PREFILED DEC 21 2018
REFERENCE TITLE: public schoolteachers; harassment; discipline |
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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HB 2016 |
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Introduced by Representative Townsend
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AN ACT
amending Title 15, chapter 5, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-548; relating to public schoolteachers.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 5, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-548, to read:
15-548. Harassment, intimidation or harm by teacher; discipline
A. A teacher who is employed by a school district or charter school may not harass, intimidate or harm any parent, pupil or other public school employee.
B. If a school district or charter school determines that A teacher has violated subsection A of this section, the school district or charter school that employs the teacher shall subject that teacher to disciplinary action, which may include suspension or termination of employment.