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Bills in the Legislature
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SB 1412 - Teacher Gag Bill www.azleg.gov
Introduced on 03/28/2022
Requires all district, charter and accommodation and the State schools for deaf and blind to make all learning materials and activities available for review by parents at each school site at least 30 minutes before and after each school day. All district and charter schools must post the procedures for parents to have access to current learning materials and activities, staff review of materials, a listing of all materials and activities by subject area, grade and teacher, and a listing of teacher training materials and activities used in the current year. All learning materials on nondiscrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion, sex, gender, bias, service learning or social/emotional competencies must be posted 72 hours before first use. Other materials must be posted no more than 7 school days after first use. Schools with less than 20 students are exempt from posting requirements.
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SB1657 - Voucher Expansion www.azleg.gov
Introduced on 02/02/2022
For decades, Arizona's lawmakers have underfunded our public schools resulting in a teacher shortage crisis. The pandemic has only made this situation worse. Instead of supporting our teachers and students, Republican legislators are trying to expand the state's private school voucher program, which is rife with waste, fraud, and abuse. Vouchers divert funding from our neighborhood public schools into private religious schools with no accountability. Arizona's voters have been clear that they want to invest in public education and they do not support vouchers or funding two separate education systems.
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HB2278 Striker - STO Expansion www.azleg.gov
Introduced on 03/28/2022
A strike-everything amendment on HB2278 will greatly expand the School Tuition Organization (STO) program, diverting even more taxpayer money into private religious schools without any accountability. Arizona voters say they support investing in our public schools. They do not want to fund two different education systems.
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Bills in the Legislature
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