HB 2407
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
House: ED DP 7-5-0-0
HB 2407: schools; purchases; board members
Sponsor: Representative Kolodin, LD 3
Caucus & COW
Overview
Limits the authorization for a school district governing board (governing board) to make
purchases from a member of the governing board to school districts that are not located in a
county with a population of at least 750,000.
History
A governing board member is eligible to vote on any budgetary, personnel or other question
that comes before the governing board, though it is unlawful for a governing board member
to vote on a specific item that concerns the appointment, employment or remuneration of that
member or the spouse or dependent of the member. A governing board may purchase, subject
to statutory limitations, supplies, materials and equipment from a governing board member
(A.R.S. §§ 15-323, 38-503).
Statute authorizes a governing board to make purchases from a governing board member if
the transaction does not exceed $300 and the total purchases do not exceed $1,000 in a 12-
month period. The governing board must have adopted, by majority vote, a policy authorizing
such purchases within the preceding 12-month period. However, statute allows the governing
board of a school district that has a student count of fewer than 3,000 to make purchases
from a governing board member in any aforementioned amount or as specified in statute
relating to school district and charter school procurement practices. The governing board
must approve each purchase and the purchase amount or contract must be included in the
governing board's meeting minutes (A.R.S. §§ 15-213, 15-323).
The Arizona Office of Economic Opportunity estimates that, as of July 1, 2024, 2 of Arizona's
15 counties have a population of at least 750,000: Maricopa and Pima counties (Arizona
Population Estimates).
Provisions
1. Narrows the authorization for the governing board of a school district with fewer than
3,000 students to make purchases from a governing board member to school districts that
are not located, in whole or in part, in a county with a population of at least 750,000. (Sec.
1)
2. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)