REFERENCE TITLE: ESAs; grant recipients; qualified students

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fifth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2022

 

 

 

SB 1707

 

Introduced by

Senator Boyer

 

 

AN ACT

 

designating certain students as qualified students for the purposes of Arizona empowerment scholarship accounts.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Arizona empowerment scholarship accounts; qualified students

Notwithstanding section 15-2401, paragraph 7, Arizona Revised Statutes, beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, any student who received a grant under the COVID-19 educational recovery benefit program or the open for learning recovery benefit program on or before June 30, 2022 is deemed a qualified student for the purposes of title 15, chapter 19, Arizona Revised Statutes.

Sec. 2. Emergency

This act is an emergency measure that is necessary to preserve the public peace, health or safety and is operative immediately as provided by law.