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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
department of education; reporting requirements
Purpose
Requires the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to review statutory reporting requirements on public schools and ADE to identify requirements that are duplicative, expired or otherwise obsolete. Requires ADE, by December 1, 2026, to submit a report as outlined that includes a summary of the review and recommendations for legislative action to repeal or modify duplicative, expired or obsolete requirements. Repeals the outlined requirements on ADE on July 1, 2029.
Background
The State Board of Education (SBE) exercises general supervision over and
regulates the conduct of the public school system. Statute outlines the SBE's
powers and duties, including requirements to: 1) supervise and control the
certification of persons engaged in instructional work; 2) prepare, publish and
distribute reports concerning the educational welfare of Arizona;
3) recommend to the Legislature changes or additions to the statutes pertaining
to schools; and
4) aid in the enforcement of laws relating to schools (A.R.S.
§ 15-203).
ADE is administered through: 1) the SBE, which is the policy-determining body of ADE; and 2) the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in whom all executive, administrative and ministerial functions of ADE are vested and who is the executive officer responsible for the execution of policies of the SBE (A.R.S. § 15-231).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires ADE to review each statutory requirement that requires public schools to report information to ADE and identify whether:
a) the reporting requirement has expired or is otherwise obsolete; and
b) public schools must submit the same information for two or more reporting requirements.
2. Requires ADE to review each statutory requirement that requires ADE to report to the Legislature and identify whether:
a) the reporting requirement has expired or is otherwise obsolete; and
b) ADE must submit the same information for two or more reporting requirements.
3. Requires ADE, by December 1, 2026, to submit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate President a report that:
a) summarizes the outlined reviews of public school and ADE statutory reporting requirements; and
b) recommends legislative action to consolidate, eliminate or otherwise modify public school and ADE reporting requirements.
4. Directs ADE to recommend the repeal or consolidation of any statutory reporting requirements that are duplicative, expired or otherwise obsolete.
5. Determines that a report to the legislature includes any report that must be submitted to:
a) the Legislature;
b) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
c) the Senate President;
d) a joint committee;
e) a committee of the House of Representatives; or
f) a committee of the Senate.
6. Repeals the outlined requirements on ADE relating to a review of statutory reporting requirements on July 1, 2029.
7. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
ED 1/27/26 DP 10-0-0-2
3rd Read 2/18/26 57-0-3
Prepared by Senate Research
February 26, 2026
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