SB 1013 — colleges; universities; free speech zones

SenateHouse Engrossed Senate Bill colleges;

free speech zones State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session CHAPTER 184 SENATE BILL 1013 AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 15–1864 AND 15–1865, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES;

RELATING TO STUDENTS'POSTSECONDARY RIGHTS.INSTITUTIONS.

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Community college districts;

expenditure limitations;

withholding Notwithstanding section 41-1279.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, if a community college district exceeds its expenditure limitation prescribed in article IX, section 21, Constitution of Arizona, and pursuant to section 41-563, Arizona Revised Statutes, the community college district shall have its state aid pursuant to section 15-1466, Arizona Revised Statutes, withheld as follows:

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If the excess expenditures are less than five percent of the limitation, an amount equal to $5,000.

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If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than five percent but less than ten percent of the limitation, an amount equal to $15,000.

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If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than ten percent but less than twelve percent of the limitation, an amount equal to $20,000.

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If the excess expenditures are equal to or greater than twelve percent of the limitation, an amount calculated pursuant to section 41- 1279.07, Arizona Revised Statutes, except that for any provisional community college district established pursuant to section 15-1402.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, before December 31, 2015 that is in a county with a population that does not exceed three hundred thousand persons, the maximum amount of state aid withheld may not exceed one percent of the provisional community college district budget.

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Retroactivity Section 3 of this act applies retroactively to from and after June 30, 2022.

APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR JUNE 20, 2023.

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 20, 2023.

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