SB1742 - 571R

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

Section 1. Section 15-1650.06, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE15-1650.06. Arizona veterinary loan assistance program; fund; annual report; rules; definitions

A. The Arizona veterinary loan assistance program is established within the Arizona board of regents.

B. The Arizona veterinary loan assistance fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The board shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. On notice from the Arizona board of regents, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. The board shall use monies in the fund for the purposes prescribed in this section and may retain up to three percent of the monies deposited in the fund for costs associated with administering the program.

C. A person who obtains a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from a veterinary college after January 1, 2023 and who signs an agreement pursuant to subsection D of this section may apply to the board to participate in the program.

D. To participate in the program, the board shall require an applicant to sign an agreement to both:

1. Remain and work as a full-time veterinarian in this state for the following four years.

2. Work in one of the following practice areas for at least two of the four years:

(a) an agricultural practice in an area designated by the United States department of agriculture as having a shortage.

(b) A nonprofit, county or municipal shelter.

E. At the conclusion of the four-year commitment described in subsection D of this section, the board shall determine whether the veterinarian satisfied the terms of the agreement described in subsection D of this section. If the board determines that the veterinarian satisfied the terms of the agreement described in subsection D of this section, the board shall distribute to the veterinarian from the Arizona veterinary loan assistance fund an amount that is equal to the amount of the veterinarian's outstanding veterinary college educational loan balance or $100,000, whichever is less. The board shall distribute monies from the fund subject to the availability of monies and legislative appropriation and on a first-come, first-served basis. For the purposes of this subsection, "educational loan balance" means the balance of the principal, interest and related expenses of the educational loan.

F. On or before October 1 of each year, the board shall compile a report that details how the Arizona veterinary loan assistance fund monies are being spent and shall submit this report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. The board shall submit a copy of this report to the secretary of state.

G. The board may adopt rules for the purposes of carrying out this section.

H. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Board" means the Arizona board of regents.

2. "Veterinarian" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-2201.

3. "Veterinary college" has the same meaning prescribed in section 32-2201. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Section 15-1655, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE15-1655. Arizona teachers academy; tuition and fees scholarships; fund; annual report; definitions

A. Eligible postsecondary institutions shall implement an Arizona teachers academy to incentivize students to enter the teaching profession and to commit to teach in Arizona public schools or for or in schools that serve primarily public school students with disabilities, which are considered public schools for the purposes of this section. The Arizona board of regents, in consultation with eligible postsecondary institutions, shall develop and implement centralized administrative processes for the academy, including:

1. A marketing and promotion plan to recruit students for the academy.

2. Data collection and reporting.

3. Tracking postgraduation service requirements.

4. Coordinating induction services.

5. Distributing monies in the Arizona teachers academy fund between eligible postsecondary institutions.

6. Collecting reimbursement from individuals who fail to meet service obligations.

B. The Arizona teachers academy may include new or existing teacher preparation program pathways that are student-focused and that employ proven, research-based models of best practices already being implemented. Each eligible postsecondary institution may develop a portfolio of teacher preparation programs to offer as part of the academy. Each eligible postsecondary institution that admits students to the Arizona teachers academy may give priority to senior and junior students but may not exclude sophomore and freshmen freshman students. Programs offered as part of the academy shall include accelerated models for:

1. High-demand teacher specializations, including special education, science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

2. Critical need areas, including low-income public schools, public schools located on Indian reservations, rural public schools and schools that serve primarily public school students with disabilities.

3. Individuals seeking postbaccalaureate coursework that results in professional certification.

4. Teachers who are currently teaching a dual enrollment course to satisfy the requirements for teaching a dual enrollment course adopted by a higher learning commission that accredits degree-granting postsecondary educational institutions in the north central region, including this state.

5. Students in noneducation programs to complete one or more teacher preparation courses to prepare the student to receive a teaching certification following graduation.

C. Each eligible postsecondary institution shall develop formalized partnerships with public schools in this state to build commitments for teacher employment on completion of the Arizona teachers academy. The targeted deployment of teachers who have completed the academy shall be based on the needs of each school system and the community that is being served as well as the individual skills of each teacher.

