SB 1731 Summary

• Modifies community college reimbursement funding for nonresident students by requiring counties to pay only property tax-based portions while the state general fund covers the remaining costs, effective fiscal year 2022-2023.

• Establishes the Arizona Veterinary Loan Assistance Program allowing veterinarians with degrees obtained after January 1, 2023 to receive up to $100,000 in loan repayment assistance after committing to four years of full-time practice in Arizona with at least two years in agricultural or shelter veterinary work.

• Creates the Spouses of Military Veterans Tuition Scholarship Fund to provide tuition scholarships covering up to four academic years for spouses of honorably discharged veterans attending Arizona universities or community colleges.

• Conveys the mining, mineral and natural resources educational museum property from the Department of Administration to the University of Arizona for nominal consideration.

• Modifies financial aid matching requirements and allows the joint legislative budget committee to recalculate community college reimbursements for fiscal year 2022-2023.