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AZ SCR1009

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/20/2026

Primary Sponsor

Wendy Rogers

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Origin

Senate

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Requires each Arizona Board of Regents university to designate and develop a "Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza" on its main campus by March 1, 2028, located in a highly visible area near the central quad, student union, or main entrance.

  • Mandates each plaza include permanent signage commemorating Kirk and a statue depicting either Kirk sitting at a table with an empty seat or Kirk and his wife holding their children.

  • Authorizes grants of up to $750,000 per university for plaza development, with private postsecondary institutions and community colleges also eligible to apply for similar grants.

  • Imposes civil penalties of up to 1% of a university's budget per month for non-compliance, and requires expulsion of students or termination of employees who vandalize the plaza or statue.

  • Places this measure on the ballot as a concurrent resolution requiring voter approval at the next general election.

Legislative Description

Universities; colleges; campuses; memorial plazas

Requirements

Last Action

Senate read second time

1/21/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/20/2026
Education Accountability and Reform1/20/2026

Full Bill Text

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