D. Each eligible postsecondary institution shall provide to each student who is enrolled in the Arizona teachers academy an annual scholarship up to the actual cost of tuition and fees for a maximum of two academic years or four semesters for graduate university students, up to the actual cost of tuition and fees for a maximum of four academic years or eight semesters for undergraduate university students, up to the actual cost of tuition and fees for a maximum of two academic years or four semesters for community college students for tuition and fees associated with the student's program of study, up to the actual cost of obtaining national board certification and renewal, and up to the actual cost of obtaining a teaching certificate including the actual cost of the exam, after all other financial gifts, aid or grants received by that student or teacher. Scholarships under this subsection are subject to all of the following:

1. If the student does not successfully complete the academic year in good academic standing, the student shall reimburse the Arizona board of regents for the total amount of the scholarship for tuition and fees the student received for that year.

2. For each academic year that the student successfully completes and for which the student receives a scholarship for all tuition and fees, the student must agree to teach for one full school year in a public school in this state. For students who are teaching and receiving the scholarship concurrently, the commitment period begins after graduation from the Arizona teachers academy. For teachers who are seeking a national board certification, the teaching commitment is one additional year after completing the requirements of the national board certification program.

3. If a student enrolls in a summer term, that term may not be included in the calculation of the student's postgraduation public service commitment.

4. If the scholarship does not cover remaining tuition and fee costs after other aid received, the eligible postsecondary institution may not charge students the remaining difference. If the scholarship amount exceeds tuition and fee costs at an eligible postsecondary institution, the eligible postsecondary institution may use the remaining amount to support Arizona teachers academy costs.

5. If the student does not fulfill the student's obligation to teach in a public school, the student must reimburse the Arizona board of regents for the proportional amount of the scholarship for tuition and fees that the student received that corresponds to the number of school years the student agreed to teach but did not teach in a public school in this state.

6. If the student is physically or mentally unable to fulfill the requirements of the Arizona teachers academy, the Arizona board of regents shall establish a process for assessing the student's ability to repay the financial assistance received and shall determine any terms of repayment.

7. The Arizona board of regents shall establish a process for deferring service or repayment based on factors adopted by the board.

E. The Arizona teachers academy fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 15-1281, subsection D, paragraph 5 and section 15-1809, subsection E and legislative appropriations made for the purpose of administering the Arizona teachers academy. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to the lapsing of appropriations. The Arizona board of regents shall administer the fund and shall establish criteria for distributing monies in the fund to eligible postsecondary institutions each fiscal year to fund the costs of the academy. Monies in the fund may be used only for:

1. Reimbursing Arizona teachers academy scholarships that cover the balance of tuition and fees for undergraduate, graduate and postbaccalaureate students who are enrolled in the Arizona teachers academy after all other gifts and aid received.

2. Support for teachers who are currently employed in a public school in this state and who are seeking a national board certification.

3. Induction services for Arizona teachers academy graduates.

4. Implementing a marketing and promotion plan to recruit and retain students in the Arizona teachers academy with particular emphasis on ensuring that participants reflect the diversity of the this state's student population and administering the Arizona teachers academy. Annual expenditures for marketing, promoting and administering the Arizona teachers academy may not exceed three percent of the monies in the fund each fiscal year.

F. Monies remaining in the Arizona teachers academy fund at the end of each fiscal year may be used by eligible postsecondary institutions for Arizona teachers academy costs in the next fiscal year.

G. On or before March 1, 2020 and each year thereafter, the Arizona board of regents shall report to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting on all of the following:

1. The total number of students enrolled in the Arizona teachers academy by eligible postsecondary institution in the current academic year.

2. The number of Arizona teachers academy graduates receiving induction services in the current academic year.

3. The estimated amount of monies committed from the Arizona teachers academy fund in the current fiscal year.

H. On or before September 1 each year, the Arizona board of regents shall report to the governor, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, and shall submit a copy to the secretary of state, on all of the following:

1. The total number of students enrolled in the Arizona teachers academy at each eligible postsecondary institution by year of college enrollment and the number of teachers receiving a scholarship through the Arizona teachers academy for national board certification.

