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2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1450 - District board members; participation in employee benefit plan

15-1450.
District board members;  participation in employee benefit plan
A. A community college district board may allow its members and spouses and dependents of members to participate in the plan providing health,  accident,  life and disability benefits for employees of the district and their dependents. A district board member is eligible to participate in the plan provided as an employee benefit if the member pays the full premium and the participation of the member does not result in an expenditure of district monies.
B. If the community college district board allows its members to participate in the plan,  as provided in subsection A of this section,  a district board may also adopt a policy allowing participation in the plan provided as an employee benefit for board members after they leave the board and for surviving spouses and dependents of board members or former board members under the following conditions:
1. The community college district board may allow a board member and spouses and dependents of members to continue to participate after the board member leaves the board if all of the following apply:
(a) The board member served at least six consecutive years on the board.
(b) The board member was covered under the plan while serving on the board.
(c) The board member pays the full premium.
(d) The board member's participation does not result in an expenditure of district monies.
2. The district board may allow the surviving spouse and dependents of a deceased board member to continue to participate in the plan if all of the following apply:
(a) The surviving spouse or dependents were covered under the board member's or former board member's participation in the plan.
(b) The surviving spouse or dependents pay the full premium.
(c) The participation of the surviving spouse and dependents does not result in the expenditure of district monies.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1452 - Evaluation of vocational and technological education programs

15-1452.
Evaluation of vocational and technological education programs
A district board shall provide for the evaluation of vocational and technological education programs once every five years. The assessment shall be conducted in cooperation with and with assistance from business,  industry and labor representatives. The district board may conduct a self-evaluation.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1462 - Special tax levy for maintenance or capital outlay of district; proration of monies

15-1462.
Special tax levy for maintenance or capital outlay of district;  proration of monies
A. The board of supervisors in each district may supply funds from other designated sources or,  in lieu thereof,  shall annually,  at the time of levying other taxes,  levy a special community college tax on property to be determined by each county comprising the district for the purpose of maintaining the district or for capital outlay. For purposes of this subsection " capital outlay"  means the expenditures which result in the acquisition of fixed properties such as land,  temporary,  permanent or portable buildings and development or permanent improvements to land or construction of buildings. The tax shall be at a rate sufficient to provide the amount proposed in the annual estimate of funds as needed to maintain the district for the current fiscal year,  after deducting from the total estimate the amount of funds appropriated for the district by the legislature,  but shall not be in excess of the levy limitation prescribed in title 42,  chapter 17,  article 2. The tax shall be added to and collected in the same manner as other county taxes on property. The amount of the special community college tax shall be paid into the community college fund of the county.
B. For the first year of operation monies shall be prorated to each county within a district in the ratio that the number of high school graduates of each county within the district bears to the total number of high school graduates in all counties within the district. Thereafter,  proration of monies shall be to each county within a district in the ratio that the number of full-time equivalent students of each county within the district bears to the total number of full-time equivalent students in all counties within the district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1463 - State contribution for capital outlay for initial or additional campus

15-1463.
State contribution for capital outlay for initial or additional campus
A. This state,  by legislative appropriation,  shall pay to the district a sum equal to fifty per cent of the total cost for capital outlay for an initial campus in a newly formed district or in a county entering into an intergovernmental agreement for providing courses pursuant to section 15-1470,  not to exceed one million dollars.
B. If a district board in an existing district determines the need for an additional campus or campuses,  it shall submit a request to the joint legislative budget committee for review. This state,  by legislative appropriation,  shall pay a sum equal to fifty per cent of the total cost for capital outlay for each approved campus within the district,  but not to exceed one million dollars at any one campus,  including the purchase,  erection,  remodeling or completion of buildings and the purchase of equipment and facilities for educational or auxiliary purposes of the community college,  excluding the cost of any land granted to the district and dormitories erected for the use of students or faculty members.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1465 - Election; issuance and sale of bonds for capital outlay; disposition of proceeds; proration of expenditures by counties

