ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House: ED DP 7-3-1-1

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2600: schools; clubs; organizations; parental consent

Sponsor: Representative Gress, LD 4

Caucus & COW

Overview

Prohibits a public school from allowing any 6th, 7th or 8th grade student to participate in a student club or organization without written parental permission.

History

Each school district governing board, in consultation with parents, teachers and administrators must develop and adopt a policy to promote parental involvement, including procedures by which parents may learn about the nature and purpose of clubs and activities that are part of the school curriculum, extracurricular clubs and activities that have been approved by the school (A.R.S. § 15-102).

Provisions

1.   Restricts a public school from allowing a 6th, 7th or 8th grade student to participate in or join a student club or organization unless the public school first obtains written permission from the student's parent.

2.   Requires a public school, when requesting the written parental permission, to include in the communication a description of the purpose, activities and supporters of the student club or organization.

3.   Defines student club or organization.

 

 

 

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