HB 2434
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
House: ED DP 10-0-0-2
HB 2434: emergency response plans; charter schools
Sponsor: Representative Gress, LD 4
House Engrossed
Overview
Mandates a charter school develop an emergency response plan for each school.
History
A school district governing board must develop, in conjunction with local law enforcement
and emergency response agencies, an emergency response plan for each school in accordance
with the minimum standards developed by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) and
the Division of Emergency Management within the Department of Emergency and Military
Affairs (DEMA). Any emergency response plan must address how the school and emergency
responders will communicate with and assist students with disabilities (A.R.S. § 15-341).
ADE provides both emergency operations plan (EOP) development guidance and templates
for schools to use when developing an EOP. In 2024, ADE and DEMA published an edition of
the Arizona Minimum Requirements for School EOPs that all local education agencies must
comply with beginning the 2026-2027 school year (ADE, Arizona Minimum Requirements for
EOPs).
Provisions
1. Requires a charter school, in conjunction with local law enforcement and emergency
response agencies, to develop an emergency response plan for each school in accordance
with ADE and DEMA minimum standards. (Sec. 1)
2. Stipulates any emergency response plan developed by a charter school must address how
the school and emergency responders will communicate with and assist students with
disabilities. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note