Senate Engrossed

State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019

SENATE BILL 1266

 

AN ACT

 

appropriating monies to the governor's office on tribal relations.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1.  Appropriation; governor's office on tribal relations; remedial education; Diné college; report

A.  The sum of $1,000,000 is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2019-2020 to the governor's office on tribal relations established by section 41-2051, Arizona Revised Statutes, for distribution to the Diné college board of regents for the remedial education of students who:

1.  Graduated from a public high school located in this state.

2.  Are enrolled in classes conducted at a Diné college campus located in this state.

B.  Before distributing the appropriation made in subsection A of this section, the governor's office on tribal relations must enter into an agreement with the Diné college board of regents specifying that the board will report and analyze the course completion rate for students who received the remedial education during the 2019-2020 academic year.  The Diné college board of regents shall submit the report on or before October 15, 2020 to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate and the secretary of state.