Bill Text: AZ SB1308 | 2010 | Forty-ninth Legislature 2nd Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: High school instruction; dating violence
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-11 - Governor Signed [SB1308 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2010-SB1308-Chaptered.html
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House Engrossed Senate Bill |
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State of Arizona Senate Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010
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SENATE BILL 1308 |
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AN ACT
amending Title 15, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-342.02; amending title 15, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-712.01; relating to school curriculum.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 3, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-342.02, to read:
15-342.02. Dating abuse policies
A school district governing board may prescribe and enforce policies and procedures to address incidents of dating abuse involving students at school that may be based on a model dating abuse policy.
Sec. 2. Title 15, chapter 7, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-712.01, to read:
15-712.01. Instruction on dating abuse; definitions
A. A school district that provides instruction in grades seven through twelve may incorporate dating abuse information that is age‑appropriate into the school district's existing health curriculum for pupils in grades seven through twelve that includes the following components:
1. A definition of dating abuse.
2. The recognition of dating abuse warning signs.
3. The characteristics of healthy relationships.
B. On written request to the principal of the school where a child is enrolled, the parent or guardian of a pupil who is under eighteen years of age shall be permitted to review the dating abuse information instructional materials within a reasonable time after submitting the written request.
C. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Dating abuse" means a pattern of behavior in which one person uses or threatens to use physical, sexual, verbal or emotional abuse to control the person's dating partner.
2. "Dating partner" means any person who is involved in an intimate association with another person that is primarily characterized by the expectation of affectionate involvement and that includes casual, serious and long-term dating partners.
Sec. 3. Review, consideration and adoption of dating abuse curriculum and policies; exemption
A. On or before June 30, 2011, each school district governing board shall conduct a public meeting to review and consider the adoption of dating abuse curriculum and policies. A local domestic violence organization must be notified of the meeting at least two weeks in advance. The governing board may modify the curriculum if the governing board determines that modifications are necessary to accommodate the needs and circumstances of the school district.
B. A school district that has adopted a dating abuse policy before the effective date of this act is exempt from the requirements of subsection A of this section.
