2016 Legislative Session
52nd Legislature, 2st Regular Session
Summary of the state budget, emerging issues and enactments
relevant to Arizona’s public university enterprise
Arizona Board of Regents
2020 North Central Avenue, #230
Phoenix, Arizona 85020
602-229-2500
www.azregents.edu
REGENTS
Chair Jay Heiler, Paradise Valley • Greg Patterson, Scottsdale • Ram Krishna, Yuma • LuAnn H. Leonard, Polacca • Rick Myers, Tucson
Larry Penley, Phoenix • Bill Ridenour, Paradise Valley • Ron Shoopman, Tucson • STUDENT REGENTS: Mark Naufel, ASU • Jared Gorshe, NAU
EX-OFFICIO: Governor Doug Ducey • Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas
ENTERPRISE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Eileen I. Klein, Board President • Michael M. Crow, ASU President • Rita Cheng, NAU President • Ann Weaver Hart, UA President
ArizonaBoardofRegents(ABOR)
2016EndofSessionReport
The52ndLegislature,2ndRegularSession,convenedonJanuary11,2016,andadjourned117
dayslateronMay7,2016.UnlessapieceoflegislationcontainedanEmergencyClause(makingit
effectiveuponsignatureoftheGovernor),thegeneraleffectivedateforallenactedbillsisAugust6,
2016.
Summaryofthe52ndLegislature,2ndRegularSession
BillsIntroduced
1,247
BillsSignedIntoLaw
374
Resolutions&MemorialsIntroduced
114
Resolutions&MemorialsFiledwithSecretaryofState
36
BillsVetoed
14
TableofContents
Boardactionbills
p.3
Outstandingmandates
p.4
Statebudget p.5
Statebudget:ABOR&universities p.6
Proposition123
p.10
Nationallandscape
p.12
Lookingforward
p.18
Billsaffectingtheenterprise p.19
Vetoedlegislation
p.28
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BoardActionBills
Bill
Board
Position
Outcome
HB2033post9/11veteran
educationrelieffund
Support
Signed
HB2088schools;
assessments;surveys;
information
Opposed
Signedw/favorable
amendment
HB2271universities;
commercialpaper
ABORBill
Signed
HB2338educational
institutions;firearms;
rights-of-way
Oppose
w/o
amendment
Signedw/favorable
amendment
HB2436regents;designees
Oppose
Held
HB2479ABOR;terms
Oppose
Failed
HB2547/SB1122
universities;in-statetuition;
AmeriCorps
Support
Signed
HB2548publicforums;
activities;postsecondary
campuses
Oppose
Signedw/amendment
eliminatingspecificdollar
penalties
HB2615campuses;free
speechzone;prohibition
Oppose
Signedw/amendment
eliminating“freespeech
zones”
SB1267militaryservice;
postsecondaryacademic
credit
Support
Signed
SB1389student,teacher
datacollection;prohibitions
Oppose
Held
SB1418fees;notice;
posting;StateMuseum
Oppose
w/o
amendment
Signedw/amendment
protectingABOR&UA
authority
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OutstandingLegislativeMandatesonABOR&Universities
Bill
HB2033
HB2240
(From2015)
HB2271
HB2547/SB1122
HB2666
HB2695
HB2699
HB2707
SB1267
SB1418
RequiredAction
Recommendamembertothepost9/11advisorycommittee.
ABORPresidentmustcertifytoLegCouncilifenoughmoniesavailablein
FY18tocovernationalguardtuitionwaivers;policyintendedtotake
effectin2017-18academicyear.
Establishcommercialpaperprogramandincludedetailsinannualdebt
servicereport.
ReviseABORpolicyforAmeriCorps&VISTAresidenttuitionrate
ABORPresidentisamemberofWorkforceDataTaskForce.
EnsureproceduresinplaceforABOR&universitiestoreceive
unemploymentinsurancedata.
ASU&UAreportsonfreedomcentersduebeforeOct.3,2016.
Universitiesmustreportintendedusesof$19M1-timemoneybyAug.1,
2016.Ifmoniesusedforcapitalimprovements,universitymustfirst
submittoJCCRthescope,purposeandestimatedcost.
DeveloppoliciesandprocedurestofacilitateconsolidationofArizona
GeologicalSurvey&Mining,MineralandNaturalResourcesEducational
Museumasnecessary.
DeveloplistofqualifyingexamsandscoresforCollegeCreditbyExam
IncentiveProgrambySept.1,2016.
ReviseABORpolicytoawardacademiccreditformilitaryservice.
ReviseABORpolicyinaccordancewithnewStateMuseumfeesetting
process.
Reportduewithin12monthsofAugust6,2016.
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StateBudget
BudgetEnacted5/4
BalanceForward
Revenues
Spending
EndingBalance
FY16
$312M
$9.43B
$9.52B
$225M
FY17
$225M
$9.45B
$9.61B
$66M
FY18
$66M
$9.73B
$9.63B
$166M
NewFY2016&FY2017SpendingInitiatives
One-TimeInitiativesFY16&FY17
Universitiesrolloverrepayment
$200M
Universities
$19M
DCS
$35M
K-12currentyearbackfill
$31M
SFBbuildingrenewal
$30M
SFBnewschoolconstruction
$23M
DESrolloverrepayment
$21M
DCSrolloverrepayment
$11M
Borderstrikeforce
$15M
Transportation(57Mstate/30Mlocal)
$87M
ITprojects
$17M
ADOAcapital&FlagstaffVeteransHome $18M
Counties
$8M
Total
$515M
OngoingInitiativesFY16&FY17
Universities
$13M
DCS
$24M
JTEDs
$29M
Borderstrikeforce
$8M
Total
$74M
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FY19
$166M
$10.12B
$9.82B
$464M
StateBudget:ABOR&Universities
ForFY2017,theuniversitysystemreceivedjustunder$37millionnewdollars,bringingtotal
statesupportto$705million.ThesystemalsoreceivedaFY2016supplementalappropriation
of$4.1millionandone-timemoniestofullyretirethe$200millionpayment“rollover.”
TheFY2017fundingisamixof$13.2millioninongoingdollars,$19millionone-timedollars
thatmaybespentateachuniversity’sdiscretion,and$3.9millioninresearchinfrastructure
debtservicepaymentadjustments.
