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                            REFERENCE TITLE: ESAs; qualified schools; personnel qualifications             State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025         SB 1139           Introduced by  Senators Miranda: Alston, Gabaldn, Gonzales, Sundareshan; Representative Abeytia                    An Act   amending title 15, chapter 19, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-2407; relating to Arizona empowerment scholarship accounts.     (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)   

 

 

 

 

REFERENCE TITLE: ESAs; qualified schools; personnel qualifications
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
SB 1139
Introduced by  Senators Miranda: Alston, Gabaldn, Gonzales, Sundareshan; Representative Abeytia

REFERENCE TITLE: ESAs; qualified schools; personnel qualifications

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

 

 

SB 1139

 

Introduced by 

Senators Miranda: Alston, Gabaldn, Gonzales, Sundareshan; Representative Abeytia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 15, chapter 19, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-2407; relating to Arizona empowerment scholarship accounts.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 15, chapter 19, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-2407, to read: START_STATUTE15-2407. Qualified schools; personnel; qualifications; definition A. Notwithstanding sections 15-161 and 15-2404, a qualified school that accepts payment from a parent or a qualified student pursuant to this chapter shall require all school personnel who provide academic instruction to have at least one of the following: 1. A baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited postsecondary institution. 2. At least three years of teaching experience, including teaching in public or private schools. 3. Specialized skills, knowledge or expertise related to the content area or subject matter for which the individual provides instruction.  B. For the purposes of this section, "school personnel" includes any individual who is initially hired by the qualified school after January 1, 1990 and who is any of the following: 1. A paid employee of the qualified school. 2. An individual who provides services directly to students of the qualified school and who is all of the following: (a) Not a paid employee of the qualified school. (b) Not a parent or guardian of a student who attends the qualified school. (c) Not under the direction of or, except for brief periods of time during a school day or school activity, within sight of a paid employee of the qualified school while providing services to students. (d) Required or allowed to provide services directly to students. END_STATUTE 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 15, chapter 19, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-2407, to read:

START_STATUTE15-2407. Qualified schools; personnel; qualifications; definition

A. Notwithstanding sections 15-161 and 15-2404, a qualified school that accepts payment from a parent or a qualified student pursuant to this chapter shall require all school personnel who provide academic instruction to have at least one of the following:

1. A baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited postsecondary institution.

2. At least three years of teaching experience, including teaching in public or private schools.

3. Specialized skills, knowledge or expertise related to the content area or subject matter for which the individual provides instruction. 

B. For the purposes of this section, "school personnel" includes any individual who is initially hired by the qualified school after January 1, 1990 and who is any of the following:

1. A paid employee of the qualified school.

2. An individual who provides services directly to students of the qualified school and who is all of the following:

(a) Not a paid employee of the qualified school.

(b) Not a parent or guardian of a student who attends the qualified school.

(c) Not under the direction of or, except for brief periods of time during a school day or school activity, within sight of a paid employee of the qualified school while providing services to students.

(d) Required or allowed to provide services directly to students. END_STATUTE