15-1465.
Election;  issuance and sale of bonds for capital outlay;  disposition of proceeds;  proration of expenditures by counties
A. A district may conduct an election to determine whether or not bonds shall be issued and sold for the purpose of paying its share of the expenditures incurred for capital outlay. The election shall be originated and conducted,  the bonds issued,  sold and redeemed and a tax levy imposed for payment of interest on such bonds and redemption of bonds in accordance with title 35,  chapter 3,  article 3 and the limitations imposed on school districts by article IX,  section 8,  Constitution of Arizona,  insofar as those provisions are applicable. The election shall be held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November as prescribed by section 16-204,  subsection B,  paragraph 1,  subdivision (d). Bond counsel fees,  financial advisory fees,  printing costs and paying agent and registrar fees shall be paid from either the amount authorized by the qualified electors of the community college district or current operating funds. Bond election expenses shall be paid from current operating funds only.
B. The proceeds of all bonds sold as provided in subsection A of this section shall be used only for capital outlay,  including the purchase of land,  the purchase,  erection,  remodeling or completion of buildings and the purchase of equipment and facilities for educational or auxiliary purposes of the community college district.
C. Where a district contains more than one county,  subsections A and B of this section shall be applicable separately to each of the counties as to its portion of the expenditures to be paid for capital outlay in setting up the physical plant of the district even though the proposed plant is to be established,  wholly or partly,  in one county of the district.
D. The portion of the expenditures for capital outlay to be prorated by each county of a district shall be determined in the ratio that the assessed valuation of each county within the district bears to the total assessed valuation of all counties within the district.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1467 - State aid appropriations; disbursement procedure; district fund

15-1467.
State aid appropriations;  disbursement procedure;  district fund
A. Appropriations for state aid to districts shall be distributed to each community college district in accordance with section 15-1466.
B. The state treasurer shall disburse one-fourth of the annual amount of the monies to each district in the first month of each quarter for the support and maintenance of the district,  to be expended as provided by law. If no community college exists,  the department shall establish a fund for new future districts to be disbursed as needed.
C. Notwithstanding subsection B of this section,  a district may request the state treasurer to disburse the monies to the local government investment pool for deposit into the district's account as established in section 35-326.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1468 - Equalization aid for community college districts

15-1468.
Equalization aid for community college districts
A. Subject to legislative appropriation,  any district that is organized pursuant to section 15-1402 and that has less than the amount of primary assessed valuation prescribed in section 15-1402 shall be paid by this state an amount equal to the following:
1. The difference between the prior year's actual primary assessed valuation of the district and the amount of primary assessed valuation prescribed in section 15-1402.
2. The actual prior year's primary property tax rate for the district.
3. The difference determined in paragraph 1 multiplied by the lesser of the tax rate determined in paragraph 2 or one dollar thirty-seven cents.
B. The equalization aid provided for in subsection A of this section shall be used for the same purposes specified in section 15-1462 and shall be apportioned to any qualifying district pursuant to section 15-1467.
C. This section does not apply to community college districts organized pursuant to section 15-1402.01 or to community college tuition financing districts as prescribed in section 15-1409.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1469.01 - Payment of community college nonresident state student cost

15-1469.01.
Payment of community college nonresident state student cost
A. Any county which is not a part of an established community college district and whose share of transaction privilege taxes,  apportioned pursuant to section 42-5029,  subsection D,  totals less than one per cent of the total distribution base apportioned to all counties shall have any reimbursement to a community college district prescribed by section 15-1469 paid by the state.
B. The state treasurer shall reduce the apportionment pursuant to section 42-5029 to any county whose community college reimbursement as prescribed in section 15-1469 is eligible to be paid by the state pursuant to subsection A of this section by the amount of the reimbursement paid by the state. The state treasurer shall deposit the amount of the reduction in the state general fund.
C. Community college reimbursement payments made by the state on behalf of a county pursuant to this section shall be included under the state appropriation limitation established pursuant to article IX,  section 17,  Constitution of Arizona,  and shall not be included under county expenditure limitations established pursuant to article IX,  section 20,  Constitution of Arizona.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1470 - Community college courses; intergovernmental agreement

