HB 2336 — tuition; family; posttraumatic stress; suicide

HOUSEHouse FLOOREngrossed AMENDMENTtuition; EXPLANATION Bill Number:HB 2336 Floor Amendment Shah The 8-line Shah floor amendment dated 2/22/2023 at 12:02 pm does the following:

1)family; Directs The Arizona Board of Regents to allocate surplus monies from the Spouses of Military Veterans Tuition Scholarship Fund to the Arizona Universities for the tuition waiver scholarship for qualified individuals.

Amendmentposttraumatic explanationstress; prepared by Samantha K Phone Number 6-5848 sk 2/24/2023 Fifty-sixth Legislature Shah First Regular Session H.B.

2336suicide SHAHState FLOORof AMENDMENTArizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session HOUSE OFBILL REPRESENTATIVES2336 AMENDMENTSAN TOACT H.B.AMENDING SECTION 15-1808, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

2336RELATING (Reference to printed bill) Page 2, line 2, after the period insert "NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 15-1809, IF SUFFICIENT MONIES ARE AVAILABLE, THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL DISTRIBUTE SURPLUS MONIES THAT WERE APPROPRIATED TO THEPOSTSECONDARY SPOUSESINSTITUTIONS. OF MILITARY VETERANS TUITION SCHOLARSHIP FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 15-1809 TO EACH UNIVERSITY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TUITION WAIVER SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION." Amend title to conform AMISH SHAH 2336FloorSHAH.docx 02/22/2023 12:02 PM C:

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2336 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.

Section 15-1808, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

15-1808.

Tuition waiver scholarships;

eligibility;

definitions A.

The Arizona board of regents, after verification by the Arizona peace officers memorial board, by the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial committee, by the adjutant general of the national guard or by the Arizona department of veterans' services that a person is a child or the spouse of a peace officer, correctional officer, firefighter, emergency paramedic, national guard member or member of the United States armed forces who was a resident of the state of Arizona or stationed in Arizona and who was killed in the line of duty or who died from injuries suffered in the line of duty while traveling to or from duty, shall provide the person who qualifies under subsection B D of this section and who otherwise meets the qualifications for admission with a tuition waiver scholarship at any university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents.

A district as defined in section 15-1401, after verification by the Arizona peace officers memorial board, by the Arizona fallen firefighter memorial committee, by the adjutant general of the national guard or by the Arizona department of veterans' services that a person is the child or the spouse of a peace officer, correctional officer, firefighter, emergency paramedic, national guard member or member of the United States armed forces who was a resident of Arizona or stationed in Arizona and who was killed in the line of duty or who died from injuries suffered in the line of duty while traveling to or from duty, shall provide the person who qualifies under subsection B D of this section and who otherwise meets the qualifications for admission with a tuition waiver scholarship at any community college under the jurisdiction of the district.

B.

THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS, AFTER VERIFICATION BY THE ARIZONA PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL BOARD, THE ARIZONA FALLEN FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL COMMITTEE OR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES THAT A PERSON IS A CHILD OR THE SPOUSE OF A PERSON WHO MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION C OF THIS SECTION, SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSON WHO QUALIFIES UNDER SUBSECTION D OF THIS SECTION AND WHO OTHERWISE MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION WITH A TUITION WAIVER SCHOLARSHIP AT ANY UNIVERSITY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS.

A DISTRICT AS DEFINED IN SECTION 15-1401, AFTER VERIFICATION BY THE ARIZONA PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL BOARD, THE ARIZONA FALLEN FIREFIGHTER MEMORIAL COMMITTEE OR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES THAT A PERSON IS A CHILD OR THE SPOUSE OF A PERSON WHO MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS PRESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION C OF THIS SECTION, SHALL PROVIDE THE PERSON WHO QUALIFIES UNDER SUBSECTION D OF THIS SECTION AND WHO OTHERWISE MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION WITH A TUITION WAIVER SCHOLARSHIP AT ANY COMMUNITY COLLEGE UNDER THE JURISDICTION - 1 - H.B.

2336 OF THE DISTRICT.

NOTWITHSTANDING SECTION 15-1809, IF SUFFICIENT MONIES ARE AVAILABLE, THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL DISTRIBUTE SURPLUS MONIES THAT WERE APPROPRIATED TO THE SPOUSES OF MILITARY VETERANS TUITION SCHOLARSHIP FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 15-1809 TO EACH UNIVERSITY UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TUITION WAIVER SCHOLARSHIPS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION.

C.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A TUITION WAIVER SCHOLARSHIP UNDER SUBSECTION B OF THIS SECTION, THE APPLICANT MUST BE THE CHILD OR SPOUSE OF A PERSON WHO MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

1.

WAS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OR WAS SERVING OR PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A PEACE OFFICER, A FIREFIGHTER OR A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AT THE TIME OF THE PERSON'S DEATH.

IT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH THAT THE PERSON WAS EMPLOYED AS A PEACE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER OR WAS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES AT THE TIME OF THE PERSON'S DEATH.

2.

WAS A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE AT THE TIME OF THE PERSON'S DEATH.

3.

SUFFERED A POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

DOCUMENTATION THAT THE PEACE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER AT ANY POINT RECEIVED A DISABILITY PENSION UNDER SECTION 38-844 FOR A POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY OR BENEFITS UNDER TITLE 38, CHAPTER 5, ARTICLE 4.2 FOR A POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY IS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE PEACE OFFICER OR FIREFIGHTER MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

A DISCHARGE OR OTHER DOCUMENT FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES SHOWING THAT THE MEMBER OR VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WAS DISCHARGED BECAUSE OF OR SUFFERED FROM A POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY, OR DOCUMENTATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SHOWING THAT THE MEMBER OR VETERAN SUFFERED FROM A POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY, IS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE THAT THE MEMBER OR VETERAN MET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

4.

DIED BY SUICIDE.

B.

D.

The tuition waiver scholarships shall be limited to children who are thirty years of age or younger or a spouse who has not remarried and shall be limited for a spouse or for any one child to not more than sixty-four credit hours at Arizona community colleges and a total number of credits including any transfer credits from an Arizona community college equal to the number of credits required for a baccalaureate degree at Arizona universities for that student's initially declared course of study.

C.

E.

A member of the Arizona national guard who received a purple heart citation on or after September 11, 2001 or a former member of the Arizona national guard who was medically discharged from the Arizona national guard due to an injury or disability suffered during status under title 10, United States Code, in weekend training status, in annual - 2 - H.B.

2336 training status or in response to a state of emergency declared by the governor is eligible for a tuition waiver scholarship provided for in this section.