The bill HB2178 amends section 15-1626.01 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, concerning the allocation of student fee monies by universities under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents. The bill requires that if a university allocates student fee monies to support the activities of individual university-recognized student organizations or clubs, it must provide students with the opportunity to select which organizations or clubs may not receive their pro rata share of the fees. If a student makes such a selection, the university must use that student's share of the fees only for programs open to all students. If a student does not make a selection, the university may allocate their share of the fees to any recognized student organization or club or to programs open to all students.

The bill narrows the scope of monies to only include allocations from student fees, rather than from any source, to support the activities of organizations or clubs. It also replaces the requirement to transfer reduced pro rata shares of the monies consistent with student selections with a requirement to use the monies only for programs open to all students. Additionally, it authorizes the university to use the pro rata share of the monies for outlined purposes if a student does not select an organization or club to withhold fees from. The bill includes technical changes and becomes effective on the general effective date.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 15-1626.01
House Engrossed Version: 15-1626.01
Senate Engrossed Version: 15-1626.01
Chaptered Version: 15-1626.01