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AZ HB2233

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Randall Friese

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-second Legislature - First Regular Session (2015)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona law governing School Tuition Organization (STO) scholarships to clarify that organizations cannot award scholarships solely based on donor recommendations.

  • Allows donors to recommend student beneficiaries, but requires STOs to consider donor recommendations among other factors rather than making recommendations the sole basis for awards.

  • Requires STOs to consider the financial need of scholarship applicants when evaluating applications and awarding scholarships.

  • Maintains existing requirement that STOs allocate at least 90 percent of annual revenue from contributions to educational scholarships or tuition grants.

  • Continues prohibition on donors designating student beneficiaries as a condition of contributions and requires STOs to include notice to donors about these restrictions in solicitation materials and on their websites.

Legislative Description

STO scholarships; beneficiary recommendations

Last Action

Referred to House WM Committee

2/4/2015

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