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AZ SB1768

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Sally Gonzales

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Expands Arizona's foster care tuition waiver scholarship to include foster children who are members of federally recognized Indian tribes or children of tribal members, providing them the same benefits as other eligible foster youth

  • Removes the provision that reduced tuition waiver scholarships by the amount of other federal aid, public grants, or public aid received through the university or community college

  • Maintains existing eligibility requirements: Arizona residency, foster care involvement at age 14 or older, U.S. citizenship or lawful presence, personal assets under $10,000, and age under 23

  • Recipients must complete 30 hours of volunteer service annually after their first academic year and submit a FAFSA application each year to remain eligible

  • Scholarship continues until the recipient reaches age 23 or completes a certificate, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree, whichever occurs first

Legislative Description

Foster care; scholarship; tribal members

Last Action

Senate read second time

2/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules2/5/2026
Education Accountability and Reform2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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