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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, Second Regular Session
collegiate plates; community college enrollment
Purpose
Reduces, from 50,000 to 9,000, the minimum full-time equivalent (FTE) student enrollment for a community college district (CCD) that must establish a CCD collegiate special plate fund.
Background
A CCD with an FTE student enrollment of more than 50,000 students must establish a CCD collegiate special plate fund consisting of monies received from special plate donations. The CCD must administer a CCD collegiate special plate fund and fund monies must be used for academic scholarships (A.R.S. § 15-1447). The Arizona Department of Transportation must issue collegiate special plates that identify each participating university or CCD and transmit the collegiate plate annual donations to: 1) the Arizona Board of Regents for placement in the appropriate university collegiate special plate fund; and 2) the CCD collegiate special plate fund (A.R.S. § 28-2412).
A CCD is a political subdivision of the state and has an FTE student enrollment of more than 50,000 students. An FTE student is student enrollment for 15 community college credit units per semester (A.R.S. § 15-1401).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Reduces, from more than 50,000 to more than 9,000, the number of FTE student enrollment of a CCD that must establish a CCD collegiate special plate fund.
2. Modifies the definition of CCD to include an FTE student enrollment of more than 9,000 students, rather than 50,000 students.
3. Makes technical changes.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
January 27, 2024
KJA/EB/slp