FY2016SupplementalFunding
UniversityRollover
AspartofthebudgetsolutionsforFY2009andFY2010,
thestatedeferred$200millioninpaymentsfromthe
universitysystem.Thisactionisknownastheuniversity
rollover.Whenimplemented,therolloverweakenedthe
university’scashpositionandcreatedareceivableon
universitybooks.Therolloverpayoffwillswitchthe
receivabletocashandimproveeachuniversity’scash
position.
UniversityPayment
DeferralRollover
ASU
$90.6M
NAU
$30.5M
UA
$78.9M
Total
$200M
HealthInsuranceAdjustments
AspartoftheFY2016budget,thestatereduced
employerhealthinsurancepaymentsandmade
correspondingreductionstogeneralfundbudgetsbased
ontheanticipatedsavings.Thestateoverallocatedthe
universitiesreductions,whichuniversitystaffsuccessfully
challenged.Torestorethoseamounts,theFY2017budget
providesaone-timeFY2016supplementalof$4.1million.
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HealthInsurance
Adjustments
ASU
$2.3M
NAU
$40,000
UA
$1.8M
Total
$4.1M
NewFY2017OngoingFunding-$13.2M
ResidentStudentFundingModel
ABORandthepublicuniversitiesproposeda
ResidentStudentFunding
newfundingmodelduringthe2016
legislativesessionthatputsArizonaresident
Allocation
studentssquarelyatthecenteroftheplan.
ASU
$4.4M
Themodelproposesthatstatedollarsbe
allocatedtosupportArizonaresident
NAU
$1.5M
students,upendingthemodelofperformance
funding,althoughperformanceremainsat
UA
$2.3M
thecoreoftheenterprise’sstrategicplan.
Total
$8.2M
$8.2millioninongoingfundingwas
appropriatedtotheuniversityenterprise
basedonthisnewresidentstudentfundingmodel,signifyinganendorsementofthemodel
fromthelegislatureandexecutive.Buildinguponthisinvestmentwilllikelybeaprimary
aspectofnextyear’slegislativesession.
FreedomSchools
AbudgetfootnoterequiresASUtoconsolidatethecurrentlyexistingCenterforPolitical
ThoughtandLeadershipandtheCenterfortheStudyofEconomicLibertyintoanewSchool
ofCivicandEconomicThoughtandLeadership.Theschoolisrequiredtooperateasasingle
stand-aloneacademicentitywithinASU.
Thetotal$5.5millionappropriationtoASUandUAmaynotbeusedtosupplantanyexisting
statefundingorprivateorexternaldonationsforthe“freedomschools”andareprohibited
frombeingusedforindirectcostsfortheuniversities.Reportsmustalsobesubmittedtothe
legislaturedetailingthetotalamountoffundingreceivedbyeach‘freedomschool’fromall
sources,adescriptionoffacultypositionsandcoursesoffered,totalstudentparticipationand
significantcommunityevents,initiativesandpublications.
ASU&UAFreedomSchools
ASUSchoolofCivicandEconomic
ThoughtandLeadership
$3M
UACenterforthePhilosophyof
Freedom
$2M
Total
$5M
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OtherFY2017UniversityFunding
One-TimeAppropriation
$19millionwasappropriatedtotheuniversity
enterprisebasedonanarbitraryallocation
method,exceptthe$8millionappropriation
totheUAwaslikelydeterminedbasedonthe
UA’srequestfor$8millionforcapitalcosts
relatedtotheUAveterinarymedicine
program.Nobudgetfootnotemandatinghow
thedollarsbespentwasincluded,therefore
universitiesmayspendtheirportionofthe
$19millionappropriationattheirdiscretion.
One-TimeFlexFunding
ASU
$7M
NAU
$4M
UA
$8M
Total
$19M
ResearchInfrastructureDebtServicePaymentAdjustments
Inaddition,reductionstouniversityResearch
RIF1Adjustments
InfrastructureI(RI1)appropriationsare
ASU
$716,100
continuedthroughFY2017.Thesereductions
areduetoRI1lease-purchaseagreements
NAU
($1,246,400)
beingrefinancedbyallthreeuniversities
resultingintheannualstateGeneralFund
UA
$4,384,800
appropriationsexceedingtheactualpayment
Total
$3,854,500
amounts.Thelegislaturesubsequently
reducedtheannualappropriationsin
accordancewiththecost-savingsforeachuniversity.
ELASFeeElimination
ELASFeeEliminationSavings
Thebudgeteliminatesa$6perFTEfeethe
universitiescurrentlypaytotheDepartment
ofEducationforthedevelopmentofa
studentlevellongitudinaldatasystem.The
eliminationofthefeewillsavetheuniversity
approximately$868,000.
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ASU
$479,000
NAU
$149,000
UA
$240,000
Total
$868,000
TuitionRemittanceElimination
Currently,universitiesremittheappropriatedportionoftuitiontotheTreasurer’soffice.
Thesedollarsarethenreturnedtotheuniversitiesinmonthlyallotments.Thestatebudget
eliminatesthisprocessandinsteadcreatesalocalfundthatwillholdalltuitionandfee
revenue.Thisfundwillbedividedbetweenappropriatedtuitionandnon-appropriated,butall
tuitiondollarswillremainatthelocallevel.TheimplementationwasdelayeduntilFY2019to
allowtheuniversitiestomakethenecessaryadjustmentstoaccountingprotocols.Eliminating
thetuitionremittanceprocesshasbeenagoaloftheenterpriseforseveralyears.Its
eliminationwillresultinmoreefficientfinancialoperationsattheuniversitiesaswellas
increasedcashmanagementandliquiditypower.
ArizonaGeologicalSurvey&ArizonaMining,MineralandNaturalResourcesEducational
MuseumConsolidation&Transfer
ThestatebudgetconsolidatestheArizonaGeologicalSurvey(AGS)agencywithintheUA.
Furthermore,thebudgetalsotransferspartialcontroloftheArizonaMining,Mineraland
NaturalResourcesEducationalMuseumtotheUA.TheAGSinvestigatesArizona’sgeology
andprovidestechnicaladviceandassistancetostateandlocalgovernment,industryand
membersofthepublic.Thecurrent
$941,000generalfundappropriationfor
theAGSwaseliminatedaspartofthe
consolidation.
TheMiningandMineralMuseumsitson
theCapitolMall,buthasbeenclosedsince
2011.Itwilllikelytakeasignificant
investmenttoreopenthebuilding.The
budgetcontainsa$428,300annual
appropriationand1FTEfromtheArizona
HistoricalSocietytotheAGSforoperation
oftheMuseum.TheMuseumtransferandappropriationareconditionallyenactedupon
moniesbeingraisedbyJuly1,2018tosufficientlyrefurbishandopentheMuseumatits
currentlocation.