15-1470.
Community college courses;  intergovernmental agreement
A. A district may offer credit and noncredit courses and services outside of the district in other districts within this state.
B. A district may offer credit and noncredit courses and services outside of the district in counties within this state without an organized district.
C. A district may offer credit and noncredit courses and services outside of this state. A district is not entitled to state aid payments for students who are provided courses and services outside of this state.
D. Before a district may offer courses pursuant to subsection A,  the district shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the district of the county in which the courses will be held.
E. Before a district may offer courses pursuant to subsection B,  the district shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the board of supervisors of the county in which the courses will be held. The district and the county shall negotiate the amount of reimbursement payable by the county to the district for courses conducted within the county no later than July 1.
F. The intergovernmental agreement entered into as provided in subsection E may not require or permit the county to reimburse the district for noncredit classes.
G. The intergovernmental agreement entered into as provided in this section shall include provisions for an alternative dispute resolution.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1473 - Uniform system of accounting for community college districts; duties of auditor general; posting; budget; accepting audit results

15-1473.
Uniform system of accounting for community college districts;  duties of auditor general;  posting;  budget;  accepting audit results
A. The auditor general shall determine the accounting systems,  accounting methods and accounting procedures for use by the community college districts.
B. The auditor general,  in conjunction with the community college districts,  shall prescribe a uniform system of accounting as provided in section 41-1279.21 for use by all community college districts.
C. The financial statements required to be filed with the auditor general pursuant to section 41-1279.07 must be posted in a prominent location on the official website of the community college district not later than seven business days after the date of filing the financial statements with the auditor general. The financial statements must be retained and accessible in a prominent location on the official website for at least sixty months. If the financial statements are not filed pursuant to section 41-1279.07,  the form as prescribed by subsection D of this section shall be posted on the website of the community college district in place of the financial statements until the financial statements are filed.
D. If the financial statements for a community college district are not completed and filed as prescribed by section 41-1279.07 on or before the adoption of the community college district budget in the subsequent fiscal year,  the board of directors must include a form,  prescribed by the auditor general,  in the published budget in the subsequent fiscal year pursuant to section 15-1461 stating that the financial statements required to be filed with the auditor general pursuant to section 41-1279.07 are pending,  the reasons for the delay and the estimated date of completion.
E. If the community college district board of directors is required to complete the form as prescribed by subsection D of this section,  the board of directors shall send a copy of the form to the auditor general,  the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.
F. Within ninety days after completing an audit pursuant to this section,  the community college district board of directors shall require the auditor who performed the audit to present the audit results and any findings to the board in a regular meeting without the use of a consent agenda,  and the board shall demonstrate compliance with section 41-1494.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1481 - Definitions

15-1481.
Definitions
In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires:
1. " Acquire"  includes purchase,  erect,  build,  construct,  reconstruct,  repair,  replace,  extend,  better,  furnish,  equip,  develop,  improve and embellish.
2. " Board"  means the governing board of a community college district or its successors,  but does not include community college tuition financing districts as prescribed in section 15-1409.
3. " Bonds"  means any bonds issued pursuant to this article.
4. " Federal agency"  means the housing and home finance agency,  the United States of America or any of its officers or agencies designated or created to make grants or loans of monies for public construction work.
5. " Institution"  means any community college district that is organized in this state pursuant to section 15-1402 or 15-1402.01,  but does not include community college tuition financing districts as prescribed in section 15-1409.
6. " Project"  means one or more classrooms,  student or faculty residence halls,  dormitories,  dining halls,  student union buildings,  field houses,  stadia and other revenue producing buildings located at the institution,  together with sites for the buildings,  and includes equipment,  furnishings,  heating,  lighting and other service facilities in connection with the buildings.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1482 - Powers

15-1482.
Powers
The board shall have power,  for and in behalf of the institution,  to:
1. Acquire any project or projects and own,  operate and maintain the same.
2. Accept grants or loans of monies from a federal agency.
3. Borrow monies and issue bonds and provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof.
4. Perform all acts and do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers granted by this article.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1483 - Issuance of bonds

