ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

HB 2573: appropriation; laboratory; Navajo technical university

Sponsor: Representative Tsosie, LD 7

Committee on Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Overview

Appropriates $3,000,000 from the state General Fund to the Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) in FY 2021 to distribute to the Navajo Technical University (NTU) to develop and construct an environmental testing laboratory on its campus in Chinle, Arizona.

History

The NTU began as the Navajo Skill Center in 1979, which offered a way for Navajo Nation members to learn a trade. In 2013, this institution changed its name and became a technical-vocational tribal university that offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees and master's degrees (NTU History). NTU offers these degrees in programs such as applied science, science, arts and fine arts (NTU Academics). NTU's main campus is in Crownpoint, New Mexico, but it has instructional sites in Chinle and Teec Nos Pos in Arizona and Kirtland and Zuni in New Mexico (NTU). As of the Fall 2018 semester, it enrolled 855 full-time, degree-seeking, undergraduate students in credit programs (NTU).

The ADOA provides general support services to state agencies, including accounting, financial, purchasing, building and grounds maintenance, personnel, information technology, travel reduction and risk management services (A.R.S. § 41-701 et seq.).

Provisions

1. Appropriates $3,000,000 from the state General Fund to the ADOA in FY 2021 to distribute to the NTU to develop and construct an environmental testing laboratory on its campus in Chinle, Arizona.

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