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Proposition123
Prop123Results
49.08%
50.92%
No
Yes
Proposition123isareferendempassedbythe
legislatureandleadbyGovernorDuceyasa
meanstoincreaseK-12funding.Theproposition
passedbyamarginof19,416outofatotal
1,053,314votescast.Theballotmeasure
allocates$3.5billionforArizona’spublicK-12
schoolsover10years,with$1.4billion
appropriatedfromthestategeneralfundand$2
billionallocatedfromthestatelandtrustby
increasinglandtrustdistributionratefrom2.5
percentto6.9percent.
Yes:536,365
No:516,949(Source:SecretaryofState)
WhileArizona’spublicuniversitieswerenotpartiestotheK-12lawsuitnorthesettlementthat
spurredProposition123,theyarebeneficiariesofthestate’slandtrustandasaresult,willbenefit
fromthechangestoearningsdistributionsfromthelandtrustmadeunderProp123.
Thepublicuniversitiesareprojectedtogainapproximately$64millionoverthenexttenyears.
Basedonstatutorydistributionformulas,thosedollarswouldbeallocated46%forASU,
38%forUAand15%forNAU.
TheseestimateswerecalculatedbytheABORofficebasedonofficialnumberspublishedbyJLBC
lastfall.Numberswillberefinedandupdatedasmoreinformationon2016staterevuesbecome
available.
Eachuniversity’sshareofincreasedlandtrustdistributionswillbecomeunrestrictedmonieswithin
theuniversitybudgets.
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ProjectedAdditionalLandTrustDistributions–Prop123
FiscalYear
ASU(46%)
NAU(15%)
UA(38%)
FY2016
$2,482,920
$839,757
$2,033,385
FY2017
$2,716,542
$918,772
$2,224,710
FY2018
$2,927,612
$990,159
$2,397,565
FY2019
$3,064,841
$1,036,571
$2,509,949
FY2020
$3,113,867
$1,053,152
$2,550,098
FY2021
$3,116,693
$1,054,108
$2,552,413
FY2022
$3,104,638
$1,050,031
$2,542,541
FY2023
$3,080,284
$1,041,794
$2,522,596
FY2024
$3,044,798
$1,029,792
$2,493,534
FY2025
$2,999,046
$1,014,318
$2,456,065
$29,651,243
$10,028,456
$24,282,855
Total
Totalincreasedstatelandtrustdistributionstotheuniversityenterpriseover10yearsasa
resultofProposition123isapproximately$64million.
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NationalLandscape
NationalTrendsinPostsecondaryEducation&Arizona
Market
Nationally
Legislation
Arizona
StudentDebt
Increasing
Similar
trendsto
otherstates
Enrollment
declining
Enrollment
increasingat
recordlevels
Residentvs.nonresidentgrowth
Similar
enrollment
trends
Mergers&
consolidations
ASU&
Thunderbird;
SXUclosing
Nationally
Gunson
campus
(20+
states)
Arizona
2bills
introduced;
1signed
HB2072
failed
HB2338
passed
Free
speech
protection
(VA,MO,
TN)
2newbills
signed:
HB2548&
HB2615
Market
StudentDebt
AccordingtotheWhiteHouse,totaloutstandingstudentloandebtintheU.S.is$1.2trillion,
makingstudentloansthesecondhighestrankingconsumerdebt,withmortgagesbeingfirst.
Approximately40millionAmericanstudentspossessloandebtandroughly70%ofindividuals
whohavegraduatedwithabachelor’sdegreegraduatewithdebt.Onaverage,theclassof
2015graduatedwith$35,051indebt,reportedlythemostinU.S.history.Furthermore,
accordingtotheConsumerFinancialProtectionBureau,oneoutoffourborrowersareeither
delinquentordefaultontheirstudentloans.
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Thebreakdownbetweenloanstakenoutbystudentsattendingfor-profitandnon-profitor
publicpostsecondaryinstitutionshaschangeddrasticallyoverthepast10plusyears.Astudy
fromtheBrookingsinstituteshows13institutionsinthetop25institutionswiththemost
federaldebtin2014werefor-profit,comparedtoonly1for-profitinstitutioninthetop25in
2000.
For-profitstudentsarealsomuchmorelikelytodefaultontheirloans,asseenbelow.
BorrowingatArizona’spublicuniversityenterpriseisincreasingconsistentlywithnational
trends,butitisalsoaffectedbytheavailabilityofinstitutionalaidforstudents.During201415,totalfinancialaidprovidedtoArizona’spublicuniversitystudentswas$2.2billion,
increasingabout43percentfrom$1.5billioninFY2010.SinceFY2010theamountofloans
securedbyuniversitystudentshasincreasedbynearly37percent,however,loansasa
percentoftotalaidhasdeclinedsinceFY2010.Loansrepresentedabout48percentoftotal
aidinFY2010versus46percentinFY2015.
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DecliningNationalEnrollment–ArizonaEnrollmentatRecordHighs
TheNationalStudentClearinghousereportsenrollmentatpostsecondaryinstitutionshas
declinedforseveralyears,primarilydrivenbyfor-profitcolleges,studentsaged24andolder
andfulltimecommunitycollegestudents.
ChangeinTotalStudentEnrollmentatAmericanPostsecondaryInstitutions
Fall2014
19,619,773
Fall2015
19,280,473
TotalEnrollmentDecrease
339,300
Morethanhalfofthetotalenrollmentdecreaseoccurredatfour-yearfor-profitinstitutions,
whileenrollmentatfour-yearpublicinstitutionsremainedessentiallyflat.Whileenrollment
nationallyissliding,enrollmentatArizona’spublicuniversityenterpriseremainsstrong.
BetweenFall2014andFall2015,headcountenrollmentfortheentireuniversitysystem
increasedby6.7percent-thelargestpercentageincreaseinenrollmentsinceFall1975.
Totalenrollmentisattherecordlevelof163,183,anincreaseof10,250fromtheprevious
year,andthelargest1-yearincreaseeverrecorded.Undergraduateenrollmentat132,735is
atarecordlevelaswellasgraduateenrollmentat30,448.