15-1483.
Issuance of bonds
A. The board for and on behalf of an institution is authorized from time to time to issue negotiable bonds for the purpose of acquiring a project or projects. The bonds shall be authorized by resolution of the board. The bonds may be issued in one or more series,  bear such date or dates,  be in such denomination or denominations,  mature at such time or times,  not exceeding forty years from the respective dates thereof,  mature in such amount or amounts,  bear interest at such rate or rates,  as determined by the board,  payable semiannually,  be in such form either coupon or registered,  carry such registration privileges,  be executed in such manner,  be payable in such medium of payment,  at such place or places,  and be subject to such term of redemption,  with or without premium,  as such resolution or other resolutions may provide. The bonds may be sold at not less than par at either public or private sale. The bonds shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all the purposes of title 47,  chapter 3.
B. Before the issuance of bonds that do not require voter approval,  a district shall submit information regarding the planned projects that will be funded with the bond proceeds to the joint committee on capital review for review.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1485 - Monies of institution

15-1485.
Monies of institution
No monies derived from the sale of bonds under the provisions of this article shall be required to be paid into the state treasury but shall be deposited by the treasurer of the board in a separate bank account or accounts in such bank or banks or trust company or trust companies as may be designated by the board,  and all deposits of such monies shall,  if required by the board,  be secured by obligations of the United States of America of a market value equal at all times to the amount of the deposit,  and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give such security. Such monies shall be considered as held for and on behalf of the institution for which the bonds have been issued. Such monies shall be disbursed as may be directed by the board and in accordance with the terms of any agreements with the holder or holders of any bonds. This section shall not be construed as limiting the power of the board to agree in connection with the issuance of the bonds as to the custody and disposition of the monies received from the sale of such bonds or the income and revenue pledged and assigned to or in trust for the benefit of the holder or holders thereof.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1486 - Validity of bonds

15-1486.
Validity of bonds
The bonds bearing the signatures of officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding obligations,  notwithstanding that before the delivery thereof and payment therefor any or all of the persons whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to be officers of the board. The validity of the bonds shall not be dependent on nor affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings to acquire the project financed by the bonds or taken in connection therewith.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1487 - Prohibitions against obligating the state of Arizona

15-1487.
Prohibitions against obligating the state of Arizona
Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the board to contract a debt on behalf of,  or in any way to obligate,  the state of Arizona,  or to pledge,  assign or encumber in any way or to permit the pledging,  assigning or encumbering in any way of appropriations made by the legislature or revenue derived from the investment of the proceeds of the sale and from the rental of such lands as have been set aside by the enabling act approved June 20,  1910,  or other legislative enactments of the United States,  for the use and benefit of the institution.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1488 - Bonds obligations issued for and on behalf of institutions

15-1488.
Bonds obligations issued for and on behalf of institutions
All bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be obligations issued by the board for and on behalf of the institution payable only in accordance with the terms thereof,  and shall not be obligations general,  special or otherwise of the state of Arizona. Such bonds shall not constitute a debt,  legal or moral,  of the state of Arizona,  and shall not be enforceable against this state,  nor shall payment thereof be enforceable out of any funds of the institution issuing said bonds other than the income and revenue pledged and assigned to,  or in trust for the benefit of,  the holder or holders of such bonds. No institution shall be dissolved until all of the bonds issued by the board for and on behalf of the institution have been paid in full.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1489 - Certification of bonds by attorney general

15-1489.
Certification of bonds by attorney general
The board may submit to the attorney general of the state of Arizona any bonds to be issued under this article after all proceedings for the issuance of such bonds have been taken. Upon the submission of such proceedings to the attorney general,  it shall be his duty to examine into and pass upon the validity of the bonds and the regularity of all proceedings in connection therewith. If such proceedings conform to the provisions of this article,  and if the bonds when delivered and paid for will constitute binding and legal obligations authorized by the board for and on behalf of the institution,  enforceable according to the terms thereof,  the attorney general shall certify in substance upon the back of each of said bonds that it is issued in accordance with the constitution and laws of the state of Arizona.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1490 - Excision of unconstitutional or ineffective parts of article

