HB 2883 Arizona House · 57th Legislature - First Regular Session

technical correction; school district boards

HB 2883 is a technical correction to Arizona law that fixes wording in Section 15-326 of the Arizona Revised Statutes. It clarifies that school district boards may sue and be sued, and hold and convey property for the district’s benefit - consistent with existing legal authority. The bill directly affects school district governing boards across Arizona by correcting a grammatical error in the statute. It does not create new powers or change policy, only ensuring the law is properly worded. The bill was introduced in 2025 but ultimately failed to pass.
Bill status passed 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025
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Introduced Version → House Engrossed Version · 6 edits · Mar 13, 2025
MODERATE
This bill expands the scope of Arizona school district governing boards from 'boards' to 'governing boards' and introduces new mandatory biennial training requirements for all members. The training must cover specific topics like public school finance, budgeting, and fiduciary duties, which can be delivered via workshops or online modules. Additionally, the bill significantly tightens eligibility rules by prohibiting employees and their spouses from serving on the boards of the districts where they work and adds stricter limits on how many related family members can serve simultaneously on five-member boards.
Scope change
The bill broadens the terminology used for school leadership from 'governing boards' to 'school district governing boards' and applies new training mandates to all members of these boards statewide.
REQUIREMENT

Added a new section requiring all school district governing board members to complete biennial training on topics including finance, budgeting, and fiduciary duties.

Established that training must be developed in consultation with the Office of the Auditor General and can be delivered through workshops or online modules.

Mandated that former governing board members who return to employment with the district must serve only in direct student-facing roles.

ELIGIBILITY

Prohibited employees of a school district and their spouses from serving on the governing board of the district where they are employed.

Restructured and clarified rules regarding how many family members can serve simultaneously on five-member governing boards, with specific exceptions for small districts and high-population counties.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'governing board' to explicitly require three members for single districts and five members for union high school districts.

Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2025

How they voted

21–35
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 60
Mar 10, 2025
D Democratic27
4 Yea 21 Nay 2
77% Nay
R Republican33
17 Yea 14 Nay 2
51% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
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Committee
0
Amendments
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Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
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Mar 13, 2025
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Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
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Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
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Mar 3, 2025
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Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA
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Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
DPA/SE
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Lydia Hernandez
DDemocratic
AZ
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