Bill Text: AZ SB1426 | 2013 | Fifty-first Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: DUI; elected school positions; disqualification
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-06 - Referred to Senate ED Committee [SB1426 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2013-SB1426-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: DUI; elected school positions; disqualification |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-first Legislature First Regular Session 2013
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SB 1426 |
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Introduced by Senators Meza: Tovar; Representative Cardenas
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AN ACT
amending sections 15‑301 and 15‑421, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school elections.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-301, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-301. Office of county school superintendent; qualifications; travel expenses
A. A person is eligible for election as a county school superintendent if the person holds a basic or standard certificate to teach in the schools of this state. A person is not eligible for election as a county school superintendent or to serve as a county school superintendent if the person has been convicted of a violation of section 28-1381, 28-1382 or 28-1383.
B. In addition to the salary allowed by law, the county school superintendent is eligible for reimbursement of travel expenses.
C. The office of county school superintendent is designated as a local education agency for the purpose of serving as an education service agency that is eligible to receive and spend local, state and federal monies to provide programs and services to school districts and charter schools within that county.
D. The office of county school superintendent shall be under the jurisdiction of the elected county school superintendent.
Sec. 2. Section 15-421, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-421. Governing board; members; qualifications; statement; definitions
A. The governing body of a school district shall be a governing board. There shall be three governing board members, except as otherwise provided by this section and section 15‑425, subsection A.
B. The governing body of a high school district shall be a governing board composed of:
1. In a single district, the governing board members of the common school district.
2. In a union high school district, five members.
C. A person who is a registered voter of this state and has been a resident of the school district for at least one year immediately preceding the day of election is eligible for election to the office of governing board member. A person is not eligible for election to the office of governing board member or to serve as a governing board member if the person has been convicted of a violation of section 28-1381, 28-1382 or 28-1383.
D. No employee of a school district or the spouse of such employee may hold membership on a governing board of a school district by which such employee is employed.
E. A member of one governing board is ineligible to be a candidate for nomination or election to or serve simultaneously as a member of any other governing board, except that a member of a governing board may be a candidate for nomination or election for any other governing board if the member is serving in the last year of a term of office. A member of a governing board shall resign the member's seat on the governing board before becoming a candidate for nomination or election to the governing board of any other school district, unless the member of the governing board is serving in the last year of a term of office.
F. Notwithstanding section 15‑511, each county school superintendent shall publish on its website the statement of each certified candidate for membership on a school district governing board located in the county. The county school superintendent shall list each school district on its website from which a link shall be established to the candidate's name, which shall link to the candidate's statement and photograph. The candidate shall submit the statement to the person at the county school superintendent's office assigned to manage candidate statements, after notice of certification from the county school superintendent's office but not later than twenty-one days before the date that general election early ballots are allowed to be mailed. The person shall post each candidate's statement on the county school superintendent's website not later than fourteen days before the date that general election early ballots are allowed to be mailed. If a candidate does not submit a statement, the county school superintendent's website shall state "no response submitted" for the candidate. The candidate statements shall be posted on the website alphabetically by each school district and by candidate. The candidate statement shall be typewritten or electronically submitted. The county school superintendent shall post the statements verbatim as they are received unless a candidate requests in writing that typographical errors be corrected. The candidate statement shall contain the following items in the same size and format for each candidate:
1. A recent photograph of the candidate.
2. A statement not to exceed five hundred words.
G. Persons related as immediate family who have the same household of residence within four years prior shall not serve simultaneously on the governing board of the same school district if the governing board is composed of five members. A qualified elector who resides in the school district may bring an action in superior court to enforce this subsection.
H. A person related as immediate family who has the same household of residence within four years prior to a member of the governing board of the same school district is ineligible to be a candidate for nomination or election to that governing board if the governing board is composed of five members, except that a person related as immediate family who has the same household of residence within four years prior to a member of a governing board may be a candidate for nomination or election to the governing board of the same school district if the member is serving in the last year of a term of office. A qualified elector who resides in the school district may bring an action in superior court to enforce this subsection.
I. Persons related as immediate family who have the same household of residence within four years prior are ineligible to be simultaneous candidates for nomination or election to the governing board of the same school district if the governing board is composed of five members. A qualified elector who resides in the school district may bring an action in superior court to enforce this subsection.
J. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Household of residence" means the place of abode during applicable time periods or the residence address used by an individual for voter registration or property tax purposes.
2. "Immediate family" means individuals who are married to each other and any children of those individuals.