Residentvs.NonresidentGrowth
Thechangeinresidentvs.non-residentenrollmentdemographicsisbecomingmore
prominentnationwide.ThePioneerInstituteissuedareportanalyzingtrendsinnon-resident
vs.residentenrollment,withacase-studyfocusonMassachusetts.UMassincurredan85
percentincreaseinnon-residentstudentgrowthsince2008,withthereportclaiminga
growingtrendthatnon-residentgrowthistheresultofpublicinstitutionsseekingtoraise
revenuefromhighernon-residenttuitionratesinordertosubsidizealluniversityoperations.
Asaresult,thePioneerInstituteisrecommendingacaponnon-residentstudentstothe
MassachusettslegislatureandboardoftrusteesofUMass.Cappingnon-residentenrollment
isagrowingnationaltrend–theUniversityofNorthCarolinaandUniversityofCalifornia
Berkley,twonationallyprominentpublicinstitutions,recentlycappednon-resident
enrollment.Contrarily,lastyearABOReliminatedapolicycappingenrollmentoffull-time
non-residentundergraduatestudentsatthepublicuniversities,whichhadbeensetat30
percentofeachuniversity’stotalundergraduateenrollment.
Asaresultofnon-residentenrollmentgrowth,severalstatesaredebatingwhatthe
responsibilityisforpublicpostsecondaryinstitutionsregardingtheprioritizationofeducating
residentstudents,particularlydrivenbythefactthatpublicinstitutionsreceivepublicmonies
(seeMassachusetts,Virginia,California,Louisiana).ThismaysignaltheArizonapublic
universityenterpriseiswellpositionedgiventheboard’srecentlyadoptedresidentbased
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fundingmodelplacescostofresidentstudentsatthecenteroftheenterprise’sfunding
relationshipwiththestate.
StateFundingofPublicUniversities
StatesupportforpublicuniversitiesinFY2017variedwidely.Belowisacomparisonofthe
percentchangeinstateappropriationforpublicuniversitiesofArizonaanditsdesignated
peers.Asshown,manyofArizona’speerstateseitherreceivednewstatedollars,orhave
fundingincreasesproposed.
FY2017StateAppropriationPeerComparison
State
%Change
Status
Washington
6.0
Governorproposed
Nevada
5.8
Bienniumaverage
Texas
5.7
Enacted
California
5.0
Enacted
Arizona
4.8(Wouldbe2%if
Enacted$32M(19M
onlycountingongoing)
is1-time)
Pennsylvania
4.8
Governorproposed
Michigan
4.3
Enacted
Ohio
3.2
Enacted
Minnesota
3.0
Enacted
Maryland
3.0
Enacted
Wisconsin
-9.0
Enacted
However,newdollarsarenotthecaseforallstates.
•
•
Wisconsin’s2015-17budgetcutWisconsinuniversitysystem$250million.
Illinoisisinthemiddleofabudgetimpasse.Publicuniversitiesdidnotreceivestatefunding
forroughly10monthsuntil$600millioninstopgapfundingwasapprovedtokeeppublic
postsecondaryinstitutionsopenthroughthesummer.Moody’sInvestorsServicehas
downgradedthecreditratingof3publicuniversities.Permanentfundingcutshavebeen
proposedintherangeof6.5percentto31percent.
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•
Louisianacurrentlyhasanestimatedbudgetshortfallofover$700million.Louisianapublic
postsecondaryinstitutionscouldbefacingcutsintherangeof8percentto12percent.
NationalLandscape-Legislation
GunsonCampus
AccordingtotheNationalConferenceofStateLegislatures,over20stateshaveintroduced
legislationinthepast5yearsauthorizingthecarryingofconcealedfirearmsoncampus.
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•
•
•
8statesallowthecarryingofconcealedgunsonpublicpostsecondarycampuses:
Colorado,Idaho,Kansas,Mississippi,Oregon,Texas,UtahandWisconsin.
ArkansasandTennesseeallowcertainfacultymemberstocarrygunsoncampus,but
donotpermitcarryingbystudentsorthegeneralpublic.
19statesbancarryingaconcealedgunonacollegecampus:
o California,Florida,Georgia,Illinois,Louisiana,Massachusetts,Michigan,
Missouri,Nebraska,Nevada,NewJersey,NewMexico,NewYork,North
Carolina,NorthDakota,Ohio,SouthCarolina,TennesseeandWyoming.
23statesallowuniversitiestosetcampuscarrypolicies:
o Alabama,Alaska,Arizona,Arkansas,Connecticut,Delaware,Hawaii,Indiana,
Iowa,Kentucky,Maine,Maryland,Minnesota,Montana,NewHampshire,
Oklahoma,Pennsylvania,RhodeIsland,SouthDakota,Vermont,Virginia,
WashingtonandWestVirginia.
Twobillswereintroducedduringthe2016Arizonalegislativesessionandwerebothformally
opposedbyABOR.HB2072,sponsoredbyRep.SonnyBorrelli,wouldhaveauthorized
universityfacultyandregisteredstudentstocarrygunsoncampusiftheindividualpossessed
aconcealedweaponspermitandregisteredthegunwiththeuniversity.Thebilldidnot
receiveahearinginanyHousecommittee.
HB2338,sponsoredbyRep.EddieFarnsworth,addslanguageforbiddingArizonaeducational
institutionsfromprohibitingthelawfulcarryingofadeadlyweapononapublicright-of-way.
Asintroduced,thebillincludedadefinitionof“publicright-of-way”thatmayhaveexpanded
thetraditionaldefinitiontoincludedpathsandthoroughfaresonuniversityproperty.
Thebillwasamendedtoclarifythatpropertyofaneducationalinstitutionisexemptfromany
newrequirements,thusalleviatingmanyABORanduniversityconcerns,andwassignedinto
law.
FreeSpeechonCampus
AccordingtotheFoundationforIndividualRightsinEducation(FIRE),1in6ofAmerica’stop
collegesanduniversitiesimplement“freespeechzones”,orrestrictstudentexpressiverights
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tosmallareasofcampus.Asthisissuehasgrownnationally,manystateshaveattemptedto
passlegislationwithvaryingresults.
In2014,Virginiapassedalawprohibitingrestrictionsonstudentspeechexceptfor
reasonabletime,placeandmannerrestrictions.Thelanguagelargelyincorporates
protectionsonspeechprovidedbytheFirstAmendmenttotheU.S.Constitutionandcaselaw
interpretingtheFirstAmendment.
