HB 2071 Summary

• Establishes the Arizona Works Program within the Department of Economic Security to provide tuition waivers, housing assistance, and apprenticeship programs for unemployed workers who lost jobs due to economic conditions.

• Provides tiered tuition waiver scholarships (25-100%) to eligible persons enrolled in accredited four-year colleges or universities based on credit hours per semester, up to 48 months.

• Offers full tuition waivers for eligible training programs including apprenticeships, community colleges, and trade/vocational schools, up to 48 months.

• Provides housing assistance vouchers covering 20-100% of median monthly rent in the county where the person attends school, scaled based on credit hours or declining over time for training programs.

• Requires recipients to maintain a 2.0 GPA or repay tuition and housing assistance in full; program terminates July 1, 2027.