HB 4107
school open enrollment; tribal students
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Bill overview
This bill clarifies the definition of ‘resident transfer pupil’ specifically for students living on tribal land. It establishes a process for these students to enroll in the three closest school districts, regardless of their usual residency area. The bill updates the Arizona Revised Statutes to reflect these changes regarding open enrollment for tribal students. It aims to improve access to public education for students residing on tribal lands.
Key provisions
- Defines ‘resident transfer pupil’ for students on tribal land.
- Specifies the three closest school districts to tribal land for enrollment purposes.
- Updates the definition of ‘Tribal land’ to include federally recognized tribal lands.
- Clarifies the process for determining the ‘closest school districts’.
- Modifies the existing definition of ‘open enrollment’ to include tribal students.
Who is affected
- Tribal students
- School districts
- School districts bordering tribal lands
- Federally recognized Indian tribes
- Arizona residents
Notable changes
- Creates a specific enrollment pathway for tribal students to access the three closest school districts.
- Expands the definition of ‘resident transfer pupil’ to include students on tribal land.
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| REFERENCE TITLE: school open enrollment; tribal students |
| State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026 |
| HB 4107 |
| Introduced by Representative Garcia |
AN ACT
amending section 15-816, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school open enrollment.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-816, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE15-816. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Nonresident pupil" means a pupil who resides in this state and who is enrolled in or is seeking enrollment in a school district other than the school district in which the pupil resides.
2. "Open enrollment" means a policy that is adopted and implemented by a school district governing board to allow resident transfer pupils to enroll in any school within the school district, to allow resident pupils to enroll in any school located within other school districts in this state and to allow nonresident pupils to enroll in any school within the district pursuant to section 15-816.01.
3. "Resident pupil" means a pupil whose residence is within the attendance area of a school.
4. "Resident school" means a school that is within the designated attendance area in which a pupil resides.
5. "Resident transfer pupil" means either:
(a) A resident pupil who is enrolled in or seeking enrollment in a school that is within the school district but outside the attendance area of the pupil's residence.
(b) A pupil whose residence is located on tribal land and outside of the boundaries of any school district and who is Enrolled in or seeking enrollment in a school that is within one of the three closest school districts to the pupil's residence.� For the purposes of this subdivision, the closest school districts are determined by calculating the shortest distance from the pupil's residence to the boundaries of each school district.
6. "Tribal land" means lands owned or held by a federally recognized Indian tribe, nation, band or community as reservation lands, allotment lands or sovereign or proprietary lands or in any other capacity. END_STATUTE