ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HB 2475: appropriation; Arizona national guard; tuition

PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Andrade, LD 29

BILL STATUS: Military, Veterans & Regulatory Affairs

Abstract

Relating to tuition reimbursement for Arizona National Guard members.

Provisions

1. Appropriates $1,446,000 from the GF in FY 2019 to DEMA for tuition and fees for Arizona National Guard members. (Sec. 1)

Current Law

Any qualified national guardsman who has completed a semester as a full-time or part-time graduate or undergraduate student at a public or private postsecondary educational institution or a certified vocational technical school may apply for reimbursement of tuition and fees. To be eligible for reimbursement, a national guardsman is required to: 1) be a member of an Arizona Army or Air National Guard unit; 2) have completed initial active duty service; 3) have satisfactorily performed duty upon return from initial active duty training, including a minimum 90% attendance on scheduled drill dates and annual training; 4) maintain an average academic grade of "C" or better for each semester and; 5) not be eligible for a certificate of eligibility and benefits under the Veterans' Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966 for the same period (A.R.S. § 26-179).

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Fifty-third Legislature                  HB 2475

Second Regular Session                               Version 1: Military, Veterans & Regulatory Affairs

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