In2015,MissouripassedtheCampusFreeExpressionAct,whichdefinesentirecampusesas
“publicforums”andprovidesforlegalramificationsforaggrievedindividuals,including
specifyinga$500penaltyfortheinitialviolation,and$50foreachdaytheviolationremains
ongoing.
ItisimportanttonotethatArizona’spublicuniversitiesdonotlimitfreespeechtoany
confinedareaofcampusandcontainnofreespeechzones–freedomofstudentspeechis
protectedthroughouttheentiretyofeachcampusatallthreeuniversities.
Duringthe2016Arizonalegislativesession,twobillsweresignedintolawregardingstudent
speechonuniversitycampuses.HB2548,sponsoredbyRep.PaulBoyer,asintroducedwas
nearlyidenticaltothe2015Missourilegislation.Thebilldefinedentirecampusesaspublic
forums,setforthaprivaterightofaction,andestablishedspecificcompensatorypenalties.
Concernswiththelegislationwereraisedregarding:1)alteringlegalregulationsoffree
speech,arguingtheFirstAmendmentandcurrentcaselawalreadyprovideappropriate
protectionofstudentspeechoncampus;and2)specifyingdollaramountsaspenaltiesin
statelaw,astheymightencourageindividualstopursuefrivolousactions.Basedonthese
concerns,ABORanduniversitylobbyistssecuredseveralamendmentsalleviatingmostofthe
concerns(seeHB2548intheBillsAffectingtheEnterprisesection).
HB2615,sponsoredbyRep.AnthonyKern,originallyprohibitedacommunitycollegeor
universityfromdesignatinganyareaoncampusa“freespeechzone”anddirectedanyfree
speechzonesinexistencetobeconvertedtoamonumentormemorial.Basedonthesame
concernsexpressedregardingHB2548,ABORanduniversitylobbyistssuccessfullyreplaced
muchofthelanguageinHB2615withaspectsfromthe2014Virginialaw(seeHB2615inthe
BillsAffectingtheEnterprisesection).
BothHB2548andHB2615asamendedweresignedintolaw.
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LookingForward
StateBudget&Revenues
StategeneralfundrevenuegrowthremainsabovethebudgetedestimatesofJLBC.April
revenueswerethestrongestin8yearsandleaveArizona’syear-to-daterevenues$61M
aboveestimateand$402millionabovethefirst10monthsofthepreviousfiscalyear.
ProjectedbaserevenuegrowthforFY2016was3.5percentand4.0percentforFY2017.
Thestatebudgetpictureisgraduallyimprovinglargelyduetorevenuesslightlyaboveforecast
andthepassageofProposition123.Jobgrowthisalsoimprovingatahigherratethanany
timeduringthestate’scurrenteconomicexpansion.Theseindicatorsmayresultinupwards
of$200+millionavailablefordiscretionarystatespendingduringthe2017legislativesession.
Proposition301
Perhapsthesinglebiggestissuefacingthestatein
theupcomingyearswillbethepossible
reauthorizationofProposition301.Prop301was
passedinNovemberof2000andimplementeda20yearincreaseof0.6percenttothestate’ssalestax,
expiringinJuneof2021.WhilethemajorityofProp
301fundingisdedicatedtoArizona’sK-12system,
thepublicuniversityenterprisereceives12percent
ofthemoniesremainingafterdesignatedK-12debt
servicepayments.
Prop301Total
UniversityAppropriation
FY2016
$63.7M
FY2015
$67.2M
FY2014
$65.3M
FY2013
$59.8M
UniversityProp301dollarsareallocatedtotheTechnologyandResearchInitiativeFund
(TRIF)andusedforvariouspurposes,includingthestimulationofentrepreneurship,
innovation,andresearchanddevelopmenttosupportArizona’sknowledge-basedeconomy.
EnsuringthepublicuniversityenterprisemaintainsanactiveroleinProp301
reauthorizationtalkswillbecriticallyimportantduringtheforeseeablefuture.
BallotInitiatives
Ballotinitiativeslegalizingtherecreationaluseofmarijuanaandchangestominimumwage
andpaidsickleavearelikelytoappearonthe2016Arizonaballot.Recreationaluseof
marijuanaislegalinfourstatesandtheDistrictofColumbia,andNevadawillbevotingonthe
prospectlaterin2016.TheArizonaMinimumWageandPaidTimeOffInitiativeaimstoraise
Arizona’sminimumwagefrom$8.05perhourto$10in2017,andincrementallyto$12by
2020.Theinitiativealsowouldmandatepaidsickleaveof40hoursperyearforlarge
companiesand24hoursperyearforsmallbusinesses.
BothinitiativesareundervastscrutinybythepublicandArizona’sbusinessgroupsand
coalitions.ABORshouldmonitortheseinitiativescloselyandconsiderathoroughanalysisof
eachinitiative’seffectsonthepublicuniversityenterprise.
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BillsAffectingtheEnterprise
HB2271universities;commercialpaper(Rep.DavidLivingston)
HB2271authorizesABORtoissuecommercialpaperonbehalfofthepublicuniversitiesto
provideshorttermfinancingforcapitalprojectsorrelatedexpenses.Commercialpaperis
essentiallyashorttermpromissorynotewithverylowinterestrates;oftenbelow1%.
Commercialpaperisusedbymanypublicuniversitysystemsandprivatecorporations
nationwide.
Underthebill,anyissuedcommercialpapermustberepaidwithin270daysandmaybe
payablebyapledgeoftuition,fees,rentals,andothersourcesthatmaybepledgedwithout
violatingconstitutionaldebtlimits.ABORmaycontractwithabank,insuranceorindemnity
companytoprovideadditionalsecurityforthecommercialpaper.
ThebillalsoauthorizesABORtoobtainlinesofcreditforcashmanagementorliquidity
purposes.
HB2271istheonlystandalonelegislationrunbyABORandtheuniversitiesduringthe2016
session.Theintroducedbillwasverysimilartotheboard’scommercialpaperbillfromthe
previoussession,yetthefinalenactedbillhasseveralkeydifferences.HB2271receiveda
thoroughhearingintheHouseBankingandFinancialServicesCommitteeresultinginagreed
uponamendmentsthat:
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Subjectcommercialpapertoeachuniversity’s8%annualdebtcap;
Limitusesofcommercialpapertocapitalprojectsandrelatedexpenses;
EnsurecommercialpaperisonlysubjecttoJCCRreviewwhenissuedforacapital
projectthatwillbefinancedwithlongtermfinancing.
