# Arizona — Special education initial evaluation deadlines by state — days, day type, and what starts the clock

For Arizona, evaluation deadline is within sixty days after receiving parental consent for the evaluation; day type is calendar days; clock starts on is receiving parental consent for the evaluation; differs from federal 60 days is same; statute or rule is 15-766, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Arizona _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Evaluation deadline:** within sixty days after receiving parental consent for the evaluation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Day type:** calendar days _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Clock starts on:** receiving parental consent for the evaluation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Differs from federal 60 days:** same _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute or rule:** 15-766 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> This evaluation shall be conducted within sixty days after receiving parental consent for the evaluation.

## Source

- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/15/00766.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-04-28.
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