House of Representatives

SB 1243

board of regents; continuation

Sponsors: Senator Aguirre; Representative Avelar

DP	Committee on Education
X	Caucus and COW
	Third Read
	As Passed the House

SB 1243 continues the Arizona Board of Regents (Board) until July 1, 2012.

Current Status

SB 1243 passed the Education Committee unamended.

History

The Auditor General issued a performance audit report and sunset review of ABOR in September of 2001. In December, the House of Representatives and Senate Committees of Reference met to consider the sunset review and adopted a recommendation to extend the termination date for the Arizona Board of Regents for an additional 10 years.

ABOR governs and provides policy guidance to the University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University and Arizona State University as well as their extended campuses. The current termination date for ABOR is July 1, 2002. ABOR has oversight in the following areas within the public university system in Arizona:

· Appointment of University Presidents.

· Academic and student policies and programs.

· Financial policies and procedures.

· Student tuition.

· Fees and financial aid.

· Capital projects.

· Strategic planning.

· Legal affairs.

· Internal audit services.

· Public and governmental outreach.

· Policies and benefits for university employees.

Provisions

· Continues ABOR until July 1, 2012.

· States the purpose is to continue ABOR to adopt, prescribe and regulate administrative and finical policies applicable to universities of this state, to adopt regulations, rules and measures for universities of this state and to supervise the operation of universities of this state.

· Contains a retroactivity clause of July 1, 2002 for the continuation of ABOR.

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· 45th Legislature

· Second Regular Session 2 April 2, 2002

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