(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-2401, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-2401. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
-
"Annual education plan" means an initial individualized evaluation and subsequent annual reviews that are developed for a qualified student who meets the criteria specified in paragraph 7, subdivision (a), item (i), (ii) or (iii) of this section to determine ongoing annual eligibility through the school year in which the qualified student reaches twenty‑two years of age and whether the student may be eligible pursuant to section 36‑2981 and should be referred for eligibility determination.
-
"Curriculum" means a complete course of study for content areas or grade levels, including any supplemental materials required by the curriculum, approved by the department.
-
"Department" means the department of education.
-
"Eligible postsecondary institution" means a community college as defined in section 15‑1401, a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or an accredited private postsecondary institution.
-
"Parent" means a resident of this state who is the parent or legal guardian of a qualified student.
-
"Qualified school" means a nongovernmental primary or secondary school or a preschool for pupils with disabilities that is located in this state and that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or national origin.
-
"Qualified student" means a resident of this state who:
(a) Is any of the following:
(i) Identified as having a disability under section 504 of the rehabilitation act of 1973 (29 United States Code section 794).
(ii) Identified by a school district or by an independent third party pursuant to section 15‑2403, subsection I as a child with a disability as defined in section 15‑731 or 15‑761.
(iii) A child with a disability who is eligible to receive services from a school district under section 15‑763.
(iv) Attending a school or school district that has been assigned a letter grade of D or F pursuant to section 15‑241 or who is currently eligible to attend kindergarten and who resides within the attendance boundary of a school that has been assigned a letter grade of D or F pursuant to section 15‑241.
(v) A previous recipient of a scholarship issued pursuant to section 15‑891 or this section, unless the qualified student's parent has been removed from eligibility in the program for failure to comply pursuant to section 15‑2403, subsection C.
(vi) A child of a parent who is a member of the armed forces of the United States and who is on active duty or was killed in the line of duty. A child who meets the requirements of this item is not subject to subdivision (b) of this paragraph.
(vii) A child who is a ward of the juvenile court and who is residing with a prospective permanent placement pursuant to section 8‑862 and the case plan is adoption or permanent guardianship.
(viii) A child who was a ward of the juvenile court and who achieved permanency through adoption or permanent guardianship.
(ix) A child who is the sibling of a current or previous empowerment scholarship account recipient or of an eligible qualified student who accepts the terms of and enrolls in the empowerment scholarship program.
(x) A child who resides within the boundaries of an Indian reservation in this state as determined by the department of education or a tribal government.
(xi) A child of a parent who is legally blind pursuant to section 41‑1973, subsection C or IS deaf or hard of hearing pursuant to AS DEFINED IN section 36‑1941.
(xii) BEGINNING IN THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR, A CHILD WHO CURRENTLY ATTENDS OR IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN A KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM OR ANY OF GRADES ONE, SIX AND NINE.
(xiii) BEGINNING IN THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, A CHILD WHO CURRENTLY ATTENDS OR IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN A KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM OR ANY OF GRADES ONE, TWO, SIX, SEVEN, NINE AND TEN.
(xiv) BEGINNING IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR, A CHILD WHO CURRENTLY ATTENDS OR IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN A KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM OR ANY OF GRADES ONE THROUGH THREE AND GRADES SIX THROUGH ELEVEN.
(xv) BEGINNING IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR, A CHILD WHO CURRENTLY ATTENDS OR IS ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN A KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM OR ANY OF GRADES ONE THROUGH TWELVE. (Not entire bill)
https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/1r/bills/sb1431p.htm