This bill proposes to amend current statutes by adding a new section, 15-501.02, to the Arizona Revised Statutes, specifically addressing the rights of public school teachers regarding lunch breaks. Under the new provisions, each public school must provide full-time certificated teachers with a daily lunch break of at least thirty consecutive minutes, which cannot overlap with planning periods or non-instructional time and must occur during the teacher's regular workday.

Additionally, the bill stipulates that schools cannot extend a teacher's work hours due to the provision of lunch breaks, nor can they require teachers to perform any official duties during this time. However, in cases of emergency personnel shortages, schools may assign duties to teachers during their lunch break, but only for a maximum of one day per week and on a temporary basis. The current law remains unchanged, with these new requirements and conditions being inserted into the existing framework.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 15-501.02