Arizona Revised Statutes

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-547 (2026)

Preservation of years of employment

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The years of employment of a certificated teacher who has been employed by a school district for more than the major portion of three consecutive school years shall be preserved if such teacher transfers from a common school district to a high school district or from a high school district to a common school district if the governing board recognizes the previously established years of employment of the transferred teacher, provided such districts have coterminous boundaries and have a common governing board.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1981–1987 · leading case: Oracle Sch. Dist. No. 2 v. Mammoth High Sch. Dist. No. 88, 633 P.2d 450 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981).

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Oracle Sch. Dist. No. 2 v. Mammoth High Sch. Dist. No. 88, 633 P.2d 450 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “The requirement that tuition be collected was continued in A.R.S. § 15-547 (1955) and is now contained in A.”

Britt v. Red Mesa Unified Sch. Dist. No. 27, 748 P.2d 1202 (Ariz. 1987). · cites it 4× “There is, however, one Arizona statute that provides for the preservation of tenure status where a teacher transfers between a common (elementary) school district and a high school district, provided the districts have coterminous boundaries and governing board.”

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