Arizona HCR 2048: in-state tuition; universities; community colleges

Bill Text

Odd Ball HCR2048 - 572R - S Ver of HCR2048 

 Senate Engrossed

 elected 
 officials; salary; prohibition

 (now: military 
 families; scholarship accounts)

 State of Arizona

 House of Representatives

 Fifty-seventh Legislature

 Second Regular Session

 2026

 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2048

A CONCURRENT 
RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the 
constitution of Arizona; amending article XI, constitution of Arizona, by 
adding section 12; relating to education scholarships. 

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Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of 
Arizona, the Senate concurring:

1. Article XI, Constitution of Arizona, is 
proposed to be amended by adding section 12 as follows if approved by the 
voters and on proclamation of the Governor:

12. Scholarship accounts; confiscation of monies prohibited; 
voidability of future bills or measures; definitions 

section 
12. A. This state may not confiscate monies from any 
scholarship account of any student who is a child of a military family if both 
of the following apply:

1. The 
scholarship account is established and maintained by this state pursuant to a 
program that designates any student who is a child of a military family AND WHO 
SATISFIES ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS as eligible to receive scholarship monies. This 
paragraph does not limit this subsection to scholarship account programs that 
are established and maintained by this state for only children of military 
families.

2. THe 
student may use monies in the scholarship account for tuition or fees at 
eligible postsecondary educational institutions. 

B. Notwithstanding 
article IV, if a bill enacted into law or a measure approved by the voters on 
or after November 1, 2026 violates subsection A of this section, the entire 
bill or measure is void. A court may not sever any portion of a bill or measure 
that violates subsection A of this section.

C. For 
the purposes of this section:

1. "child 
of a military family" means a student who is a child of a person who meets 
any of the following:

(a) Is 
serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States.

(b) Was 
serving on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States 
when the student's eligibility was initially determined.

(c) Was 
a member of the armed forces of the United States who was killed in the line of 
duty.

2. "Confiscate":

(a) Includes 
seizing, transferring or otherwise taking monies from a scholarship account.

(b) Does 
not include acts related to the closure of a scholarship account if any of the 
following applies:

(i) The 
student or account holder is found personally responsible for illegal activity 
or wrongdoing in a proceeding in which the student or account holder receives 
individualized due process of law. 

(ii) The 
student or account holder voluntarily closes or fails to renew a scholarship 
account.

(iii) The 
student graduates from an eligible postsecondary educational institution.

(iv) The 
student is ineligible to maintain a scholarship account under a scholarship 
program because the student did not enroll in an eligible postsecondary 
educational institution for a period of at least four consecutive years after 
graduating from high school.

3. "Eligible 
postsecondary educational institution" means:

(a) A 
university that is established pursuant to section 1 of this article.

(b) A 
community college district in this state.

(c) an 
accredited private postsecondary educational institution.

2. Short title

This act may be cited as the 
"Military Families College Savings and Scholarship Protection Act".

3. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the 
voters at the next general election as provided by article XXI, Constitution of 
Arizona.

PASSED BY THE HOUSE MARCH 2, 2026.

PASSED BY THE SENATE JUNE 13, 2026.

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE JUNE 15, 2026.