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AZ SB1618

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/1/2021

Primary Sponsor

Martin Quezada

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature - First Regular Session (2021)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 15-1626 to cap increases in resident undergraduate tuition beginning in the 2021-2022 school year and each year thereafter.

  • Limits tuition increases to a percentage equal to the annual percentage increase in the national average wage index as defined in the Social Security Act for the calendar year immediately preceding the affected year.

  • Applies the tuition cap to the Arizona Board of Regents' authority to fix tuitions and fees for universities under its jurisdiction.

  • Maintains existing requirements for public hearings, notice, and disclosure of proposed tuition increases before board action.

Legislative Description

Resident tuition; universities; maximum increase

Universities

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/2/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules2/2/2021
Education Accountability and Reform2/1/2021

Full Bill Text

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