Arizona legislation · Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)
Arizona SB1798: school safety; identification system; appropriation
Status: In committee, June 11, 2026
SB1798 - (NOW: FAFSA; financial aid awareness program )
What the bill says
An act amending section 15-142, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-249.20; relating to postsecondary education.
From the engrossed text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT amending section 15-142, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-249.20; relating to postsecondary education. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) Section 1. Section 15-142, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to notice; opt-out; consent; access to directory information; access to school property; violation; definition A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, a school may disclose directory information relating to students in accordance with state and federal law if the school first notifies the parent or eligible student of all of the following: 1. The types of information that the school has designated as directory information. 2. The right of the parent or eligible student to refuse the school's designation of any or all of the types of information about the student as directory information. 3. The period of time within which a parent or eligible student must notify the school in writing that the parent or eligible student does not want any or all of the types of information about the student designated as directory information. B. Except as required by state or federal law, a school may not disclose the address, telephone number or email address of a student unless either: 1. The parent or eligible student has affirmatively consented in writing to the …
Sponsors
- Sears, Kiana (D, SD-009) · primary sponsor
- Fernandez, Brian (D, SD-023)
- David Gowan (R, SD-019)
Latest actions
- : House third reading passed (31 votes)
- : Transmitted to Senate
- : Passed
- : House Committee of the Whole
- : do pass amended
- : House read second time
- : House read first time
- : Rules: constitutional and in proper form
- : Education: do pass
- : Assigned to Education
Votes
- THIRD Passed (June 11, 2026): 31 yea, 24 nay, passed
- RULES C&P (April 28, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- ED DP (March 24, 2026): 8 yea, 2 nay, passed
- THIRD Passed (March 19, 2026): 22 yea, 5 nay, passed
- ED DPA/SE (February 18, 2026): 5 yea, 1 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1798?
- SB1798 is a bill in the Arizona Legislature (Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)): school safety; identification system; appropriation.
- What does SB1798 do?
- In its own words: An act amending section 15-142, Arizona Revised Statutes; amending title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-249.20; relating to postsecondary education.
- What is the status of SB1798?
- In committee as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: House third reading passed (31 votes) (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB1798?
- Sears, Kiana (D, SD-009), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1798?
- On the Arizona Legislature website: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85468/?SessionId=130
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