HB 2336
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
First Regular Session
HB 2336: tuition; family; posttraumatic stress; suicide
Sponsor: Representative Shah, LD 5
Committee on Military Affairs & Public Safety
Overview
Grants eligibility for tuition wavier scholarships (TWSs) to spouses and children of veterans,
peace officers or firefighters who die by suicide caused by a posttraumatic stress injury (PTSI).
History
A TWS covers the full cost of tuition, at a university governed by the Arizona Board or Regents or
at a community college district, for eligible persons.
Under current law, the children and spouses of those who were killed in the line of duty, while in
the following positions, are eligible for a TWS:
1) Peace officer;
2) Correctional officer;
3) Firefighter;
4) Emergency paramedic;
5) National guard member; or
6) Member of the United States armed forces (A.R.S. § 15-1808).
A TWS recipient who is a child of one of the outlined individuals must not be more than 30 years
old, and a TWS recipient who was a spouse must not be remarried. A TWS may not cover more
than the number of credits necessary for a baccalaureate degree (A.R.S. § 15-1808).
Provisions
1. Broadens eligibility for a TWS to include an individual who is the child or spouse of a person
who:
a) Was a:
i. veteran;
ii. current or former peace officer;
iii. firefighter; or
iv. member of the United States armed forces;
b) Was a resident of Arizona at the time of death;
c) Suffered a PTSI; and
d) Died by suicide. (sec. 1)
2. Specifies that the person who committed suicide is not required to have been employed as a
peace officer or firefighter, or serving on active military duty, at the time of death. (Sec. 1)
3. Asserts that a spouse or child may qualify for the TWS regardless of the date that the PTSI
was suffered or the suicide was committed. (Sec. 2)
4. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☒ Fiscal Note