DCS caseworkers; schools; required disclosures
SB 1126 requires Arizona school districts to share student school records with specific entities under defined circumstances. Schools must provide juvenile court records before a juvenile is adjudicated, release records to the Department of Child Safety (DCS) caseworkers investigating abuse/neglect within 10 days, and share records with law enforcement via approved intergovernmental agreements for juvenile justice programs. The bill mandates strict compliance with federal privacy laws (FERPA) when sharing records and prohibits schools from blocking staff from cooperating with DCS investigations. This directly affects school districts, juvenile courts, DCS caseworkers, and law enforcement agencies coordinating on youth safety and education.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 9, 2026
Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions
Senate Engrossed Version (02/16/2026)
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Chaptered Version
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2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law and underwent minor text corrections, such as removing redundant capitalization and fixing grammatical errors like 'shall MUST'. The substantive policy content regarding educational record access for DCS caseworkers and juvenile courts remains unchanged from the Senate version.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it continues to govern how Arizona schools handle educational records for child safety investigations and juvenile justice proceedings.
TECHNICAL
Corrected inconsistent capitalization and removed redundant words (e.g., changed 'shall MUST' to 'shall must' and removed all-caps formatting) to improve readability and legal clarity.
Added official chaptering metadata, including the chapter number (Chapter 28), governor approval date (April 9, 2026), and filing date, indicating the bill has become law.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 16, 2026 · House Apr 2, 2026
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Feb 16, 2026
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carine Werner
RRepublican
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