Bill Text: AZ SB1036 | 2022 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Schools; flags; display; civil penalty
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-06-23 - Introduced in House and read first time [SB1036 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2022-SB1036-Engrossed.html
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Senate Engrossed
schools; flags; display; civil penalty |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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SENATE BILL 1036 |
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An Act
amending section 15-506, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school employees.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-506, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-506. Flag, Constitution and Bill of Rights display; recitation of pledge of allegiance; exemption; civil penalty
A. School districts and charter schools shall:
1. Acquire United States flags that are manufactured in the United States and that are at least two feet by three feet and hardware to appropriately display the United States flags.
2. For grades seven through twelve, acquire a legible copy of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights that is manufactured in the United States.
3. Display the flags in accordance with title 4 of the United States Code in each classroom and on or near the outside of the school building during school hours and at such other times as the school authorities direct.
4. For grades seven through twelve, place a legible copy of the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights adjacent to each classroom flag.
5. Set aside a specific time each day for those students who wish to recite the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag.
B. Private schools, parochial schools and homeschools are exempt from this section.
C. The department of education shall establish a process for any person to file a complaint with the department for any violation of subsection A, paragraph 3 or 4 of this section by a school district. After receiving a complaint, the department shall notify the school district superintendent and the school district governing board of the school district against which the complaint was filed. The school district shall correct the violation within thirty days after being notified of the complaint under this subsection and shall notify the department once the violation has been corrected. If the school district does not correct the violation within thirty days after being notified of the complaint under this subsection, the department shall notify the attorney general for the purposes of subsection E of this section. If the school district corrects the violation and the department receives a subsequent complaint within the same school year of the same violation at the same school and in the same classroom or, if applicable, outside of the same school building, the department shall notify the attorney general for the purposes of subsection E of this section.
D. The state board for charter schools shall establish a process for any person to file a complaint with the state board for charter schools for any violation of subsection A, paragraph 3 or 4 of this section by a charter school. After receiving a complaint, the state board for charter schools shall notify the principal of the charter school and the charter school governing body of the charter school against which the complaint was filed. The charter school shall correct the violation within thirty days after being notified of the complaint under this subsection and shall notify the state board for charter schools once the violation has been corrected. If the charter school does not correct the violation within thirty days after being notified of the complaint under this subsection, the state board for charter schools shall notify the attorney general for the purposes of subsection E of this section. If the charter school corrects the violation and the state board for charter schools receives a subsequent complaint within the same school year of the same violation at the same school and in the same classroom or, if applicable, outside of the same school building, the state board for charter schools shall notify the attorney general for the purposes of subsection E of this section
E. A school district or charter school that fails to correct a violation of subsection A, paragraph 3 or 4 of this section within thirty days after being notified under subsection C or D of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. If the school district or charter school corrects a violation as prescribed in subsection C or D of this section and the department of education or the state board for charter schools, as applicable, receives a subsequent complaint under subsection C or D of this section within the same school year of the same violation at the same school and in the same classroom or, if applicable, outside of the same school building, the school district or charter school that violates subsection A, paragraph 3 or 4 of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. The attorney general shall impose and collect the civil penalties under this subsection.