15-1490.
Excision of unconstitutional or ineffective parts of article
It is declared that the sections,  clauses,  sentences and parts of this article are severable,  are not matters of mutual essential inducement and any of them may be excised by any court of competent jurisdiction if this article would otherwise be unconstitutional or ineffective. It is the intention of this article to confer upon the board,  for and on behalf of the institution,  all or any part of the powers in this article provided for,  and if any one or more sections,  clauses,  sentences or parts of this article shall for any reason be questioned in any court of competent jurisdiction and shall be adjudged unconstitutional or invalid,  such judgment shall not affect,  impair or invalidate the remaining provisions thereof,  but shall be confined in its operation to the specific provision or provisions so held unconstitutional or invalid,  and the inapplicability or invalidity of any section,  clause,  sentence or part of this article in any one or more instances shall not be taken to affect or prejudice its applicability or validity in any other instance.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1491 - Supplemental nature of article; construction and purpose

15-1491.
Supplemental nature of article;  construction and purpose
The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition to and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law,  general or special,  and bonds may be issued under the provisions of this article notwithstanding the provisions of and without regard to the procedure required by any other such law. Insofar as the provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law,  general or special,  the provisions of this article shall be controlling.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1601 - State universities; location; faculty powers; report

15-1601.
State universities;  location;  faculty powers;  report
A. The Arizona board of regents shall maintain state universities at Flagstaff in Coconino county,  at Tempe in Maricopa county and at Tucson in Pima county,  and the universities are respectively designated northern Arizona university,  Arizona state university and the university of Arizona. The board shall maintain an Arizona state university campus in western Maricopa county designated as Arizona state university west campus and an Arizona state university campus in eastern Maricopa county designated as Arizona state university east campus. The board may establish and maintain other colleges and universities subject to legislative authority. Subject to review by the joint committee on capital review,  the board may establish new campuses that are separate from any location in existence on July 1,  2007. The Arizona state university campus at Tempe shall provide administrative support for the Arizona state university campuses in western Maricopa county and in eastern Maricopa county.
B. The universities shall have colleges,  schools and departments and give courses of study and academic degrees as the board approves. Subject to the responsibilities and powers of the board and the university presidents,  the faculty members of the universities,  through their elected faculty representatives,  shall share responsibility for academic and educational activities and matters related to faculty personnel. The faculty members of each university,  through their elected faculty representatives,  shall participate in the governance of their respective universities and shall actively participate in the development of university policy.
C. On or before November 15 of each year,  Arizona state university shall report to the joint legislative budget committee,  the governor's office of strategic planning and budgeting,  the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate for each of its separate campuses all of the following:
1. The capital expenditure history made to each campus for each of the two previous fiscal years.
2. The actual number of full-time equivalent students at each campus of Arizona state university as of the twenty-first day after classes begin for the fall semester and the total headcount enrollment at each campus.
3. Any revenues or allocations made to each campus of Arizona state university that are available to report.
4. Any long-term capital or expansion plans for each campus.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1622 - Officers; organization; quorum

15-1622.
Officers;  organization;  quorum
A. The board shall select from its membership a president,  secretary,  treasurer and such other officers it deems necessary. The same person shall not hold the offices of secretary and treasurer. The board may require the treasurer to give additional bond.
B. A majority of the membership of the board shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business at any meeting regularly called,  but a number less than a quorum may adjourn from time to time.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1623 - Compensation of members

15-1623.
Compensation of members
A. The secretary of the Arizona board of regents shall receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611.
B. Appointed members shall receive compensation as determined pursuant to section 38-611 for each day of attendance at board meetings,  except the compensation of no member of the board shall exceed five hundred dollars in any year.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1624 - Meetings of board advisory committees; student records; executive session

