15-752. English language education
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 Applies)
Subject to the exceptions provided in section 15-753, all children in Arizona public schools shall be taught English by being taught in English and all children shall be placed in English language classrooms. Children who are English learners shall be educated through sheltered English immersion during a temporary transition period not normally intended to exceed one year. Local schools shall be permitted but not required to place in the same classroom English learners of different ages but whose degree of English proficiency is similar. Local schools shall be encouraged to mix together in the same classroom English learners from different native-language groups but with the same degree of English fluency. Once English learners have acquired a good working knowledge of English and are able to do regular school work in English, they shall no longer be classified as English learners and shall be transferred to English language mainstream classrooms. As much as possible, current per capita supplemental funding for English learners shall be maintained. Foreign language classes for children who already know English shall be completely unaffected, as shall special educational programs for physically- or mentally-impaired students.
Notes of Decisions
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2 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case:
Ruiz v. Hull, 957 P.2d 984 (Ariz. 1998).
Ruiz v. Hull, 957 P.2d 984 (Ariz. 1998).
· cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 15-752. Finally, the importance of acquiring English skills is emphasized in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, 8 U.”
Miriam Flores v. John Huppenthal, 789 F.3d 994 (9th Cir. 2015).
· cites it 3× “A.R.S. §§ 15-752, 15-755. The shift from bilingual education to the SEI methodology required that all ELL students be placed in English language classrooms and taught only in English.”
Flores v. Arizona, 480 F. Supp. 2d 1157 (D. Ariz. 2007).
“funding ELL instruction in the State now and for the foreseeable future, absent some further legislative enactment, is controlled by HB 2064; which attempts to meet the requirement of the EEOA by calculating and funding the “incremental costs” of ELL instruction, which are…”
Horne v. Hobbs (Ariz. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 4× “” A.R.S. § 15-752. As for English learners, the statutes specify that they must be placed in “structured English immersion” (“SEI”)2 classrooms where “[b]ooks and instructional materials are in English,” “nearly all classroom instruction is in English,” “all reading, writing,…”
Pellett v. Creighton (Ariz. Ct. App. 2025).
“] §§ 15-752 and 15-753, all Arizona school children have the right to be provided at their local school with an English language public education.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 15-752(A) — 1 case
Miriam Flores v. John Huppenthal, 789 F.3d 994 (9th Cir. 2015).
“A.R.S. §§ 15-752, 15-755. The shift from bilingual education to the SEI methodology required that all ELL students be placed in English language classrooms and taught only in English.”
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