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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Third Legislature, Second Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2172

postsecondary institutions; possession; nonlethal weapons

Purpose

Restricts universities and community colleges from prohibiting the possession of a nonlethal weapon on campus.

Background

Community college district boards maintain and oversee each community college in the district and must adopt policies to offer programs that meet the educational needs of the population served by community colleges and enforce courses of study (A.R.S. § 15-1444).

            The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) is the governing board for Arizona's public universities: Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona. ABOR provides policy guidance in areas such as: 1) academic and student affairs; 2) financial and human resource programs; 3) student tuition, fees and financial aid programs; 4) university capital development plans; 5) strategic plans; 6) legal affairs; and 7) public and constituent outreach (A.R.S. § 15-1626).

There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1. Restricts universities and community colleges from prohibiting the possession of a nonlethal weapon on campus.

2. Defines nonlethal weapon as a weapon explicitly designed and developed to incapacitate or repel a person with a low probability of fatality or permanent injury or to disable equipment with minimal undesired damage or impact on the environment.

3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.

House Action

ED                   1/29/18     DPA     8-3-0-0

3^rd Read          2/15/18                  35-22-3

Prepared by Senate Research

March 6, 2018

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