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This bill makes several changes to higher education in Arizona, including: 1. Clarifying the requirements for credit and non-credit courses offered by community colleges, such as having a formal course outline, evaluating and grading students, and meeting faculty standards. 2. Requiring the Arizona Board of Regents to conduct a comprehensive cost study every 5 years on the actual cost of educating a full-time resident undergraduate student, and submit an annual cost containment report on actions taken by universities to contain increases in the cost of attendance. 3. Establishing the Arizona Teacher Academy to incentivize Arizona resident students to enter the teaching profession and commit to teach in Arizona public schools, including providing full tuition and fee waivers. 4. Requiring the Arizona Board of Regents and community college districts to provide tuition waivers to certain individuals who are or were in foster care, meet asset and other requirements, and engage in volunteer service. 5. Making changes to the requirements for community college districts to levy primary property taxes. The bill also includes several provisions related to state funding for higher education programs in Arizona for the 2018-2019 fiscal year.

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/70961