Assigned to APPROP AS VETOED
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
VETOED
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1528/ H.B. 2575
higher education; 2023-2024.
Purpose
Makes session law changes relating to higher education necessary to implement the FY
2024 state budget.
Background
The Arizona Constitution prohibits substantive law from being included in the general
appropriations, capital outlay appropriations and supplemental appropriations bills. However, it is
often necessary to make statutory and session law changes to effectuate the budget. Thus, separate
bills called budget reconciliation bills (BRBs) are introduced to enact these provisions. Because
BRBs contain substantive law changes, the Arizona Constitution provides that they become
effective on the general effective date, unless an emergency clause is enacted.
S.B. 1528 contains the budget reconciliation provisions for changes relating to higher
education.
Provisions
1. Continues, for FY 2024, to allow the required state match to be less than two dollars for each
dollar raised by the surcharge on student registration fees pursuant to the Arizona Financial
Aid Trust Fund.
2. Specifies that operating state aid for community college districts (CCD) in FY 2024 is as
prescribed in the FY 2024 General Appropriations Act.
3. Specifies that state aid for CCD science, technology, engineering and mathematics and
workforce development programs in FY 2024 is as prescribed in the FY 2024 General
Appropriations Act.
4. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Governor's Veto Message
The Governor indicates in her veto message that S.B. 1528, and the FY 2024 state budget
as a whole, does not address her priorities to work together on a budget that addresses the state's
housing crisis, lowers costs, prepares the workforce and invests in public education.
FACT SHEET – Vetoed
S.B. 1528/H.B. 2575
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Senate Action House Action
APPROP 1/31/23 DP 6-4-0 APPROP 2/1/23 DP 9-6-0-0
3
rd
Read 2/1/23 16-14-0 3
rd
Read 2/13/23 31-27-2
(S.B. 1528 was substituted for H.B. 2575 on 3
rd
Read)
Vetoed by the Governor 2/16/23
Prepared by Senate Research
February 17, 2023
LB/MH/slp