15-1624.
Meetings of board advisory committees;  student records;  executive session
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 38-431.01,  subsection A,  meetings of advisory committees to the board involving student records may be held in executive session. A student whose records are to be considered may request that the meeting be held as a public meeting in which case the meeting pertaining to such student's records shall not be in executive session.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1625 - General powers of board as body corporate

15-1625.
General powers of board as body corporate
A. The Arizona board of regents is a body corporate with perpetual succession. The board has jurisdiction and control over the universities.
B. The board may:
1. Adopt a corporate seal.
2. Contract.
3. Sue and be sued.
4. Purchase,  receive,  hold,  make and take leases and long-term leases of and sell real and personal property for the benefit of this state and for the use of the institutions under its jurisdiction.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1626.01 - Transfer of fees for student organizations; prohibition; support

15-1626.01.
Transfer of fees for student organizations;  prohibition;  support
A. A university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents shall not transfer any portion of the tuition or fees collected from students pursuant to section 15-1626 or use any university student billing process to collect monies on behalf of an organization not under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents and not recognized as a university student organization.
B. A university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents may establish and support student government at the university and the university recognized student organizations and clubs,  and provide support for these student groups from tuition and fees pursuant to section 15-1633.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1629 - Annual report

15-1629.
Annual report
Within ninety days after the close of each fiscal year the Arizona board of regents shall make a report for the fiscal year to the governor. The report shall set forth the state of progress of the universities in their several colleges,  schools and departments,  the courses of study included in their curricula,  the number of professors,  other instructional faculty and staff members employed,  the number of students registered and attending classes,  the amount of receipts and expenditures and such other information as the board deems proper.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1634 - Intergovernmental agreements; special assessments

15-1634.
Intergovernmental agreements;  special assessments
A. Pursuant to section 48-582 or 48-920 or in conjunction with any street improvement made pursuant to any other statute,  the board on behalf of this state or any university may enter into and shall be bound by intergovernmental agreements with one or more cities,  counties or improvement districts for the purpose of improving streets adjacent to or running through university property by the construction of any or all of the improvements authorized in either title 48,  chapter 4,  articles 1 and 2 or title 48,  chapter 6,  article 1.
B. The agreement may provide that assessments may be levied against university property to secure repayment of the cost of the improvements. So long as this state or the board owns the land so assessed the assessment liens may not be enforced by sale or foreclosure. The agreement may also provide that the university's share of any incidental cost may be paid by the board from any available fund of that university. The board shall pay or cause to be paid the installments of principal and interest coming due on the assessments and may pledge for the payment thereof any monies of the respective university which do not cause the agreement or assessment to become a debt of this state under,  or contrary to,  any constitutional provision and which do not violate any contract rights of any other person to be paid from the same source. The agreement shall provide that the payments due under the agreement include any penalties and additional interest that the owner of property subject to assessment would be required to pay on the delinquency of an installment of principal or interest.
C. In the agreement the board may waive any formal requirement,  notice or prerequisite to levying an assessment.
D. If the board leases,  long-term leases or sells any parcel subject to an assessment,  the board shall require that the lessee's or purchaser's initial payment be in an amount at least sufficient to reimburse the board for the parcel's allocative share of the monies previously expended to pay the assessment. The board shall return such amount to be reimbursed to the source of the monies under subsection B of this section.
E. Upon the sale of any parcel subject to an assessment,  the lien of the assessment may be enforced by foreclosure and sale in the manner set forth in the respective statute authorizing the levying of the assessment.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1635.01 - Transfer of technology developed by universities; intellectual property policies; officer or employee interest in private entity

