HB 2017
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-fifth Legislature
Second Regular Session
HB 2017: STEM funding; appropriation
Sponsor: Representative Kaiser, LD 15
Committee on Appropriations
Overview
Appropriates $8,600,000 from the state General Fund (GF) in FY 2023 to the Maricopa community
colleges for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and workforce programs
state aid. Removes language that subjects STEM and workforce programs state aid to
appropriation.
History
Statute establishes a formula that calculates each community college district's STEM and
workforce programs state aid according to the district's full-time equivalent student (FTSE) count
as follows:
• For a community college district with less than 5,000 FTSE: Multiply the most recent fiscal
year's actual FTSE count by $207, adjusted by the growth rate for common and high
school districts; and
• For a community college district with 5,000 or more FTSE: Multiply the most recent fiscal
year's actual FTSE count by $158, adjusted by the growth rate for common and high
school districts.
Currently, STEM and workforce programs state aid is subject to appropriation.
A community college district may spend STEM and workforce programs state aid on partnerships
with businesses and educational institutions, additional faculty, technology, equipment,
technology infrastructure, student services and the purchase or lease of real property (A.R.S. §
14-1464).
Laws 2019, Chapter 266, Laws 2020, Chapter 50 and Laws 2021, Chapter 410 (the higher
education budget reconciliation bills) suspended the statutory STEM and workforce programs
state aid formula and funded community college districts as specified in the respective fiscal year's
general appropriation act.
Provisions
1. Appropriates $8,600,000 from the state GF in FY 2023 to the Maricopa community colleges
for STEM and workforce programs state aid. (Sec. 2)
2. Deletes language that subjects STEM and workforce programs state aid to appropriation.
(Sec. 1)
3. States that STEM and workforce programs state aid is appropriated from the state GF. (Sec.
1)
4. Contains a delayed effective date of July 1, 2023. (Sec. 2)
5. Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note