2. The percentage of students who completed each year of the academy and who plan to continue to the subsequent year, delineated by each teacher preparation program offered by each eligible postsecondary institution as part of the Arizona teachers academy.

3. The number of teachers who completed a program of study through the Arizona teachers academy by each eligible postsecondary institution.

4. The number of teachers currently teaching in a public school in this state as part of an agreement for receiving an Arizona teachers academy scholarship.

5. The number of graduates receiving induction services.

6. The number of students who have defaulted on their obligation and who are in repayment agreements.

7. The number of students who have deferred repayment agreements.

8. The number of students who have completed repayment agreements.

9. The methodology for distributing any monies appropriated for the Arizona teachers academy to each eligible postsecondary institution and the amounts distributed to each.

10. The amount of unused monies in the Arizona teachers academy fund from the prior fiscal year.

I. A college in this state that is owned, operated or chartered by a qualifying Indian tribe on its own Indian reservation and that offers baccalaureate teacher education programs may participate in the Arizona teachers academy and receive monies from the Arizona teachers academy fund established by this section.

J. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Eligible postsecondary institutions institution" means any of the following: universities

(a) A university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents. ,

(b) A community colleges college in this state that offer offers postbaccalaureate programs that lead to teacher certification and that have entered into an agreement with the Arizona board of regents relative to these postbaccalaureate programs. , and colleges

(c) A college described in subsection I of this section if the college opts to participate in the Arizona teachers academy under subsection I of this section.

2. "School that serves primarily public school students with disabilities" means a school in which more than seventy-five percent of the students enrolled in the school are public school students who are placed at the school according to an agreement with a school, a charter school or the Arizona state schools for the deaf and the blind.

3. "Tuition and fees" means tuition, mandatory fees and program fees that are associated with a program in the Arizona teachers academy leading to teacher certification and that are charged by an eligible postsecondary institution. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. Section 15-1682.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE15-1682.03. University capital improvement lease-to-own and bond fund; lease-to-own and bond agreements for capital improvements; joint committee on capital review hearing and approval; exemption

A. The university capital improvement lease-to-own and bond fund is established consisting of the monies provided by the Arizona board of regents pursuant to this section, monies deposited pursuant to section 5-572 and monies appropriated by the legislature. The board shall administer the fund. On notice from the board, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. Monies in the fund are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.

B. Through revenues of the state university system, the board shall annually provide monies to the fund of at least twenty per cent percent of the aggregate annual payments of lease-to-own and bond agreements entered into by the board pursuant to this section.

C. Subject to the requirements prescribed by subsection D of this section, the board shall distribute monies in the fund to make payments pursuant to lease-to-own and bond agreements entered into by the board pursuant to this section. The board may enter into lease-to-own and bond agreements for the purposes of building renewal projects and new facilities. New lease-to-own and bond agreements entered into pursuant to this section shall not exceed one hundred sixty-seven million six hundred seventy-one thousand two hundred dollars in fiscal year 2008-2009 and four hundred million dollars in fiscal year 2009-2010. The board may enter into lease-to-own and bond transactions up to a maximum of eight hundred million dollars $1,125,000,000. Of the maximum of $1,125,000,000 in lease-to-own and bond agreements authorized by this section, the board shall allocate $325,000,000 as follows:

1. Beginning in fiscal year 2026-2027:

(a) $58,500,000 to Arizona state university.

(b) $58,500,000 to northern Arizona university.

2. Beginning in fiscal year 2027-2028:

(a) An additional $58,500,000 to Arizona state university.

(b) An additional $58,500,000 to northern Arizona university.

D. Notwithstanding section 5-572, subsection G, the amount of state lottery revenues distributed to the university capital improvement lease-to-own and bond fund in fiscal year 2009-2010 and fiscal year 2010-2011 shall not exceed an amount sufficient for up to eighty per cent of the annual payments of the first one hundred sixty-seven million six hundred seventy-one thousand two hundred dollars of new lease-to-own and bond agreements entered into pursuant to this section. The full amount of state lottery revenues distributed to the university capital improvement lease-to-own and bond fund pursuant to section 5-572, subsection G shall be made available to the board for the remaining new lease-to-own and bond agreements up to eight hundred million dollars beginning in fiscal year 2011-2012.