Limittheamountofcommercialpaperthatcanbeissuedat25%ofeachuniversity’s
8%annualdebtcap;and
Includedetailsoncommercialpaperintheboard’sannualdebtreport,ratherthan
creatinganannualreportexclusivetocommercialpaper.
Issuingcommercialpaperandestablishinglinesofcreditwillallowthepublicuniversitiesto
operatemoreefficientlyand,mostimportantly,savemoney.HB2271passedoutofthe
HouseandSenatewithoutasingleNOvote,demonstratingastrongadvancementofthe
board’sregulatoryreformagendathattheenterprisewillbuilduponnextsession.
BoardPosition
ABORsponsoredbill
Outcome
SignedbyGovernor
HB2033post-9/11veteraneducationrelieffund(Rep.SonnyBorrelli)
HB2033establishesthePost-9/11VeteranEducationReliefFundandthePost-9/11Veteran
EducationReliefAdvisoryCommittee.TheFundiscomprisedfromdonations,grants,
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bequestsandotherdollarsdedicatedtotheFundtobeusedasfinancialassistancefor
veteransattendingoneofthepublicuniversitiesbasedonfinancialneed.Dollarsmaynotbe
usedasfinancialassistanceatotherpostsecondaryinstitutions,andarepaiddirectlytothe
respectivepublicuniversity.The9-membergubernatorialAdvisoryCommittee,includingone
memberrecommendedbyABOR,establishesthecriteriaandapplicationprocessforthe
financialawards.
BoardPosition
Support
Outcome
SignedbyGovernor
HB2547/SB1122universities;in-statetuition;AmeriCorps.(Rep.RustyBowers&Sen.David
Bradley)
HB2547andSB1122areidenticalbillsauthorizingstudentswhoparticipateinthe
AmeriCorpsorVolunteersinServicetoAmerica(VISTA)programinArizonaforatleast1year
tobeeligibleforin-statetuitionatthepublicuniversities.AmeriCorpsandVISTAconsistof
manydifferentprogramsbasedonpublicandcommunityserviceandindividual
development,suchasTeachforAmerica.
Thetwobillsareidenticalandwereswitchedon3rdreadfortransmittaltotheGovernor.
Individualswhoqualifyfortheresidenttuitionrateduetothislegislationwillresultin
foregonetuitionrevenueequalingthedifferencebetweentheresidentandnonresident
tuitionrateforthestudent’sparticularacademicprogram.Thelegislationwillrequirea
revisiontoABORpolicyinordertocomplywiththenewlaw.
BoardPosition
Support
Outcome
SignedbyGovernor
SB1267militaryservice;postsecondaryacademiccredit(Sen.SteveSmith)
SB1267requiresthepublicuniversitiesandcommunitycollegestoawardacademiccreditto
certaincurrentandformermilitarymembersthatmaybeusedtowardthepursuitofa
bachelorsorassociatedegree,respectively,basedonboth:
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Themember’slengthoftimeofactivedutyservice;and
Skills,knowledgeandcompetenciesthememberacquiredwhileserving.
ThebillallowsABORtoadoptthepolicythatwillregulatetheawardingofacademiccredit.
Currently,allthreeuniversitiesawardacademiccreditformilitaryexperience,basedon
commonnationalbenchmarks,suchasthoseestablishedunderJointServiceTranscriptsand
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theDefenseActivityforNon-TraditionalEducationSupport.NAUandUAalsocurrentlyaward
academiccreditsolelybasedonthelengthofamember’sservice.
Sincethebillrequirescredittobebasedonbothlengthofserviceandcompetencies,the
legislationwillnotresultinanychangesforcurrentuniversitypractice.
BoardPosition
Support
Outcome
SignedbyGovernor
HB2088schools;assessments;surveys;informedconsent(Rep.Finchem)
HB2088prohibitsK-12schoolsfromadministeringasurveytostudentsthatsolicitscertain
personalinformationandthatisretainedforlongerthan1yearbytheschoolwithoutprior
writtenconsentfromthestudent’sparents.TheintroducedversionofHB2088wasdrafted
broadlyenoughthatitmayhaveprohibitedseveralsurveysusedtocollectcommonstudent
demographicsusedbythepublicuniversities,suchascollegeentranceexams,frombeing
administered.
SeveralamendmentswereaddedtoHB2088thatalleviatedABORanduniversityconcerns.
BoardPosition
Opposedtointroducedbill;nopositionafter
amendment
Outcome
SignedbyGovernor
HB2338educationalinstitutions;firearms;rights-of-way(Rep.EddieFarnsworth)
HB2338prohibitseducationalinstitutions,includingABORandthepublicuniversities,from
adoptingpoliciesprohibitingthelawfulpossessionorcarryingofadeadlyweapononapublic
right-of-waybyapersonorintheperson’smeansoftransportation.Asintroduced,thebill
includedadefinitionof“publicright-of-way”thatmayhaveexpandedthetraditional
definitiontoincludedpathsandthoroughfaresonuniversityproperty.
Thebillwasamendmendedtoclarifythatpropertyofaneducationalinstitutionisexempt
fromanynewrequirements,thusalleviatingmanyABORanduniversityconcerns.
BoardPosition
Opposedtointroducedbill;nopositionafter
amendment
Outcome
SignedbyGovernor
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HB2436regents;designees(Rep.Stevens)
HB2436,asintroduced,allowedtheGovernorandSuperintendentofPublicInstruction(SPI)
toauthorizeadesigneetoparticipateasavotingmemberofABORintheirplace.TheHouse
RulescommitteeremovedtheabilityfortheGovernortoselectadesigneebasedonlegal
concerns.ThebillonlyamendedstatelawregardingtheGovernor’sappointmentasaregent,
howevertheGovernor’sappointmentasaregentisestablishedundertheArizona
Constitution,therebyrequiringaconstitutionalchange.
SimilarconcernsexistregardingauthorizingtheSPItoappointadesigneetoserveasaregent
instatestatutewithoutmakingaconstitutionalchange.Article11,Section4oftheArizona
ConstitutionstatestheSPIshallbeanex-officiomemberor“anyotherboardhavingcontrol
ofpublicinstructioninanystateinstitution.”Finalresolutionofwhetherornotthislanguage
constitutionallyappointstheSPIasaregentwasnotdeterminedasthebillwasheldinthe
Senate.
