# Arizona SB 1247: Arizona teachers academy; community colleges

Arizona SB 1247, Arizona teachers academy; community colleges, is a Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David C. Farnsworth (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-06-19 (Final Reading: Passed); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1247-57th-1st-regular
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Arizona SB 1247
- State: Arizona
- Session: Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session
- Title: Arizona teachers academy; community colleges
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-06-19, Final Reading: Passed
- Sponsor: David C. Farnsworth (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: arizona teachers academy, community colleges, criminal code - title 13 (h), definitions, education - title 15, fund, minimum age (h), public health and safety - title 36 (h), reporting requirements, sale (h), scholarships, school employee training, strike everything amendment (h), tobacco use (h), tuition and fees
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 8 (134 yes, 59 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More college students can get teacher scholarships: benefit, high. Arizona community colleges can join the Arizona Teachers Academy, along with other covered colleges that choose to participate. Students at participating schools who meet the Academy’s requirements may receive scholarships. Community college scholarships cover up to two academic years, or four seme…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David C. Farnsworth (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Catherine Miranda (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Flavio Bravo (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-19 | Senate | FINAL: Passed | pass | 22 | 8 |   |
| 2025-06-19 | Senate | CONCUR: Passed | fail |   |   |   |
| 2025-06-04 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 39 | 13 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | MOTION: failed to pass | fail | 20 | 36 |   |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | C&P | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | DPA/SE | pass | 11 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | THIRD: Passed | pass | 28 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | Senate | DP | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-06-19: Final Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-06-19: Concurrence: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-06-04: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Additional Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-05-20: Miscellaneous Motion: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: COW Motion to Amend: failed to pass (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee of the Whole: do pass amended (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: undefined: C&P (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: undefined: DPA/SE (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading: Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-10: undefined: PFC (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: undefined: DP (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chaptered Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0228.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/531397)
- House Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1247H.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528657)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1247P.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521741)
- Senate Engrossed Version: [HTML](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1247S.htm), [PDF](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526454)

## Related bills

- HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio (signed)
- HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability (signed)
- HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan (signed)
- HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service (signed)
- HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs (signed)
- SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/laws/0228.htm)
- [Chaptered Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/531397)
- [House Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1247H.htm)
- [House Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/528657)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1247P.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/521741)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (HTML)](https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/57leg/1R/bills/SB1247S.htm)
- [Senate Engrossed Version (PDF)](https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/GetDocumentPdf/526454)

## Related
- [HB 2015: EORP; CORP; funded ratio](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2015-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2077: ASRS; long-term disability](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2077-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2034: ASRS; supplemental employee deferral plan](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2034-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2036: ASRS; temporary personnel service](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2036-57th-1st-regular)
- [HB 2035: ASRS; termination incentive programs](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-HB2035-57th-1st-regular)
- [SB 1537: transitional housing; reentry programs; licensure](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1537-57th-1st-regular)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AZ-SB1247-57th-1st-regular (as of 2026-10-27).