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AZ SB1220

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/27/2015

Primary Sponsor

Carlyle Begay

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-second Legislature - First Regular Session (2015)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 5-568 to redirect unclaimed lottery prize money into three separate funds instead of two.

  • Changes the allocation of unclaimed lottery prizes from 70% to state lottery prize fund and 30% to court appointed special advocate fund, to 55% lottery prize fund, 30% court appointed special advocate fund, and 15% tribal college dual enrollment program fund.

  • Establishes a new tribal college dual enrollment program fund under section 15-244.01 to be administered by the Department of Education.

  • Fund monies are distributed to compensate tribal colleges for tuition and fees waived to allow high school students to attend tribal college classes, including electronically provided classes.

  • Fund sources include unclaimed lottery money, legislative appropriations, and gifts or grants from public or private sources, with investment earnings credited to the fund.

Legislative Description

Tribal colleges; unclaimed lottery money

Last Action

Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended

3/6/2015

Full Bill Text

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