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This bill establishes the Hazlewood Act tuition waiver scholarship program administered by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) to provide tuition scholarships for specific groups, including veterans who have served over 180 days on active duty and were discharged honorably, spouses or children of service members killed in action or with total disability, and spouses or children of Arizona National Guard members killed while on active duty. To be eligible, individuals must be classified as in-state students, maintain satisfactory academic progress, and have attempted fewer than 150 credit hours using these scholarships. ABOR must develop an application process, verify eligibility, and create policies that include allowing late applications, setting credit hour limits based on degree programs, and providing flexibility for academic hardship. The program covers tuition at universities and community colleges, with some restrictions on eligible courses, such as excluding courses not state-funded or those with extraordinary costs. The bill also allows for exceptions to academic progress requirements under specific circumstances like illness, caregiving responsibilities, or military service, and requires institutions to report scholarship usage to ABOR.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/83392