HB2297

Financial aid; private scholarships; requirements

Introduced·1/20/26
Introduced Text

Arizona Ban on Scholarship Displacement Act of 2026 prohibits reducing gift aid for students with private scholarships.

Arizona Ban on Scholarship Displacement Act of 2026 mandates that eligible postsecondary education institutions consider private scholarship awards when determining financial aid, including gift aid, for students. It prohibits reducing a student's gift aid below the amount by which the gift aid exceeds the student's actual cost of attendance. The act defines "eligible postsecondary education institution" as a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or a community college.

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History

Jan 21

House

House read second time

Jan 20

House

Introduced in House and read first time

Jan 20

House

Assigned to House ED Committee