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schools; water safety; information; resources

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

2025

 

 

 

CHAPTER 128

 

HOUSE BILL 2019

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-249.19; relating to public schools.

 

 

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The bill as proposed to be amended is reprinted as follows:

Section 1. Title 15, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-249.19, to read:

START_STATUTE15-249.19. Water safety courses; swimming lessons; information; providers; posting; parental notification; definition

A. beforethe 2025-2026 school year, the department of education shall compile and make available on the department's website both ofthe following:

1. Information on the role of water safety education courses and swimming lessons in saving lives.

2. A list of local providers of water safety courses or swimming lessons, or both, that result in certification, including providers that offer water safety courses or swimming lessons, or both, for free or at a reduced price.

B. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, each school district and charter school shall provide to each parent who initially enrolls a child in the school district or charter school the webpage address for the information compiled by the department of education pursuant to subsection A of this section.

C. For the purposes of this section, "water safety course" means age-appropriate education that is intended to promote safety in, on and around bodies of water and to reduce the risk of injury or drowning. END_STATUTE

 

 

 

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR MAY 6, 2025.

 

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 6, 2025.