HB 2089
Initials NM/CV Page 1 Military Affairs & Public Safety
ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
HB2089: military veterans; surviving spouses; scholarships
Sponsor: Representative Payne, LD 27
Committee on Military Affairs & Public Safety
Overview
Includes that the surviving spouse of a veteran who has not remarried is eligible for the Spouses
of Military Veterans Tuition Scholarship (Scholarship).
History
Under current law the Scholarship, administered by ABOR, is awarded to the spouse of an
honorably discharged veteran. ABOR awards the Scholarship, on a first-come first-serve basis,
in an amount equal to the tuition and mandatory fees charged by the university or community
college which the spouse is enrolled in (A.R.S. § 15-809).
Provisions
1. Broadens the scholarship to include the surviving spouse who has not remarried of an
honorably discharged veteran is eligible to receive the scholarship. (Sec. 1)
2. Makes a technical change. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note