Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-1302 (2026)

Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind; provision of services

✓ current as of May 2026
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A. There shall be Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind which provide schools and regional programs in appropriate locations in this state.

B. The schools shall be for the education of sensory impaired persons, so that the persons educated there may become self-sustaining and useful citizens.

C. The schools shall be fully recognized as institutions for educational purposes.

D. The schools shall be optional resources to school districts, state institutions and other approved educational programs. Resource services shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Assessments.

2. Special curriculum.

3. Equipment and materials.

4. Supplemental related services.

5. Special short-term programs.

6. Program planning and staff development.

7. Information services for parents, families and the public.

8. Research and development to promote improved educational programs and services.

E. The services prescribed in subsection D shall not duplicate existing services and shall include a variety of methodology as may be requested by the school districts, state institutions and other approved educational programs, including but not limited to oral, auditory, total communication and cued speech.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1968–1975 · leading case: Members of the Bd. of Educ. of the Pearce Union High Sch. Dist. v. Leslie, 543 P.2d 775 (Ariz. 1975).
Members of the Bd. of Educ. of the Pearce Union High Sch. Dist. v. Leslie, 543 P.2d 775 (Ariz. 1975). · cites it 26× “§ 15-1302, a minimum of 15% of the qualified electors of the High School District signed a petition which was submitted to the respondent Board of Education requesting that it call a special election to place before the electors the five questions contained in the petition. The…”
Garrett v. Tubac-Amado Sch. Dist. No. 5 of Santa Cruz Cnty., 451 P.2d 909 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1969). · cites it 6× “A.R.S. § 15-1302, subsec. A (2), as amended, reads as follows : “The board of trustees of a school district may, and upon petition of fifteen per cent of the school electors as shown by the poll list at the last preceding annual school election shall, call an election for the…”
Sch. Dist. No. 26 (bouse Elem.) of Yuma Co. v. Strohm, 469 P.2d 826 (Ariz. 1970). · cites it 4× “In an effort to avoid any possible conflict between Article 7, § 13, the Statute A.R.S. § 15-1302(D), reiterating the constitutional provision, and the *9 Fourteenth Amendment as construed in Kramer and Cipriano, the School District called a dual election.”
Barry v. Sch. Dist. No. 210 (phoenix Union Hs), 460 P.2d 634 (Ariz. 1969). · cites it 5× “The last question presented by appellant is whether A.R.S. §§ 15-1302, 1303, and 1304, when read together, restrict and limit a school district to the exact terms of the bond issue as approved by the voters ? Section 15-1302 provides among other things for calling of a special…”
Members of the Bd. of Educ. of the Pearce Union High Sch. Dist. v. Leslie, 526 P.2d 773 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 8× “Pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-1302 fifteen (15) percent of the school electors in the Pearce Union High School District petitioned the board of trustees of the district to call an election and place before the qualified electors of the district the following questions: “1.”
Barcon v. Sch. Dist. No. 40, Miami Area Schs., 441 P.2d 540 (Ariz. 1968). · cites it 2× “On October 28, 1963, pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-1302, an election was held, in High School District No.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-1302(D) — 1 case
Sch. Dist. No. 26 (bouse Elem.) of Yuma Co. v. Strohm, 469 P.2d 826 (Ariz. 1970). “In an effort to avoid any possible conflict between Article 7, § 13, the Statute A.R.S. § 15-1302(D), reiterating the constitutional provision, and the *9 Fourteenth Amendment as construed in Kramer and Cipriano, the School District called a dual election.”
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