HCR 2041

REFERENCE TITLE: tuition rates; students; citizenship; requirements
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-seventh Legislature
Second Regular Session
2026
HCR 2041
Introduced by
Representative
  Keshel
A CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
enacting and ordering the submission to
the people of a measure relating to the classification of students for tuition
purposes.
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Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
Arizona, the Senate concurring:
1. Under the power of the referendum, as vested in
the Legislature, the following measure, relating to the classification of
students for tuition purposes, is enacted to become valid as a law if approved
by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
AN ACT
amending title 15, chapter 14, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 15-1803.01; relating to the
classification of students for tuition purposes.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 15, chapter 14, article 1,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 15-1803.01, to read:
START_STATUTE15-1803.01. Tuition rates; citizens; definition
A. Notwithstanding any other law, a
university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or a
community college as defined in section 15-1401 may not charge any
individual who is a citizen of the United States a tuition rate that is greater
than the tuition rate that the university or community college charges any
student who is not a citizen of the United States.
B. For the purposes of this
section, "tuition" means tuition and mandatory fees charged by a
university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or a community
college as defined in section 15-1401. END_STATUTE
2. The Secretary of State
shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as
provided by article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.