15-1635.01.
Transfer of technology developed by universities;  intellectual property policies;  officer or employee interest in private entity
A. To encourage the exchange of technological expertise,  new research development and other valuable information between private enterprise and the university system in this state and to facilitate the transfer of technology developed by officers or employees of universities under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents to commercial,  nonprofit and entrepreneurial enterprises for the economic development of this state and for the public benefit,  the Arizona board of regents shall maintain intellectual property policies that allow,  on a case-by-case negotiated basis,  the licensing,  assignment or other transfer of intellectual property owned by the board to third parties if the transfer is in the best interest of this state and the university system or the transfer otherwise promotes the dissemination of university research for the public benefit.
B. Notwithstanding title 38,  chapter 3,  article 8,  the Arizona board of regents,  a university or an entity authorized to manage intellectual property on behalf of the board or a university may enter into agreements to transfer intellectual property owned by the board to an officer or employee of an institution under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents or to an entity in which an officer or employee maintains a substantial interest as defined by section 38-502.
C. Before concluding an agreement for the transfer of any intellectual property owned by the Arizona board of regents to an officer or employee of the board or a university or to an entity in which an officer or employee of the board or a university maintains a substantial interest,  the board or university shall do all of the following:
1. Identify,  on a case-by-case basis,  individual and institutional conflicts of interest and conflicts of commitment that may arise as a result of the proposed transfer.
2. Determine whether the potential conflicts are manageable.
3. If the potential conflicts are manageable,  develop a conflict management plan and enter into agreements as necessary for the appropriate management and oversight of the potential conflicts in conformance with policies of the Arizona board of regents and the university.
D. The board shall maintain appropriate policies and procedures for the implementation of this section.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1636 - Lease of real property and improvements in research park; prohibited and permitted uses

15-1636.
Lease of real property and improvements in research park;  prohibited and permitted uses
A. The board shall not lease real property located in an area defined as a research park pursuant to section 35-701 unless the lease contains a covenant that prohibits unlimited manufacturing on the site and allows the board to enforce the covenant by appropriate means,  which may include termination of the lease.
B. The board may take title to and lease improvements constructed on land located in an area defined as a research park pursuant to section 35-701 if the lease contains a covenant that restricts the use of the subject property to the uses permitted under this section. The lease shall allow the board to enforce the covenant by appropriate means,  including termination of the lease. The board may lease unimproved lots or parcels located in an area defined as a research park pursuant to section 35-701 for any use by a lessee.
C. The requirements of subsection B of this section do not apply to improvements constructed before July 20,  1996 or to a lease entered into between the board and a lessee,  subsidiary,  successor,  sublessee or assignee of a lessee,  who originally entered into any lease with the board before July 31,  1996.
D. The subject property may be used only for the following purposes:
1. Laboratories,  offices and other facilities for testing,  consulting and information processing,  related to research and development.
2. Production,  assembly or sale of products pursuant to research and development activities.
3. Pilot plants in which processes planned for use in production elsewhere can be tested and assembled.
4. Regional or national headquarters of the lessee or its subsidiaries that are engaged in research and development or education activities.
5. Education and training facilities.
6. Operations required to maintain or support any permitted use,  including maintenance shops,  power plants,  wastewater treatment facilities,  the keeping of animals,  machine shops,  common area improvements and facilities and professional and commercial services supporting permitted uses,  such as child development centers,  food services and post office and mailing centers.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1638 - Disclosure of records and other matters; exception; definition

15-1638.
Disclosure of records and other matters;  exception;  definition
A. A nonprofit corporation that is a lessee pursuant to section 15-1637,  subsection A shall disclose and make available records and other matters in the same manner as is required of a public body pursuant to title 39,  chapter 1,  except that the nonprofit corporation is not required to disclose or make available any records or other matters that:
1. Identify the care or treatment of an individual patient who receives services provided by the nonprofit corporation,  including billings,  unless the patient or patient's representative consents in writing to the disclosure.
2. Reveal proprietary information provided to the nonprofit corporation by a nongovernmental source.
3. Would cause demonstrable and material harm to the nonprofit corporation and that would place it at a competitive disadvantage in the marketplace.
4. Would violate an exception,  privilege or confidentiality granted or imposed by statute or common law.
B. The provisions of this section do not apply to reports of statistical and demographic data required by section 36-125.05.
C. In this section,  " nongovernmental"  means an entity other than the federal government,  an agency or instrumentality of the federal government or a public body as defined in section 39-121.01.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1639 - University recruitment and retention program for economically disadvantaged, minority and underrepresented student populations

