ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session
	Senate: APPROP DP 9-0-1-0 | ED DP 7-0-0-0 |3rd Read 28-0-2-0 House: ED DP 10-1-1-0

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SB 1021: ROTC cadets; in-state student status

Sponsor: Senator Rogers, LD 7

Committee on Appropriations

Overview

Grants in-state student status to a contracted cadet participating in a Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) program in Arizona.

History

The Arizona Board of Regents must fix and differentiate tuitions and fees between the public universities and between residents, nonresidents, undergraduate students, graduate students, students from foreign countries and students who have earned credits in excess of the credit hour threshold. A community college district must adopt policies for: 1) domicile requirements; and 2) classification procedures for nonresident or resident tuition purposes (A.R.S. §§ 15-1626 and 15-1802.01).

A person is entitled to classification as an in-state student at an Arizona public university or community college if they are domiciled in Arizona for one year. However, a person who has not been domiciled in Arizona for at least one year may be eligible for in-state student status if they meet prescribed criteria, such as if the person: 1) is a U.S. Armed Forces member stationed in Arizona; 2) is the spouse or dependent child of a U.S. Armed Forces member stationed in Arizona; 3) holds an honorable discharge, or retired, from the U.S. Uniformed Services from active duty or reserve or National Guard status and meets other prescribed criteria; or 4) is using specified federal educational assistance for U.S. Armed Forces members or veterans (A.R.S. § 15-1802).

All three of Arizona's public universities offer ROTC programs. Arizona State University offers Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps ROTC programs, Northern Arizona University offers Air Force and Army ROTC programs and the University of Arizona offers Air Force, Army and Navy ROTC programs (Serving Military at Arizona's Public Universities Report).

Provisions

1. Classifies a person who is a contracted cadet participating in an ROTC program in Arizona as an in-state student for tuition purposes at an Arizona public university or community college. (Sec. 1)

2. Makes conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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