HB 4078

REFERENCE TITLE: charter schools; employment contracts; publication
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HB 4078
Introduced by
Representatives
  Gutierrez: Garcia, Simacek
AN
ACT
AMENDING TITLE 15, CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE 8,
Arizona Revised Statutes, BY ADDING SECTION 15-187.02; RELATING TO
CHARTER SCHOOLS.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 1, article 8,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-187.02, to read:
START_STATUTE15-187.02. Charter schools; administrators; employment contracts; posting
requirements; searchable database; annual report
A. Each charter school governing body
shall submit to the state board for charter schools both of the following:
1. Either:
(a) A copy of
the employment contract, including any extension or amendment to the contract,
for each individual who has been employed by the charter school during the
preceding five school years as the chief financial officer or the highest-ranking
school administrator.
(b) An
attestation stating that the charter school has not employed a chief financial
officer or school administrator during the preceding five school years.
2. Either:
(a) A copy of
the employment contract, including any extension or amendment to the contract,
for each individual who is currently employed as the chief financial officer or
the highest-ranking school administrator not later than thirty days after
the date on which the charter school entered into the contract or approved the
extension or amendment to the contract.
(b) An
affidavit stating that the employment contract of the chief financial officer
or the highest-ranking school administrator, as applicable, is the same
as the employment contract that the charter school submitted for the
immediately preceding year.� an affidavit submitted pursuant to this
subdivision must be submitted not later than thirty days after the anniversary
of the date on which the charter school entered into the contract.
B. The state board for charter
schools shall:
1. Post all contracts that are
submitted pursuant to subsection A of this section on the state board's
website.� The state board may not remove a contract that is posted pursuant to
this subsection until at least five years after the date on which the
employment of the chief financial officer or school administrator is
terminated.� The state board may redact personally identifiable information
that is exempt from public disclosure as a matter of law before posting an
employment contract on the state board's website.
2. Create a searchable online
database that is posted on the state board's website and that contains, at a
minimum, the following information from each contract that is submitted
pursuant to subsection a of this section:
(a) The charter school's name.
(b) The base salary for the chief financial officer OR the
highest-ranking school administrator who is employed by the charter
school.
(c) The total
amount of performance based pay that the charter school governing body awards
to the chief financial officer OR the highest-ranking school
administrator.
(d) The total
amount of employer contributions for retirement benefits for the chief
financial officer OR the highest-ranking school administrator.
(e) The total
amount of stipends paid to the chief financial officer or the highest-ranking
school administrator, disaggregated by the purpose or type of stipend.
(f) The total
hours of personal leave and paid time off that are awarded to the chief
financial officer or the highest-ranking school administrator.
(g) Whether the
chief financial officer or the highest-ranking school administrator is
entitled to payment for unused personal leave and paid time off.
(h) The total
amount of employer contributions for health insurance premiums for the spouse
and dependents of the chief financial officer or the highest-ranking
school administrator.
(i) The total
amount of employer contributions for life insurance for the chief financial
officer or the highest-ranking school administrator.
C. Each charter school governing body
shall post on the charter school's website a copy of each contract and
attestation that the governing body submits to the state board pursuant to
subsection A of this section.� A charter school may not remove a contract that
is posted pursuant to this subsection until at least five years after the date
on which the employment of the chief financial officer or school administrator
is terminated.� A charter school may redact personally identifiable information
that is exempt from public disclosure as a matter of law before posting an
employment contract on the charter school's website.
D. On or before December 1 of each
year, the state board for charter schools shall compile a report that includes
all of the following information for each charter school in this state and
shall post the report on the state board's website:
1. The base salary of the chief
financial officer or the highest-ranking school administrator.
2. A
list of all employee benefits that the chief financial officer or highest-ranking
school administrator may receive pursuant to the individual's employment
contract, including, if applicable, the monetary value of each benefit.
3. If the chief financial officer or
highest-ranking school administrator has a car allowance under the
individual's employment contract, the amount of the allowance. END_STATUTE