# Arizona SB 1210: private postsecondary education; nondomiciled institutions Arizona SB 1210, private postsecondary education; nondomiciled institutions, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shawnna Bolick (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1210-57th-2nd-regular - As of: 2026-11-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Arizona SB 1210 - State: Arizona - Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session - Title: private postsecondary education; nondomiciled institutions - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-20 - Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor - Sponsor: Shawnna Bolick (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: definitions, eligibility, exemptions, fee, license to grant degrees, nondomiciled institutions, out-of-state registration, postsecondary education, private postsecondary education (h), private postsecondary education institutions, private vocational program license, professions and occupations - title 32, provision of information, qualifications, records requirements, recovery from fund, renewal, statute of limitations, student tuition recovery fund - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (96 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Arizona vocational schools need licenses: cost, low. Private vocational program operators with a physical presence in Arizona must hold a state license. Each program they offer must be listed on that license. The law does not state a fee amount. - Tuition fund coverage changes for students: mixed, low. Arizona's tuition recovery fund rules now include schools that must register with the state. Arizona residents can file claims after a covered school closes. Nonresidents cannot claim from the fund, including students who can seek recovery through a similar fund in their home state. Claims must be… - Colleges pay recovery fund assessments: mixed, low. Licensed or registered private colleges that collect prepaid tuition pay an annual assessment for each newly enrolled student. It equals 0.2% of the student's total course cost, up to $10 per student and $25,000 per institution each year. Colleges do not pay the assessment for students who are not… - Out-of-state online schools must register: mixed, low. Out-of-state private schools must register each year before enrolling Arizona residents in fully online programs, unless they take part in the state authorization reciprocity agreement. The state board sets registration fees. Accredited schools must meet financial rules, including a current-year fe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shawnna Bolick (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-06-02 | House | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 47 | 10 | | | 2026-03-09 | House | Rules: C&P | pass | 5 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | Education: DP | pass | 11 | 1 | | | 2026-02-19 | Senate | Third Reading: Passed | pass | 26 | 1 | | | 2026-02-04 | Senate | Education: DP | pass | 7 | 0 | | ## Actions (11) - 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor (Governor) - 2026-06-02: Third Reading: Passed (House) - 2026-03-09: Rules: C&P (House) - 2026-03-03: Education: DP (House) - 2026-02-26: House Second Reading (House) - 2026-02-25: House First Reading (House) - 2026-02-19: Third Reading: Passed (Senate) - 2026-02-09: Rules: PFC (Senate) - 2026-02-04: Education: DP (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Senate Second Reading (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Senate First Reading (Senate) ## Bill text - Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0158.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544227) - Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1210P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534153) - Senate Engrossed Version (02/19/2026): [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1210S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/537149) ## Related bills - SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security (signed) - SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation (signed) - SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers (signed) - HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (signed) - HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental (signed) - HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions (signed) ## Sources - [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/laws/0158.htm) - [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/544227) - [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1210P.htm) - [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/534153) - [Senate Engrossed Version (02/19/2026) (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/2R/bills/SB1210S.htm) - [Senate Engrossed Version (02/19/2026) (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/537149) ## Related - [SB 1189: campaign spending; personal security](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1189-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1198: Arizona beef council; continuation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1198-57th-2nd-regular) - [SB 1215: firefighters; occupational disease; cancers](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1215-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2780: judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2780-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2786: TPT; exemption; textbook rental](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2786-57th-2nd-regular) - [HB 2477: Arizona's education savings plan; revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2477-57th-2nd-regular) - [Arizona bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona/bills) - [Arizona state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/arizona) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1210-57th-2nd-regular (as of 2026-11-04).