15-1639.
University recruitment and retention program for economically disadvantaged,  minority and underrepresented student populations
A. The three universities under the jurisdiction of the board of regents shall each establish a comprehensive plan to initiate new programs and expand existing student recruitment and retention programs directed at economically disadvantaged,  minority and underrepresented student populations. The plan shall incorporate at least the following:
1. Programs which are directed at Arizona resident students and which include outreach programs established to work with potential students at the high school level.
2. A program overview which illustrates the coordination between existing and new recruitment and retention programs.
3. Methods for the evaluation of program impact and the establishment of target goals for success. The results of these evaluations shall be reported to the board of regents utilizing a standard format distributed by the board.
B. Monies appropriated for this program shall not be used to support remedial course work.
C. Students admitted to the universities must meet the admission criteria established by the board of regents.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1640 - Public records exemptions; confidential information; historical records; donor records

15-1640.
Public records exemptions;  confidential information;  historical records;  donor records
A. The following records of a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents are exempt from title 39,  chapter 1,  article 2:
1. Information or intellectual property that is not available to the public and that is a trade secret as defined in section 44-401 or that is either:
(a) Contained in unfunded grant applications or proposals.
(b) Developed by persons employed by a university,  independent contractors working with a university or third parties that are collaborating with a university,  if the disclosure of this data or material would be contrary to the best interests of this state.
(c) Provided to a university by a third party pursuant to the terms and conditions of a contract between the university and the third party. In order to qualify for the exemption prescribed in this subdivision,  all of the following criteria must be met:
(i) The contract specifies that the information being provided to the university is confidential and that there is a need to maintain that confidentiality.
(ii) The contract is approved before the contract becomes effective by an official of the university who is authorized to sign these contracts.
(iii) The contract includes the name or names of the third party and a general description of the research or other work that is the subject of the contract in a manner sufficient to provide the public with the information necessary to understand the nature of that research or other work.
(iv) Except for the exemptions from public disclosure prescribed in this section,  the contract will become a public document that is subject to title 39,  chapter 1,  article 2 when the contract is executed.
(d) Composed of unpublished research data,  manuscripts,  preliminary analyses,  drafts of scientific papers,  plans for future research and prepublication peer reviews.
2. Historical records and materials donated to a university by a private person or a private entity,  if restricted access is a condition of the donation. The exemption provided by this paragraph shall expire no later than twenty years after the original donation.
3. All records concerning donors or potential donors to a university,  other than the names of the donors and the description,  date,  amount and conditions of these donations.
B. This section does not affect the issues to be decided between a university and a contracting party,  including issues related to the university's right to publish the data and the results of the university's research or discoveries and the timing of any related publication.
C. Any exemption provided by subsection A of this section shall no longer be applicable if the subject matter of the records becomes available to the general public.
2023 Arizona Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Education › § 15-1641 - University collegiate special plate funds; purpose

15-1641.
University collegiate special plate funds;  purpose
A. The Arizona board of regents shall establish a separate university collegiate special plate fund for each university,  as described in section 15-1601,  consisting of monies received by the board from collegiate plate annual donations for universities pursuant to section 28-2412.
B. The board of regents shall require each university,  as described in section 15-1601,  to submit a plan for approval of the expenditure of monies in the appropriate fund. All monies in the fund shall only be used for academic scholarships. Each university shall annually report to the board of regents the percentage of monies that was expended on behalf of minority applicants.
C. The board of regents may delegate to a state university foundation approved by each university,  as described in section 15-1601,  the right to market and promote the purchase of collegiate special plates. No dues,  fees or charges except those specified in section 28-2412 may be levied or collected by a state university foundation in connection with collegiate special plates.
D. The fund established in this section is exempt from section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations. At the direction of the board the state treasurer may invest and divest inactive monies in the fund as provided by section 35-313. The state treasurer shall credit all interest earned on the fund monies to the fund.