Arizona HB 2575: antisemitism; public schools; prohibition; penalties

Bill Text

HB2575 - 572R - H Ver 

 House Engrossed

 antisemitism; public 
 schools; prohibition; penalties

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 HOUSE BILL 2575

AN 
ACT

amending title 15, chapter 1, article 1, 
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-120.08; amending title 15, 
chapter 18, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 2; relating to public 
education.

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Be it 
enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 15, chapter 1, article 1, 
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-120.08, to read:

START_STATUTE15-120.08. Antisemitism and anti-Semitic conduct, acts or processes; 
prohibitions; discipline; enforcement; civil liability; rules; definitions

A. A public school, a teacher, a 
principal, a school administrator or a volunteer or contractor for a public 
school may not:

1. Teach, instruct or train students 
in any antisemitism or anti-Semitic conduct, act or process that 
constitutes harassment or discrimination and that creates a hostile educational 
environment.

2. Promote or provide professional 
development in any antisemitism or anti-Semitic conduct, act or process 
that constitutes harassment or discrimination and that creates a hostile work 
environment or a hostile educational environment.

3. Call for genocide of any group of 
persons or for the murder of members of a particular group.

4. Require a student to advocate for an anti-semitic point of view or to promote 
anti-semitic conduct to receive credit across every subject area for coursework 
or to receive credits that are necessary for the student to graduate from high 
school.

B. public schools and teachers may 
not:

1. apply for, solicit, receive or use 
monies or in-kind goods or services from any source for the purpose of:

(a) teaching, 
instructing or training students in antisemitism or anti-Semitic conduct, 
acts or processes.

(b) developing, 
purchasing or acquiring a curriculum or course materials for a course that 
promotes antisemitism or anti-Semitic conduct, acts or processes.

(c) providing 
teacher training or professional development for a course that promotes 
antisemitism or anti-Semitic conduct, acts or processes.

(d) hiring or 
retaining a contractor for any purpose described in subdivision (a), (b) or (c) of this 
paragraph.

2. Use any public monies to support 
the costs of teaching antisemitism or anti-Semitic conduct, acts or 
processes.

3. Provide grants or other monies to 
other public schools or teachers to support the costs of teaching antisemitism 
or anti-Semitic conduct, acts or processes.

4. Accept or use monies that are 
intended or required to be used to support the costs of teaching or promoting 
antisemitism or anti-Semitic conduct, acts or processes to students who 
are enrolled in a public school.

C. A 
public school may not:

1. take 
any adverse employment action against a teacher, school administrator or other 
school employee because the teacher, school administrator or other school employee refused to teach or promote antisemitism or anti-Semitic 
conduct, acts or processes or to support, believe, endorse, embrace, confess, 
act on or otherwise assist antisemitism or anti-Semitic conduct, acts or 
processes. For the purposes of this paragraph, "adverse 
employment action" includes penalties and discrimination.

2. Require a teacher, school 
administrator or other school employee to complete a curriculum that includes 
any antisemitism or anti-Semitic conduct, act or process as a condition 
of employment or continued employment.

D. A student, a 
student's parent, a teacher or a member of the 
public may report an alleged violation of this section to the highest ranking official of the public school or the official's 
designee. a report made pursuant to this 
subsection may identify multiple alleged violations of this section.� The 
official or designee shall determine in writing whether a violation occurred 
and, if the subject of the report is a teacher or principal, whether the 
teacher or principal knowingly or recklessly violated this section. If the official or designee determines that a violation 
occurred, the official or designee shall act to correct the violation within 
thirty days after receiving the report and shall notify the state board of 
education, and the state board shall take the appropriate action against the 
teacher or principal pursuant to subsection g of this section.� 

E. A student, a student's parent or a 
teacher or employee of a school district or charter school may appeal a 
determination made or action taken under subsection D of this section by filing 
a complaint with the school district governing board or charter school 
governing body.� The governing board or governing body shall hold a hearing to 
determine whether a violation occurred and, if the governing board or governing 
BODY determines that