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AZ SB1361

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Lauren Kuby

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 15-2402 regarding Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) to eliminate provisions that previously allowed students to use ESA funds for postsecondary education after high school graduation.

  • Removes language that permitted account holders to continue using ESA monies for up to four consecutive years after high school graduation while enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution.

  • Requires ESA accounts to be closed upon the qualified student's high school graduation, with any remaining monies returned to the state.

  • Makes technical corrections throughout the statute, including changing "through" to "by" for certified mail notifications and "in" to "within" for response timeframes.

Legislative Description

Empowerment scholarship accounts; postsecondary education

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/26/2026
Education Accountability and Reform1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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