SB1528 is a budget reconciliation bill (BRB) designed to implement changes related to higher education for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 state budget. The bill includes provisions that continue the allowance for the state match to be less than two dollars for each dollar raised by the surcharge on student registration fees for the Arizona Financial Aid Trust Fund. It also specifies the operating state aid for community college districts (CCD) and state aid for CCD STEM and workforce development programs for FY 2024 as prescribed in the FY 2024 General Appropriations Act. The bill was vetoed by the Governor, who stated that it did not align with her priorities, which include addressing the state's housing crisis, lowering costs, preparing the workforce, and investing in public education.

The new bill language proposes an act that would appropriate monies and relate to higher education, but specific details of the changes are not provided in the text provided. The bill was assigned to the Appropriations Committee and was vetoed as it stood during the Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session.