § 15-302).
If a person is convicted of or adjudicated guilty except insane for specified sexual offenses, a
person must register, within 10 days after the conviction or adjudication or 72 hours after
entering and remaining for at least 72 hours in any Arizona county, as a sex offender with
the county sheriff (A.R.S. § 13-3821).
Provisions
1. Prohibits a person who is subject to registration as a sex offender in Arizona or any other
jurisdiction from being:
a) appointed by a county school superintendent to fill a governing board vacancy; or
b) eligible for election to a governing board. (Sec. 1, 2)
2. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1, 2)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note