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1 IPlease note that the CHAPTER you are about to replace may have rules still in effect after the publication date of this supplement. Therefore, all superseded material should be retained in a separate binder and archived for future release of this CHAPTER in Supp. 21-4 replaces table of contents on page one contains links to the referenced page numbers in this CHAPTER . Refer to the notes at the end of a Section to learn about the history of a rule as it was published in the Arizona Administrative Practices Advisory Committee .. of Assessments .. Course of Study and Competency Goals for Students in the Common Schools .. Course of Study and Competency Requirements for Graduation from High School EDUCATION .. Achievement Testing .. Testing Variable Information .. Certification Provisions .. Requirements .. ; Computation of Time; Extension of Time.

2 Cases; Notice; Hearing Records .. ; Proof of Service .. and Evidence .. and Review of Decisions .. and Severance .. of Hearing .. of Pupils .. Decisions .. and Orders .. Energy Cost Savings Contracts .. Energy Production Contracts .. of Bid Protests .. of Allegations .. ; Investigation .. Offenses .. and Immoral Conduct .. Provisions .. Responsibilities .. and Account Activation .. Between Parent and Department .. Renewal .. of Funds .. of Expenses .. of Funds .. Action ..168 TITLE 7. EDUCATIONCHAPTER 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONThis CHAPTER contains rules that were filed to be codified in the Arizona Administrative Code between the dates of October 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021 Supp. 21-47 2 TITLE 721-3, 1-168 pagesQuestions about these rules ? Contact: BOARD : STATE BOARD of EducationAddress: 1700 W. Washington, Suite 300 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Website: :Alicia Williams, Executive DirectorTelephone: (602) 542-5057 Fax:(602) Arizona law, the Department of STATE , Office of the Secretary of STATE (Office), Administrative rules Division, accepts STATE agencyrule notice and other legal filings and is the publisher of Arizona rules .

3 The Office of the Secretary of STATE does not interpret or enforce rulesin the Administrative Code. Questions about rules should be directed to the STATE agency responsible for the promulgation of the Cancelosi, DirectorADMINISTRATIVE rules DIVISIONRULESThe definition for a rule is provided for under 41-1001. Rule means an agency statement of general applicability thatimplements, interprets, or prescribes law or policy, or describes theprocedures or practice requirements of an agency. THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODEThe Arizona Administrative Code is where the official rules of thestate of Arizona are published. The Code is the official codificationof rules that govern STATE agencies, boards, and Code is separated by subject into Titles. Titles are divided intoChapters. A CHAPTER includes STATE agency rules . rules in Chaptersare divided into Articles, then Sections.

4 The R stands for rule with a sequential numbering and lettering outline separated are codified quarterly in the Code. Supplement release datesare printed on the footers of each Quarter: January 1 - March 31 Second Quarter: April 1 - June 30 Third Quarter: July 1 - September 30 Fourth Quarter: October 1 - December 31 For example, the first supplement for the first quarter of 2021 iscited as Supp. 21-1. Supplements are traditionally released three tofour weeks after the end of the quarter because filings are accepteduntil the last day of the note: The Office publishes by CHAPTER , not by individual ruleSection. Therefore there might be only a few Sections codified ineach CHAPTER released in a supplement. This is why the Office listsonly updated codified Sections on the previous HISTORYR efer to the HISTORICAL NOTE at the end of each Section for theeffective date of a rule.

5 The note also includes the Register volumeand page number in which the notice was published ( ) andbeginning in supplement 21-4, the date the notice was published inthe OF PDF CODE CHAPTERSThe Office began to authenticate Chapters of the Code in Supp. 18-1 to comply with 41-1012(B) and 5302(1), (2)(d)through (e), and (3)(d) through (e).A certification verifies the authenticity of each Code Chapterposted as it is released by the Office of the Secretary of STATE . Theauthenticated pdf of the Code includes an integrity mark with a cer-tificate ID. Users should check the validity of the signature, espe-cially if the pdf has been downloaded. If the digital signature isinvalid it means the document s content has been TO USE THE CODER ules may be in effect before a supplement is released by theOffice. Therefore, the user should refer to issues of the ArizonaAdministrative Register for recent updates to rule REVISED STATUTE REFERENCESThe Arizona Revised Statutes ( ) are available online at theLegislature s website, An agency s authority noteto make rules is often included at the beginning of a CHAPTER .

