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AZ HB2814
Bill
Status
2/8/2022
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Liguori
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AI Summary
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Requires school tuition organizations (STOs) to award at least 66% of educational scholarships and tuition grants only to students whose family income does not exceed 185% of the income limit for reduced-price lunches under federal nutrition acts.
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Mandates STOs include on their websites the percentage and dollar amount of scholarships awarded to students meeting free/reduced-price lunch eligibility thresholds and those between that threshold and 185% of the limit.
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Establishes 66% means-testing requirement as a violation subject to department notice and potential removal from the certified STO registry if not corrected within 90 days.
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Requires financial audits for STOs receiving $1,000,000 or more annually and financial reviews for those receiving less, with audits specifically evaluating compliance with scholarship allocation and means-testing requirements.
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Clarifies that audit and financial review costs are paid from operating funds and excluded from scholarship spending calculations.
Legislative Description
STO scholarships; means testing
Taxation Of Income - Title 43
Last Action
House read second time
2/9/2022