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AZ SB1477

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/31/2012

Primary Sponsor

Steve Montenegro

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Origin

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2012)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 15-1626 to require Arizona Board of Regents to establish university admission qualifications that include completion of a generally recognized test or assessment used for college and university undergraduate admissions, specifically naming the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and American College Test (ACT).

  • Maintains existing Board of Regents authority to establish policies for guaranteed admission that ensure fair and equitable access to students from public, private, and charter schools as well as homeschools.

  • Preserves special admission consideration for honorably discharged veterans with at least two years of armed forces service who were previously enrolled at an Arizona university or community college, prohibiting consideration of prior failing grades.

Legislative Description

Universities; admission requirements; tests

Last Action

Referred to Senate ED Committee

2/1/2012

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