BoardPosition
Opposed
Outcome
HeldinSenate
HB2479ABOR;terms(Rep.WarrenPetersen)
HB2479shortensthelengthofregentstermsfrom8yearsto4years.Thebillasintroduced
statedthataregentservingontheeffectivedateofthebillwouldbepermittedtoserveout
theremainderofa“normal”term.Thissessionlawwasamendedtoclarifythatsitting
regentswouldbepermittedtoservetheremainderoftheregent’sappointedtermofoffice.
Thesponsorandproponentsofthebillargued8yeartermsaretoolong,particularlywhen
comparedtootherpublicofficials,suchastheGovernor,whoservesa4-yearterm.ABORand
universitylobbyistsengagedseverallawmakersandstakeholdersonHB2479aftertheboard
tookformaloppositiontothebill,arguingthebenefitsoflongertermsforregents.Primarily,
lobbyingeffortsfocusedonthenecessityofinstitutionalknowledgeforregentsduetothe
importantdecisionsdecidedbyABOR,suchastuitionsetting,hiringandfiringofuniversity
presidents,andmulti-million-dollarrealestatetransactions.
Thebillnearlymadeitswaythroughtheentirelegislativeprocess,butfailedonSenate3rd
Readbyavoteof14-16.VotingNO,wereallSenateDemocrats,andRepublicanSenators
Pierce,Driggs,DialandWorsley.
BoardPosition
Opposed
Outcome
FailedonSenate3rdRead
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HB2548publicforums;activities;postsecondarycampuses(Rep.PaulBoyer)
HB2548establishesnewregulationsoffreespeechonpublicuniversityandcommunity
collegecampuses,andmodifiesthepenaltyforobstructingahighway,thoroughfareor
entrancetoapublicforum.
Asintroduced,thebillpermittedtheAttorneyGeneral(AG)oranypersonwhoseexpressive
rightsonauniversityorcommunitycollegecampuswereviolatedtofilesuitinacourtof
competentjurisdictiontorecovercompensatorydamages,reasonablecourtcostsand
attorneyfees.Penaltiesof$500fortheinitialviolationand$50perdaytheviolationremains
ongoing,werealsoestablished.Furthermore,thebillestablishedactiontobebroughtwithin
1-yearofthecauseofaction.
Concernswereraisedoveralteringlegalregulationsoffreespeech,aswellasspecifying
dollaramountsforpenaltiesinstatelaw,astheymightprovideatargetforindividualsto
pursue.Basedontheseconcerns,ABORanduniversitylobbyistssecuredseveralamendments
alleviatingmostoftheconcerns.ThebillwasheldintheSenateJudiciaryCommitteetwice,
appearingtokillthebill.However,thebillwaswithdrawnfromSenateJudiciarybySenate
PresidentBiggs,andwasabletomoveonafterpassingoutoftheSenateEducation
Committee.
Thefinalchangesregardingfreespeechoncampusthatwereincludedintheenactedbillare:
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AuthorizestheAGorastudenttobringactionincourtforviolationofexpressive
rightsonpublicuniversityandcommunitycollegecampuses;
Directsthecourttheawardinjunctivereliefforanyviolationandawardreasonable
courtcostsandattorneyfees;and
Specifiesa1-yearstatuteoflimitationsstartingwiththecauseofaction.
Thebillwasalsoamendedtoincludeanotherchangeunrelatedtofreespeechon
postsecondarycampuses.Inresponsetoprotestorswhoblockedaroadwaynearapolitical
eventforpresidentialcandidateDonaldTrump,anamendmentwasaddedexpandingthe
offenceofobstructingahighwaytoincludeintentionallyinterferingwithpassageoncertain
publicthoroughfares,thatresultsinpreventingotherpersonsfromgainingaccesstoa
governmentmeetingorhearingorpoliticalcampaigneventafterreceivingverbalwarning.
Suchaviolationisdefinedasaclass1misdemeanor.
BoardPosition
Opposed
Outcome
SignedbyGovernor
HB2615campuses;freespeechzone;prohibition(RepresentativeKern)
HB2615asintroducedprohibitedacommunitycollegeoruniversityfromdesignatingany
areaoncampusafreespeechzoneanddirectedanyfreespeechzonesinexistencetobe
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convertedtoamonumentormemorial.AfterABORformallyopposedthebill,ABORand
universitylobbyistsworkedwiththesponsortoaddressconcernssimilartothoseexpressed
regardingHB2548.
Asaresult,theenactedbillnolongercontainsanyreferenceto“freespeechzones”,asthe
termisnotwelldefinedinstateorfederallaw.Thislanguagewasreplacedwithlanguage
basedonasimilarlawfromVirginiathatprohibitspublicpostsecondaryinstitutionsfrom
imposingrestrictionsonfreespeechexceptforreasonabletime,placeandmanner
restrictionsconsistentwiththeU.S.Constitution.LanguagefromHB2548wasalsoincludedin
thefinalversionofthebilltoensurenoconflictsexistedinstatuteifandwhenbothbills
becamelaw.
BoardPosition
Opposed
Outcome
SignedbyGovernor
SB1389student,teachdatacollection;prohibitions.(Sen.JudyBurges)
SB1389establishesseveralnewrestrictionsandrequirementsregardingstudentandteacher
data.Thebillisverysimilartodataprivacybillsintroducedforthepastfewyears,allofwhich
havebeenopposedbyABOR.Theprimaryconcernsofsuchlegislationfocusonbroadly
draftedlanguagethatcouldlimitthecollectionofcommondatausedbythepublic
universitiesforlegitimatebusinessandacademicoperations.
ThebillreceivedaninitialhearingintheSenateEducationCommitteebutwassubsequently
heldinSenateRules.
BoardPosition
Opposed
Outcome
HeldinSenateRules
SB1418fees;notice;posting;statemuseum(Sen.GailGriffin)
SB1418,asintroduced,subjectedallstatemuseumfeechangestoreviewandapprovalby
theGovernor’sRegulatoryReviewCouncil.ThebillwasintroducedduetoconcernsofArizona
cooperativeandutilitycompaniesthatStateMuseumfeesettinglacksproperpublicinput
andfinalapprovalbyanentityotherthantheUAandStateMuseum.
Basedondirectionfromtheboard,ABORandUAlobbyistsreachedagreementwithbill
stakeholderstoestablishnewstatutoryfeesettingprocessthatmaintainsABORoversightof
theStateMuseum.Thenewlyestablishedprocessisbelow.
