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AZ HB2283

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2021

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Lieberman

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

  • Increases the minimum percentage of annual revenues that school tuition organizations (STOs) must allocate for educational scholarships or tuition grants from 90% to 95% for contributions made under sections 20-224.06, 20-224.07, 43-1183, 43-1184, 43-1089, and 43-1089.03.

  • Amends violation provisions in sections 43-1502 and 43-1602 to identify STOs that fail to meet the new 95% allocation requirement as subject to department notice and potential decertification.

  • Modifies operational requirements for STOs to prohibit awarding scholarships or tuition grants to students simultaneously enrolled in both district/charter schools and qualified schools.

  • Requires STOs to include a notice in solicitation materials and on websites clarifying that scholarships cannot be awarded solely based on donor recommendations and that taxpayers cannot swap donations to benefit their own dependents.

  • Makes technical corrections to statutory language including changing "e-mail" to "email," "ninety per cent" to "ninety-five percent," and "permitted" to "allowed" throughout relevant sections.

Legislative Description

Administrative costs; limit; STOs.

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Last Action

House read second time

1/27/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules1/27/2021
Ways and Means1/26/2021

Full Bill Text

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