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2018 Op. Ariz. Att'y Gen. 1 (2018)

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                               STATE  OF  ARIZONA

                     OFFICE   OF THE  ATTORNEY GENERAL


     ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION                            No. 118-001
                                                          (R17-023)
                   By
                                              Re: JTED  Governing Board Member
           MARK   BRNOVICH                                Eligibility
         ATTORNEY GENERAL

            February 26, 2018


To:   Clyde R. Dangerfield
      Cantelme & Brown, P.L.C.

                                Ouestions Presented

       1.    Whether a teacher, who is employed by one of the member districts of a Joint

Technical Education District (JTED) and teaches Career and Technical Education (CTE)

satellite courses at the member district's campus, is eligible to serve on the JTED's governing

board.

      2.     Whether a JTED  governing board member who  is also employed as a CTE

satellite course teacher by one of the JTED's member districts has a conflict of interest under

Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 38-503.

                                 Summary  Answer

       1.    The governing statute does not expressly prohibit a teacher who is employed by a

JTED  member district and teaches CTE satellite courses at the member district's campus from

serving on the JTED's governing board. The common law incompatibility of public offices