Arizona Revised Statutes Title 15. Education § 15-350. Investigation of immoral or unprofessional conduct; confidentiality; definition

A. On request of the state board of education or the department of education, any school or school district that has employed a certificated or noncertificated person during the time in which the person is alleged to have engaged in conduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action shall make available the attendance and testimony of witnesses, documents and any physical evidence within the school district's control for examination or copying. All information received and records or reports kept by the state board of education or the department of education during an investigation of immoral or unprofessional conduct are confidential and are not a public record.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, the state board of education may provide information, records or reports relating to the investigation of a certificated or noncertificated person to any of the following:

C. All information, records and reports received by any school or school district pursuant to this section shall be used for employment purposes only, are confidential and are not a public record.

D. An investigator who is regularly employed and paid by the state board of education has the authority to access criminal history records and criminal history record information, as defined in § 41-1750, from law enforcement agencies.

E. The department of education shall provide to the state board of education access to the educator information system maintained by the department and any related systems deemed necessary by the board to investigate and adjudicate allegations of conduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action.

F. For the purposes of this section, “noncertificated person” has the same meaning prescribed in § 15-505.