House of Representatives

HB 2207

appropriation; higher education

Sponsors: Representatives Carruthers, Huffman Cannell et al.

DP	Committee on Education
X	Committee on Appropriation
	Caucus and COW	This bill as introduced contains an Appropriation clause.
	As Passed the House

HB 2207 appropriates $6.0 million from the state general fund to the Arizona Board of Regents to build a higher education science complex at Arizona Western College.

History

Currently, Arizona Western College, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University are members of a Higher Education Partnership that serves residents of Southwest Arizona. Under the partnership, Arizona Western College provides the first two years of both universities baccalaureate degree programs and NAU and the U of A offer the final two years of the four-year degree programs as well as graduate degree programs.

HB 2207 appropriates $6.0 million from the state general fund to the Arizona Board of Regents to build a higher education science complex at Arizona Western College. The total cost of the science complex is estimated at $10.0 million. Arizona Western College will commit $1.0 million to the project and the remaining $3.0 million will be raised from the communities in western Arizona. Both the college and university programs will use the science facility.

Provisions

· Appropriates $6.0 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2001-2002 to the Arizona board of regents for a joint venture among the University of Arizona, Arizona Western College and Northern Arizona University to build a higher education and science complex at Arizona Western College.

HB 2207 passed the Education Committee unamended.

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44th Legislature

Second Regular Session 2 February 13, 2001

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