A couple of weeks ago, the Yellow Sheet Report, a publication of the Arizona Capitol Times, reported on the first bill proposal for the upcoming session of the Arizona Legislature (HB2001, from Rep. J.D. Mesnard). That one is a (relatively) mundane correction to Arizona's "revenge porn" law, a law that has been blocked due to a court challenge.
Less mundane is HB2003. It is sponsored by Rep. Mark Finchem (R-LD11) and numbers among its primary and cosponsors a rogues' gallery of members of the tin foil hat brigade of the R caucus.
From the measure -
A. A person is eligible for election as county school superintendent if the person holds abasic or standard certificate to teach in the schools of this statebaccalaureate degree in any subject or an associate degree in business, finance or accounting.
Ummm...really?
OK. We're in Arizona - legislative hatred of teachers here is well-documented, so the part about not requiring county school superintendents to be able to teach in a public school classroom isn't much of a surprise.
It's unconscionable, but, with this bunch, it is something that should be expected.
But mandating that possessing an associate's degree in business, etc., means that one is as qualified to run a county school department as someone with a bachelor's degree in education (or anything else)?
That seems rather crazy...unless you see this proposal as so specific as to likely be a favor to someone in particular.
Looking into it, but anyone with insight into this is welcome to reach out to me, via email or a comment...
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