REFERENCE TITLE: schools; clubs; organizations; parental consent

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2600

Introduced by

Representatives Gress: Peña

AN ACT

amending title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-102.01; relating to public schools.

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

Section 1. Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-102.01, to read:

START_STATUTE15-102.01. Parental permission; student clubs and organizations; grades six through eight; definition

A. A public school may not allow any student who is enrolled in any of grades six, seven or eight to participate in or join a student club or organization without first obtaining written permission from the student's parent.  When requesting permission from a student's parent for the purposes of this subsection, the public school shall include in the communication a description of the purpose, activities and supporters of the student club or organization.

B. For the purposes of this section, "student club or organization":

1. Means any athletic team, association, order, society, corps, cooperative, club or other similar group that is affiliated with a public school and whose membership consists primarily of students enrolled at that public school.

2. includes any Club or activity described in section 15-102, subsection A, paragraph 7. END_STATUTE