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Within12monthsofthebill’seffectivedateABORisrequiredtosubmitareporttothe
Governor,SenatePresidentandSpeakeroftheHouseofRepresentativessummarizingthe
progressofthenewfeesettingprocess.
1. ABORmaintainssoleauthoritytoadoptanyfeeincreasesproposedbytheMuseum.
2. TheDirectoroftheMuseummust:
a. ProvidenoticeofintenttoincreasefeesontheMuseum’swebsitepriortoJanuary
1,includingjustificationandtheidentityofanyentityaffectedbyafeeincrease;
b. SubmitthefeeincreaseproposaltoABORforsubmittaltotheSecretaryofState;
c. PostthedraftproposalontheMuseum’swebsitebythesecondMondayin
January;
d. Provideforpubliccommentforatleast30days;
e. PostareviseddraftproposalontheMuseum’swebsiteattheendofthepublic
commentperiod,ifapplicable;
f. Provideforpubliccommentonanyrevisedproposalsforatleast20days;and
g. Post,within5businessdaysaftertheendofthepubliccommentperiod,afinal
proposalontheMuseum’swebsiteandtheexpecteddateABORwillconsiderthe
proposedincrease.
BoardPosition
BoarddirectiontomaintainABOR&UAauthorityofthe
StateMuseum
Outcome
SignedbyGovernorw/favorableamendments
HB2666Governor’sEconomicOpportunityOffice;consolidation(Rep.KarenFann)
HB2666establishestheGovernor’sOfficeofEconomicOpportunity(GOEO)andtheArizona
FinanceAuthoritytoworkinconjunctionwiththeArizonaCommerceAuthoritytoencourage
economicgrowthanddevelopmentandpromoteprosperitybydevelopingandprotecting
Arizonabusiness,industryandcommerce.
Withregardtothepublicuniversityenterprise,theDepartmentofEconomicSecurityandthe
GEOEareauthorizedtodiscloseunemploymentinsuranceinformationtoABORandthe
publicuniversitiesforevaluationofcertainprogramsandresearchpurposes.Datamaybe
disclosedtoABORandtheuniversitiesinaccordancewithguidelinesestablishedbythe
WorkforceDataTaskForceandadatasharingagreement,inaformdeterminedbythe
WorkforceDataTaskForcepursuanttostatelawandapplicablefederalregulations.
TheWorkforceDataTaskForceisalsoestablishedwithintheGOEOtooverseeworkforce
systemevaluationdatasharing.ThepresidentofABORisincludedasaTaskForcemember
andispermittedtoappointadesigneetoserveinthepresident’sstead.
WorkforcedevelopmentinArizonaisbecomingasubstantialfocusfortheGovernor,
policymakersandthebusinessandacademiccommunities.Thus,ABORshouldcontinueits
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workforcedevelopmentfocusandensurecontinuedABORparticipationinnewandongoing
workforcedevelopmentinitiatives.
BoardPosition
Noposition
Outcome
SignedbyGovernor
HB2707K-12education;budgetreconciliation;2016-2017(Rep.SteveMontenegro)
HB2707istheK-12budgetreconciliationbillcontainingK-12policyinitiativesandlanguage
correspondingtotheFY2017statebudget.ThebillincludesaproposalfromGovernorDucey
titledtheCollegeCreditbyExaminationIncentivePilotProgramandanannual$5millionis
appropriatedfromthestategeneralfundstartingFY2018forprogramawards.Detailson
ABORandpublicuniversityparticipationintheprogramfollow.
CollegeCreditbyExaminationIncentivePilotProgram
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ADEoperatestheprogrambyprovidingincentivebonusestoteachers,schooldistricts
andcharterschoolsforstudentswhoobtainapassingscoreonselectedcollegecredit
examswhileinhighschool.
StartinginFY2018,ADEpaysanincentivebonustopublichighschoolsforstudents
whoobtainaspecifiedscoreoneligiblecollegecreditexamsduringtheprevious
schoolyear.
Bonusesareawardedasfollows:
o $450foreachpassingscoreachievedbyastudentinaschoolwitha50%or
morefreeandreducedpricelunch(FRPL)studentpopulation;and
o $300foreachpassingscoreachievedbyastudentinaschoolwithalessthan
50%FRPLstudentpopulation.
o Atleast50%ofbonusdollarsmustbeallocatedtotheassociatedclassroom
teacherinadditiontoregularwages;remainingdollarsmustbeusedfor
teacherprofessionaldevelopment,instructionalsupportormaterials.
o Ifthetotalsumofbonusesstatewidesurpassesthemoniesavailablefromthe
annualappropriation,reducedbonusesaretobeawardedproportionatelyto
coveralleligiblebonusawards.
ABORisrequiredtodeterminethelistofexamsandwhatconstitutesapassingscore
oneachexaminordertotriggeracorrespondingbonus.
o ForanexamtobeeligibleforselectionbyABOR,astudentmustbeableto
taketheexaminordertoreceivecollegecreditfromoneofthepublic
universitiesineither:
§ Math;
§ Englishlanguagearts;or
§ Science.
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ABORmustsubmitthelistofselectedexamsandscoresthattriggercollegecreditto
ADEandJLBCbySeptember1ofeachyear.
BoardPosition
Noposition
Outcome
SignedbyGovernor
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VetoedLegislation
HB2434abandonedvehicles;towingreimbursement(Rep.DavidStevens)
HB2484estimates;statebudget;notice(Rep.JustinOlson)
HB2524uniformfirearmstransfercompact(Rep.BobThorpe)
HB2568communityfacilitiesdistricts;formation;governance(Rep.DavidGowan)
SB1141legaltender;taxation;regulation(Sen.DavidFarnsworth)
SB1156stateelectedofficials;absence;protection(Sen.JudyBurges)
SB1197schools;cursivewritingrequirement(Sen.GailGriffin)
SB1268adequatewatersupplyrequirements;municipalities(Sen.GailGriffin)
SB1367Assyriangenocide;monument;procedures(Sen.NancyBarto)
SB1400countywatersupplyprovision;renewal(Sen.GailGriffin)
SB1401tradenames;trademarks;application(Sen.GailGriffin)
SB1434informationtechnology;consolidatedpurchasing(Sen.DonShooter)
SB1443healthprofessionregulatoryboards(Sen.NancyBarto)
SB1510incompetentpersons;mentalhealthevaluations(Sen.AdamDriggs)
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