D. Beginning on the effective date of this amendment to this section, the Board shall submit to the joint committee on capital review the scope, purpose and estimated cost of each new project that will be financed pursuant to this section. The Board may not distribute monies for a project that the board is required to submit pursuant to this subsection until the joint committee on capital review approves the project by a majority vote of a quorum of members. For the purposes of this subsection, "financed" means funded, in whole or in part, by either of the following:

1. payments pursuant to lease-to-own agreements entered into by the board pursuant to this section.

2. The proceeds of one or more bond agreements entered into by the Board pursuant to this section.

E. The joint committee on capital review must hear and approve or disapprove a project submitted pursuant to subsection D of this section not later than the committee's second meeting after the project is submitted to the committee.

E. F. In entering into lease-to-own and bond agreements pursuant to this section, the board shall not obligate this state to provide any additional monies from the state lottery fund above the amounts authorized in this section and section 5-572, subsection G F. In entering into lease-to-own and bond agreements pursuant to this section, the board shall not obligate any state general fund monies. END_STATUTE

Sec. 4. Section 15-1705, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE15-1705. Arizona community colleges promise program; eligibility; fund; definitions

A. If monies are appropriated to the Arizona community colleges promise program fund established by subsection E of this section, each district in this state shall establish and administer a community college promise scholarship fund consisting of monies received pursuant to subsection E of this section, grants, gifts and contributions and devises. Monies in the community college promise scholarship fund are continuously appropriated and may be used for providing financial assistance to eligible students. Each district may use up to ten percent of the monies the district receives pursuant to subsection E of this section for administrative expenses and student support services. If there are insufficient monies in the community college promise scholarship fund to provide financial assistance to all eligible students, the district shall consider the following factors when establishing scholarship priorities:

1. Socioeconomic factors that pose barriers to student success, as determined by the district.

2. A student's community engagement, including participation in community service projects.

3. Additional factors as determined by the district.

B. A student is eligible for a financial aid award pursuant to this section if the student:

1. For an initial award:

(a) Qualifies for resident student status as prescribed in section 15-1802.01.

(b) Satisfies the admission standards as determined by the community college.

(c) Completes and submits the free application for federal student aid and meets the income eligibility criteria for a federal pell grant.

(d) Is admitted to and enrolled in the community college.

2. To maintain eligibility after receiving an initial award:

(a) Annually completes and submits the free application for federal student aid.

(b) Maintains enrollment at a community college.

(d) Complies with the standards related to maintenance of eligibility adopted by the district, district board or community college.

C. Each district board or community college shall establish a policy or guidelines outlining qualified expenses for which a student may use monies from a financial aid award pursuant to this section. Any policy or guidelines established pursuant to this subsection must allow an award recipient to use the monies for any cost of attending the community college and may not require the monies to be used only for tuition.

D. A district shall reduce a student's financial aid award pursuant to this section by the amount of any other federal aid scholarship, public grant and public aid received by the student from or through the community college in which the student is enrolled, including local scholarship programs, except that the award may not be reduced by the amount of federal grants received by the student from the department of child safety pursuant to the Arizona education and training voucher program.

E. The Arizona community colleges promise program fund is established consisting of monies deposited pursuant to section 15-1809, subsection E and legislative appropriations. The Arizona board of regents shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and exempt from section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. The Arizona board of regents shall distribute monies in the fund to each district as follows:

1. Twenty percent of the monies appropriated for each fiscal year shall be divided equally among all districts in this state.

2. Eighty percent of the monies appropriated for each fiscal year shall be divided proportionately among all districts in this state based on each district's full-time equivalent student enrollment relative to the statewide audited full-time equivalent student enrollment for the preceding fiscal year, as prescribed in section 15-1466.01.

F. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Community college" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-1401.

