REFERENCE TITLE: tribal community college operations; appropriations State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 SB 1572 Introduced by Senators Hatathlie: Kuby, Ortiz AN ACT amending title 15, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 9.2; appropriating monies; relating to tribal COMMUNITY colleges. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
REFERENCE TITLE: tribal community college operations; appropriations
State of Arizona Senate Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025
SB 1572
Introduced by Senators Hatathlie: Kuby, Ortiz
REFERENCE TITLE: tribal community college operations; appropriations
State of Arizona
Senate
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
2025
SB 1572
Introduced by
Senators Hatathlie: Kuby, Ortiz
AN ACT
amending title 15, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 9.2; appropriating monies; relating to tribal COMMUNITY colleges.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 15, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 9.2, to read: ARTICLE 9.2. TRIBAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPERATIONS FUND START_STATUTE15-1893. Tribal community college operations fund The tribal community college operations fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations and gifts, grants, devises and other contributions of monies from any lawful source. The department of administration shall administer the fund and distribute monies from the fund to tribal community colleges in this state. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. Monies from the fund may be used for operational expenses incurred by a tribal community college, including expenses incurred to establish or provide instructional programs that will be offered by the tribal COMMUNITY college. On notice from the department, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. END_STATUTE Sec. 2. Appropriations; tribal community college operations fund The sum of $13,333,333 is appropriated from the state general fund in each of fiscal years 2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, to the tribal community college operations fund established by section 15-1893, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, and is appropriated from the tribal community college operations fund to the department of administration.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 14, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 9.2, to read:
ARTICLE 9.2. TRIBAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPERATIONS FUND
START_STATUTE15-1893. Tribal community college operations fund
The tribal community college operations fund is established consisting of legislative appropriations and gifts, grants, devises and other contributions of monies from any lawful source. The department of administration shall administer the fund and distribute monies from the fund to tribal community colleges in this state. Monies in the fund are subject to legislative appropriation and are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. Monies from the fund may be used for operational expenses incurred by a tribal community college, including expenses incurred to establish or provide instructional programs that will be offered by the tribal COMMUNITY college. On notice from the department, the state treasurer shall invest and divest monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313, and monies earned from investment shall be credited to the fund. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Appropriations; tribal community college operations fund
The sum of $13,333,333 is appropriated from the state general fund in each of fiscal years 2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, to the tribal community college operations fund established by section 15-1893, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, and is appropriated from the tribal community college operations fund to the department of administration.