Assigned to ED FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1566
school districts; teachers; contract renewal
Purpose
Sets, to March 15, the date by which a school district governing board (governing board)
must annually offer a teaching contract for the next school year to each continuing or probationary
teacher.
Background
A governing board must offer each continuing and probationary teacher a teaching contract
for the next school year, unless the governing board or the school district superintendent gives
notice to the teacher of the governing board's intention not to offer a contract or the teacher has
been dismissed. A teacher's acceptance of the contract must be indicated within 15 business days
from the date the teacher receives the contract offer, or the contract offer is revoked. A teacher
accepts the contract by: 1) signing the contract and retuning it to the governing board; or 2) making
a written instrument that accepts the terms of the contract and delivering the contract to the
governing board (A.R.S. ยงยง 15-536 and 15-538.01).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Sets, to March 15, the date by which a school district governing board (governing board) must
annually offer for the next ensuing school year:
a) a teaching contract to each continuing teacher; and
b) a teaching contract or notice of intention to not offer a teaching contract to each
probationary teacher.
2. Makes technical changes.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 12, 2024
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