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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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 § 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 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arizona Revised Statutes Title 15. Education § 15-816. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/az/title-15-education/az-rev-st-sect-15-816/
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