Bill Text: AZ HB2321 | 2019 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Public service scholarship fund
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-04-02 - Senate APPROP Committee action: Discussion Only, voting: (0-0-0-0) [HB2321 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2019-HB2321-Engrossed.html
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature First Regular Session 2019
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HOUSE BILL 2321 |
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AN ACT
amending Title 15, chapter 14, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-1857; appropriating monies; relating to the commission for postsecondary education.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 14, article 5, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-1857, to read:
15-1857. John McCain public service scholarship fund
A. The John McCain public service scholarship fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations and any other monies. The commission for postsecondary education shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
B. The commission for postsecondary education shall:
1. Use the monies in the fund to provide scholarships to students who meet all of the following:
(a) Complete a term of service in a national service program that is designed to improve lives and foster civic engagement and that is supported by the federal government.
(b) Subsequently receive a federal postservice education award.
(c) Use the federal postservice education award to attend an educational institution or program in this state that is eligible under the terms of the federal postservice education award.
2. Establish a scholarship application process that requires each applicant to submit proof of meeting the requirements of paragraph 1 of this subsection.
3. Award scholarships on a first-come, first-served basis.
C. Each recipient's scholarship shall be in an amount that is equal to the recipient's federal postservice education award. A scholarship recipient:
1. Shall demonstrate to the commission for postsecondary education that the recipient is in good academic standing with the recipient's educational institution or program before spending any scholarship monies.
2. Shall use the scholarship monies within three years after completing service in a national service program that is described in subsection B, paragraph 1, subdivision (a) of this section. After three years, unused scholarship monies revert to the John McCain public service scholarship fund.
3. May use the scholarship monies only for purposes that are allowed under the terms of the federal postservice education award and only at educational institutions or programs in this state that are eligible under the terms of the federal postservice education award.
4. May not spend the scholarship monies until the recipient has spent all of the recipient's federal postservice education award monies.
Sec. 2. Appropriations; John McCain public service scholarship fund
The following amounts are appropriated in the following fiscal years from the state general fund for deposit in the John McCain public service scholarship fund established by section 15-1857, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act:
1. In fiscal year 2019-2020, $1,000,000.
2. In fiscal year 2020-2021, either:
(a) $1,000,000 if the commission for postsecondary education awarded less than $1,000,000 in scholarship monies pursuant to section 15‑1857, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, in fiscal year 2019‑2020.
(b) $2,000,000 if the commission for postsecondary education awarded at least $1,000,000 in scholarship monies pursuant to section 15‑1857, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, in fiscal year 2019‑2020.
3. In fiscal year 2021-2022, either:
(a) The amount deposited pursuant to paragraph 2 of this section if the commission for postsecondary education awarded less than that amount in scholarship monies pursuant to section 15-1857, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, in fiscal year 2020-2021.
(b) $3,000,000 if the commission for postsecondary education awarded at least the amount deposited pursuant to paragraph 2 of this section in scholarship monies pursuant to section 15-1857, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, in fiscal year 2020-2021.