6 OtherArizona statutes may be referenced in rule under the LAW REFERENCESA rizona Session Law references in a CHAPTER can be found at theSecretary of STATE s website, under Services-> Leg-islative FROM THE APAIt is not uncommon for an agency to be exempt from the steps out-lined in the rulemaking process as specified in the Arizona Admin-istrative Procedures Act, also known as the APA (Arizona RevisedStatutes, TITLE 41, CHAPTER 6, Articles 1 through 10). Other agenciesmay be given an exemption to certain provisions of the agency s exemption is written in law by the Arizona STATE Leg-islature or under a referendum or initiative passed into law by Ari-zona an agency files an exempt rulemaking package with ourOffice it specifies the law exemption in what is called the preambleof rulemaking. The preamble is published in the Register online , click on the Administrative Register s notes at the beginning of a CHAPTER provide informationabout rulemaking Sections made by exempt rulemaking.

7 Exemptrulemaking notes are also included in the historical note at the endof a rulemaking Office makes a distinction to certain exemptions because somerules are made without receiving input from stakeholders or thepublic. Other exemptions may require an agency to propose exemptrules at a public USE/COMMERCIAL USEThis CHAPTER is posted as a public courtesy online, and is for privateuse only. Those who wish to use the contents for resale or profitshould contact the Office about Commercial Use fees. For informa-tion on commercial use fees review and 1, Paschal, rules managing editor, assisted with the edit-ing of this Administrative Code7 2 Administrative rules DivisionThe Arizona Secretary of STATE electronically publishes each CHAPTER with a digital certificate. The certificate-based signature displays the date and time the document was signed and can be validated in Adobe Acrobat 31, 2021 Supp.

8 21-4 Page 1 TITLE 7. EDUCATIONCHAPTER 2. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONA uthority: 15-203(A)(1)Supp. 21-4 Editor s Note: Under 41-1011(C) changes were made to headings and rule language for consistency in style and format. Partheadings in this CHAPTER were assigned numbers. These changes did not alter the sense, meaning or effect of any rule in this CHAPTER . TheBoard reviewed and approved these clerical changes. Section was inadvertently removed when Supp. 19-4 was published. It hasbeen reinstated as last amended in Supp. 15-3 (Supp. 21-2).Editor s Note: This CHAPTER contains rules in Articles 10 and 11 that were filed in 2015 but were adopted in 2014. The Office has cor-rected all Supp. 15-3 historical notes in these Articles to reflect the true effective year of the rules to July 1, 2014 (Supp. 18-2). Editor s Note: This CHAPTER contains rules that were filed out of sequence by adoption date.

9 The Office has made every effort to codifythe previous filings with the current CHAPTER and update the historical references where necessary. Refer to the historical notes for moreinformation (Supp. 16-2).Editor s Note: Supp. 16-1 contains rules that were submitted as final exempt rules and approved by the BOARD February 25, approved by the BOARD in 2008, the rulemaking was not filed in the Secretary of STATE s Office for publication in this CHAPTER until2016. The final exempt rulemaking was filed by the BOARD on January 6, 2016 (Supp. 16-1).Editor s Note: Supp. 15-3 contains rules that were submitted as final exempt rules . Pursuant to the BOARD s rulemaking procedures apublic hearing was held on the rules after they were proposed at a BOARD meeting. Even though the proposed rules were not published in theRegister, the Office of the Secretary of STATE makes a distinction between exempt rulemakings and final exempt rulemakings.

10 Final exemptrulemakings are those filed with conditional exemptions to the Arizona Administrative Procedures Act such as requirements to conduct apublic hearing or accept public comments on a proposed exempt rulemaking. Although approved by the BOARD , these final exempt rulemak-ings were not filed with the Secretary of STATE s Office at the time of approval. Therefore these rules were in effect prior to the release of Refer to the historical notes for effective s Note: This CHAPTER contains rules made, amended, repealed, renumbered and approved by the STATE BOARD of EDUCATION thatwere exempt from the rulemaking process. Although approved by the BOARD , certain rulemakings were not filed with the Secretary of STATE sOffice at the time of approval. These rulemakings were filed in 2009 and 2010 and printed as Exempt Rulemakings in the Arizona Adminis-trative Register.