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REFERENCE TITLE: schools; data; noncitizen students |
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State of Arizona Senate Fiftieth Legislature Second Regular Session 2012
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SB 1444 |
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Introduced by Senators Smith, Burges, Gould, Klein, Murphy: Allen, Antenori
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AN ACT
amending Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-249.03; relating to the department of education.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-249.03, to read:
15-249.03. Students who are not citizens; data collection; annual report; immunity
A. To the extent permitted by federal law, the department of education shall take any reasonable action to collect from all school districts data on populations of students who are enrolled in school districts and who are aliens who cannot prove citizenship or lawful residence in the United States, or both.
B. The department shall submit a report on or before December 15 of each year to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the chairpersons of the house of representatives and the senate appropriations committees that summarizes the data collected on a district by district basis pursuant to this section. The department shall provide a copy of this report to the secretary of state and shall post a copy of this report on its website for at least one full year from the date of the issuance of the report. The report shall include the following information:
1. Research on the adverse impact of the enrollment of students who cannot prove citizenship or lawful residence in the United States.
2. A detailed estimate of the total cost for the education of students who are not citizens of the united states, including a separate detailed estimate of the total cost for the education of students who cannot prove citizenship or lawful residence in the united states.
C. The department of education, school districts and officers, agents and employees of the department and school districts are immune from civil liability with respect to all decisions and actions taken in good faith to comply with the requirements of this section.