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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
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HB 2370: schools; weapons detection systems; administration
Sponsor: Representative Martinez, LD 16
Committee on Education
Overview
Allows a charter school governing body (governing body) and school district governing board (governing board) to authorize the charter school's highest-ranking officer or school district superintendent to modify a school's weapons detection system without prior approval by the governing body or governing board.
History
Each charter representative, governing body member and officer, director, member and partner of a charter holder, as allowed by the charter holder, may have authority to make final decisions regarding the safety of the charter school's students and school campuses (A.R.S. § 15-183).
Each governing board must prescribe and enforce policies and procedures that prohibit a person from carrying or possessing a weapon on school grounds unless the person is a peace officer or has obtained specific authorization from the school administrator (A.R.S. § 15-341).
Provisions
1. Allows, if a charter school has a weapons detection system, the governing body to authorize the highest-ranking officer who has authority to make final decisions regarding the safety of the charter school's students and school campuses, to modify the weapons detection system without prior governing body approval. (Sec. 1)
2. Permits, if a school district has a weapons detection system at a school, the governing board's policies and procedures that prohibit a person from carrying or possessing a weapon on school grounds to authorize the school district superintendent to modify the weapons detection system without prior governing board approval. (Sec. 2)
3. Requires the charter school's highest-ranking officer and school district superintendent to report each modification to the governing body or governing board within 24 hours after making the modification. (Sec. 1, 2)
4. Prohibits a governing body from authorizing and a governing board from prescribing policies and procedures that authorize any other person to modify the weapons detection system without prior governing body or governing board approval. (Sec. 1, 2)
5. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
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