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Votes at a glance: key education and related bills heard March 14, 2025
Summary
Summary of roll‑call outcomes from the Arizona House Education Committee for bills considered during the March 14 hearing, including appropriation, curriculum, public health and school safety measures.
The Arizona House Education Committee considered a series of bills on March 14, 2025. Below are concise outcomes, the motion recorded in committee, and the committee vote tallies as announced by the secretary at the hearing.
SB 12‑47 (Tobacco age—conform to federal law) - Motion: Return SB 12‑47 as amended (Gress Strike Everything Amendment) with a due pass recommendation. - Outcome: Approved by committee. - Tally: 11 ayes, 1 no, 0 absent. - Notes: Amendment conforms state minimum age to federal minimum age of 21 for tobacco sales; testimony cited federal Tobacco‑21 law and youth access enforcement (Synar grant).
SB 13‑58 (Charter school access and fingerprinting definitions) - Motion: Return SB 13‑58 as amended with a due pass recommendation. - Outcome: Approved by committee. - Tally: 11 ayes, 0 nos, 1 absent. - Notes: Defines charter representatives, governing body members and related roles for fingerprint‑clearance and access purposes; amendment clarifies access is as allowed by the charter holder.
SB 15‑02 (Literacy endorsement in teacher prep for special education) - Motion: Return SB 15‑02 with a due pass recommendation. - Outcome: Approved by committee. - Tally: 12 ayes, 0 nos, 0 absent. - Notes: Requires approved educator preparation programs in mild/moderate special education to include courses necessary to obtain the K–5 literacy endorsement.
SB 15‑04 (Community college baccalaureate reporting) - Motion: Return SB 15‑04 with a due pass recommendation. - Outcome: Approved by committee. - Tally: 12 ayes, 0 nos, 0 absent. - Notes: Requires districts that offer baccalaureates to report disaggregated enrollment, completions and projections by program.
SB 15‑05 (Braille competency standards) - Motion: Return SB 15‑05 with a due pass recommendation. - Outcome: Approved by committee. - Tally: 12 ayes, 0 nos, 0 absent. - Notes: Directs the State Board of Education to require educators serving blind or visually impaired students to demonstrate Braille competency via a national UEB exam or comparable university test.
SB 15‑08 (Bullying, harassment, intimidation definitions) - Motion: Return SB 15‑08 with a due pass recommendation. - Outcome: Approved by committee. - Tally: 8 ayes, 4 nos, 0 absent. - Notes: Establishes statutory definitions districts must include in policies; testimony raised concerns about existing district policies and whether charter schools should be included.
SB 10‑83 (Yuma Center of Excellence for Desert Agriculture appropriation) - Motion: Return SB 10‑83 with a due pass recommendation. - Outcome: Failed in committee. - Tally: 5 ayes, 7 nos, 0 absent. - Notes: Requested $3,500,000 ongoing to University of Arizona for YCEDA; committee asked for detailed expenditure plan and measures of success.
SB 13‑01 (AAPI instruction requirement) - Motion: Return SB 13‑01 with a due pass recommendation. - Outcome: Approved by committee. - Tally: 7 ayes, 4 nos, 1 present, 0 absent. - Notes: Requires instruction on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders; bill tasks State Board of Education and ADE with implementation and annual attestations beginning June 14, 2029.
SB 16‑94 (Bar DEI courses at public universities) - Motion: Return SB 16‑94 with a due pass recommendation. - Outcome: Approved by committee. - Tally: 7 ayes, 5 nos, 0 absent. - Notes: Bill would make institutions ineligible for state monies in fiscal years where they “offer courses on diversity, equity and inclusion;” testimony raised First Amendment and accreditation concerns.