2. "District" means a community college district established pursuant to sections 15-1402 and 15-1403.

3. "District board" has the same meaning prescribed in section 15-1401. END_STATUTE

Sec. 5. Section 15-1809, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE15-1809. Spouses of military veterans tuition scholarship fund; tuition scholarships; eligibility; rules

A. The spouses of military veterans tuition scholarship fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The Arizona board of regents shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. On notice from the Arizona board of regents, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. Subject to available monies, the Arizona board of regents shall use the monies in the fund to award tuition scholarships to any person who meets all of the following requirements:

1. Enrolls in a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or in a community college as defined in section 15-1401.

2. Is the spouse of an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States. For the purposes of proving that the person's spouse is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States as required by this paragraph:

(a) The person shall submit proof of the honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions of the person's spouse.

(b) The Arizona department of veterans' services shall verify that the person is the spouse of an honorably discharged veteran.

3. Is entitled to classification as an in-state student under section 15-1802.

4. Is a resident of this state at the time of applying for a tuition scholarship and continues to be a resident of this state while receiving a tuition scholarship under this section.

5. Completes and submits the free application for federal student aid for each year that the person receives a tuition scholarship under this section.

6. Complies with the standards of satisfactory academic progress as established by the university or community college in which the person enrolls.

7. Completes a family educational rights and privacy act of 1974 (P.L. 93-380; 88 Stat. 57 571) release form for each university or community college in which the person is enrolled to authorize the release of personally identifiable information required to determine continued tuition scholarship eligibility under this section.

B. A person who meets the requirements prescribed in subsection A of this section may apply to the Arizona board of regents for a tuition scholarship from the fund in a manner prescribed by the Arizona board of regents. Subject to available monies, the Arizona board of regents shall award an eligible person a tuition scholarship that is equal to the amount of tuition and mandatory fees charged by the university or community college in which the person is enrolled, reduced by the amount of any federal aid scholarships or public grants and any other financial gifts, grants or aid received by that person. The Arizona board of regents shall verify that the person satisfies the requirements prescribed in subsection A of this section before awarding a tuition scholarship. If the Arizona board of regents determines that a person no longer satisfies the requirements prescribed in subsection A of this section, the Arizona board of regents may not award a subsequent tuition scholarship from the fund until the person submits documentation showing that the person satisfies all requirements prescribed in subsection A of this section.

C. A tuition scholarship provided pursuant to this section shall be:

1. Limited to not more than four academic years or eight semesters.

2. Used only for a certificate, an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree.

3. Used only to pay tuition and mandatory fees at a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or at a community college as defined in section 15-1401.

D. Tuition scholarships under this section shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. If there are insufficient monies in the fund, the Arizona board of regents may not award a tuition scholarship to an eligible person under this section.

E. On or before June 30 of each year, the Arizona board of regents shall deposit any unexpended and unencumbered monies that are remaining in the fund as follows:

1. Thirty percent in the Arizona teachers academy fund established by section 15-1655.

2. Sixty percent in the Arizona promise program fund established by section 15-1701.

3. Ten percent in the Arizona community colleges promise program fund established by section 15-1705.

E. F. The Arizona board of regents may adopt rules for the purposes of administering this section. END_STATUTE

Sec. 6. Laws 2023, chapter 140, section 6, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 216, section 2, is amended to read:

Sec. 6. Spouses and dependents of law enforcement officers tuition scholarship fund; tuition scholarships; eligibility; rules; reporting requirements; delayed repeal; transfer of monies; definition

A. The spouses and dependents of law enforcement officers tuition scholarship fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations. The Arizona board of regents shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to lapsing of appropriations. Subject to available monies, the Arizona board of regents shall use the monies in the fund to award tuition scholarships to any individual who meets both of the following requirements:

1. Enrolls in any of the following:

(a) A university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.

(b) A community college as defined in section 15-1401, Arizona Revised Statutes.

(c) A career technical education program that is offered to adults or an associate degree program offered by a career technical education district pursuant to section 15-398, Arizona Revised Statutes.

