Second Regular Session H.B. 2790
PROPOSED
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2790
(Reference to House engrossed bill)
Page 4, line 33, after "16." insert "For a community college in a county with a population of seven hundred fifty thousand persons or less,"
Line 35, after the period insert:
"17. For a community college in a county with a population of more than seven hundred fifty thousand persons, offer four‑year baccalaureate degrees that are accredited by a regional accreditation agency approved by the United States department of education as follows:
(a) For the first four years that a district offers four‑year baccalaureate degrees, the district may not offer more than ten percent of its courses for four‑year baccalaureate degrees based on the current number of associate degree programs and certificates of completion in learning programs offered. The fifth and subsequent years that a district offers four‑year baccalaureate degrees, the district may not offer more than fifteen percent of its courses for four‑year baccalaureate degrees based on the current number of associate degree programs and certificates of completion in learning programs offered.
(b) Tuition per credit hour for the third and fourth years of a four‑year baccalaureate program may not exceed one hundred fifty percent of the tuition per credit hour of any other district program."
Page 5, after line 26, insert:
"Sec. 3. Section 15-1469, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-1469. Attendance of nonresident state students; payment of cost by county of residence
A. The district may admit students from any part of this state that is not a part of an established community college district on the same conditions as residents.
B. The county of the student's residence shall reimburse the district as provided in this subsection for a program that does not exceed two years' training in the arts, sciences and humanities beyond the twelfth grade of the public or private high school course of study or vocational education, including terminal courses of a technical and vocational nature and basic adult education courses. The county of the student's residence may reimburse the district as provided in this subsection for an additional two years in a program that leads to the conferral of a BACCALAUREATE degree if the district elects to confer baccalaureate degrees as provided in section 15‑1444. If the county of a student's residence does not fund its residents enrolled beyond the second year of a program that leads to a baccalaureate degree, the amount of reimbursement due under this subsection from the county shall be calculated excluding all students that are enrolled beyond the second year. The amount of reimbursement to each community college district from each county that is not a part of an organized community college district shall be determined as follows:
1. For students attending classes within the established community college district:
(a) Determine the number of full‑time equivalent students attending classes within the district from the county for the year preceding the current year.
(b) Determine the operational expenses of the district for the current year, excluding direct and indirect costs of noncredit courses.
(c) Determine the amount of state aid the district received for the current year as provided in section 15‑1466.
(d) Subtract the amount of state aid received for the current year determined in subdivision (c) of this paragraph from the amount of operational expenses for the current year determined in subdivision (b) of this paragraph.
(e) Determine the number of full‑time equivalent students enrolled in the district for the current year.
(f) Divide the amount determined in subdivision (d) of this paragraph by the number of full‑time equivalent students determined in subdivision (e) of this paragraph.
(g) Multiply the amount determined in subdivision (f) of this paragraph by the average number of full‑time equivalent students for the county determined as provided in subdivision (a) of this paragraph.
The resulting amount is the amount of reimbursement to the district from the county for the budget year for students attending classes within the established community college district.
2. For students attending classes offered by the district within the county pursuant to section 15‑1470, the amount specified in the intergovernmental agreement is the amount of reimbursement to the district from the county for the budget year for students attending classes within the county.
C. On or before May 15 of each year, the staff of the joint legislative budget committee shall:
1. Determine the amount of reimbursement to each district from each county pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 1 of this section.
2. Notify the board of supervisors of each county of the amount it shall reimburse to each district pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 1 of this section for the budget year.
3. Notify each community college district eligible to receive reimbursement of the amount of reimbursement from each county pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 1 of this section for the budget year.
D. On or before November 15 and May 15 of each year, the board of supervisors shall draw warrants on the county treasurer in favor of the community college district for half of the amount due pursuant to subsection B of this section. The board of supervisors shall:
1. Pay monies from the county general fund or levy a community college reimbursement levy pursuant to section 42‑17203 for the amount of reimbursement pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement for extension courses as provided in section 15‑1470.
2. Pay monies from the county general fund or levy a community college reimbursement levy pursuant to section 42‑17203 for the amount of reimbursement pursuant to subsection B, paragraph 1 of this section.
E. Notwithstanding subsection D of this section, a county and a community college district may specify by intergovernmental agreement that the amount of reimbursement due from the county be reduced by the value of in‑kind contributions made by the county to the district.
F. For the purposes of subsection B, paragraph 1 of this section, full‑time equivalent students are determined in the same manner prescribed by section 15‑1466.01.
Sec. 4. Legislative findings and intent
The legislature finds and declares:
1. The primary mission of this state's community college districts shall continue to be to provide associate degree programs and certification programs.
2. Community college districts shall continue to partner with this state's public universities to create joint degree programs and programs that facilitate transfer to this state's public universities that are in the best interests of the districts' students.
3. Any four-year baccalaureate degree program offered by a community college district pursuant to this act shall be developed and approved by that community college district's governing board based on the needs of the district's students and the workforce needs of that district's community.
4. This state’s public universities will continue to comply with existing articulation agreements and shall make every effort to facilitate the transfer of upper division credits toward a baccalaureate degree.
5. Community college districts shall continue to provide robust educational opportunities at an affordable cost to students."
Amend title to conform