The proposed bill amends section 15-421 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, specifically updating the regulations regarding the eligibility of immediate family members to serve on the governing board of a school district. Under current law, immediate family members who have lived in the same household within the past four years are prohibited from serving simultaneously on the board if it consists of five members. The bill removes the household residency requirement and the specific population criteria for school districts, thereby simplifying the eligibility rules for board membership.

Additionally, the bill modifies the eligibility for candidacy on the governing board. Currently, immediate family members are ineligible to run for election if they have lived in the same household within the past four years, with exceptions for those running in the last year of a board member's term. The new language eliminates the household residency requirement and the population-based restrictions, allowing for a broader range of candidates related by affinity, consanguinity, or law to the third degree to run for election, while still maintaining the prohibition against simultaneous candidacies for immediate family members.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 15-421