(d) A private postsecondary educational institution in this state that is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 30, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes.

2. Is either:

(a) The spouse of a law enforcement officer.

(b) Under twenty-seven years of age and a dependent of a law enforcement officer.

B. An individual who meets the requirements prescribed in subsection A of this section may apply to the Arizona board of regents for a tuition scholarship from the fund in a manner prescribed by the Arizona board of regents. Subject to available monies, the Arizona board of regents shall award an eligible individual a tuition scholarship that is equal to the amount of tuition and mandatory fees charged by the university, community college or career technical education district in which the individual is enrolled, reduced by the amount of any federal aid scholarships or public grants and any other financial gifts, grants or aid received by that individual, except that if the individual is enrolled in a private postsecondary educational institution, the tuition scholarship may not exceed the remainder of the average in-state tuition and fees charged by universities under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents minus other gifts and aid awarded to that individual. The Arizona board of regents shall verify that the individual satisfies the requirements prescribed in subsection A of this section before awarding a tuition scholarship. If the Arizona board of regents determines that an individual no longer satisfies the requirements prescribed in subsection A of this section, the Arizona board of regents may not distribute additional monies from the fund to the individual until the individual submits documentation showing that the individual satisfies all requirements prescribed in subsection A of this section.

C. A tuition scholarship provided pursuant to this section shall be:

1. Limited to not more than four academic years or eight semesters.

2. Used only for a career technical education district program certificate or license, a private vocational program as defined in section 32-3001, Arizona Revised Statutes, an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree.

3. Used only to pay tuition and mandatory fees at a career technical education district, a private postsecondary educational institution in this state that is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 30, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or a community college as defined in section 15-1401, Arizona Revised Statutes. If the applicant is not charged to attend a career technical education district program, the Arizona board of regents may not award the applicant a tuition scholarship under this section.

E. The Arizona board of regents may rely on a copy of the law enforcement officer's commission card and a current employment verification letter from the law enforcement officer's employer to establish that an individual is a law enforcement officer for the purposes of this section.

F. The Arizona board of regents may adopt rules for the purposes of administering this section.

G. On or before March 1, 2024 and each year thereafter, the Arizona board of regents shall report to the joint legislative budget committee and the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting on all of the following:

1. The total number of students who received a tuition scholarship under this section by eligible postsecondary institution in the current academic year.

2. The total amounts awarded and average amounts awarded under this section by eligible postsecondary institution in the current academic year.

3. The total number of students who received a tuition scholarship under this section and who graduated or completed a program of study by eligible postsecondary institution.

4. Each law enforcement agency that employs a law enforcement officer whose spouse or dependent, or both, receives a tuition scholarship under this section.

H. From and after June 30, 2025 2027, this section is repealed and all unexpended and unencumbered monies remaining in the spouses and dependents of law enforcement officers tuition scholarship fund established by this section are transferred to the state general fund.

I. For the purposes of this section, "law enforcement officer" means an individual who is currently employed as either a peace officer as defined in section 15-1808, Arizona Revised Statutes, or a correctional officer.

Sec. 7. Financial aid trust fund; required state match; reduction

Notwithstanding section 15-1642, subsection C, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal year 2025-2026, each dollar raised pursuant to the surcharge on student registration fees assessed pursuant to section 15-1642, subsection A, Arizona Revised Statutes, may be matched by less than $2 appropriated by the legislature.

Sec. 8. Community college districts; state aid for science, technology, engineering and mathematics and workforce programs

Notwithstanding section 15-1464, subsection A, paragraph 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, state aid for science, technology, engineering and mathematics and workforce programs for community college districts for fiscal year 2025-2026 is as specified in the general appropriations act.

Sec. 9. Community college districts; operating state aid; eligibility; limits

Notwithstanding section 15-1466, Arizona Revised Statutes, operating state aid for community college districts for fiscal year 2025-2026 is as specified in the general appropriations act.

Sec. 10. Retroactivity

Sections 15-1650.06, 15-1655, 15-1705 and 15-1809, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, apply retroactively to from and after June 30, 2025.