ROTC cadets; in-state student status
SB 1021 amends Arizona law to grant immediate in-state tuition status to students enrolled in a Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program within the state. This provision directly affects ROTC cadets who are contracted participants in Arizona, allowing them to qualify for in-state tuition rates without meeting the standard one-year domicile requirement. The key mechanism is a new subsection (K) added to the in-state student status statute, which automatically classifies ROTC cadets as in-state students upon enrollment. This change applies to all Arizona public universities and community colleges governed by the Arizona Board of Regents or community college districts. The bill became law after passing the legislature and receiving the governor's signature in April 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Dec 16, 2024
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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This bill was formatted and finalized for official publication as Chapter 57, with no substantive changes to the policy content. The text of the bill itself remains identical to the Senate Engrossed Version, preserving all eligibility criteria for in-state student tuition classification.
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The document was converted from a draft legislative format to an official chaptered version with proper state headers, chapter numbering, and governor approval dates added.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2025 · House Apr 15, 2025
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 30
Feb 12, 2025
D
Democratic13
84% Yea
R
Republican17
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor
executive
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
PASSED
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
DP
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED
upper
Jan 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
DP
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wendy Rogers
RRepublican
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