REFERENCE TITLE: universities; tuition; federal authorization; classification

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-first Legislature

Second Regular Session

2014

 

 

HB 2335

 

Introduced by

Representatives Quezada, Dalessandro, Mendez, Senator Gallardo

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending Title 15, chapter 14, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-1803.01; relating to university classification for tuition.

 

 

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

Section 1.  Title 15, chapter 14, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-1803.01, to read:

START_STATUTE15-1803.01.  Tuition rate for noncitizen Arizona high school graduates who are federally authorized to be in the United States

A university shall establish a separate tuition rate for a person who is federally authorized to be in the United States but who is not a citizen of the United States and who does not meet the requirements for in‑state tuition status prescribed by section 15‑1803 in an amount that does not exceed one hundred ten per cent of the tuition charged to a person who is classified as an in‑state student pursuant to section 15‑1802, if the person meets both of the following requirements:

1.  Has resided in this state for the previous four years.

2.  Graduated from a public, private or parochial high school in this state. END_STATUTE