HB2880 Summary

• Amends Arizona law to prohibit individuals from establishing or occupying encampments (temporary shelters including tents) on university or community college campuses.

• Requires campus administrators to direct violators to dismantle encampments and vacate immediately, advise them of criminal trespass liability, and initiate legal action or law enforcement involvement if they refuse to comply.

• Makes individuals who establish or occupy illegal encampments liable for all removal costs and property damage repairs resulting from the encampment.

• Authorizes law enforcement and campus security to enforce the encampment prohibition and remove violators from campus.

• Requires students who violate the encampment ban to face disciplinary action under the university's or community college's student code of conduct.