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- The Senate Concurrent Resolution 1044 (SCR 1044) or Arizona In-Sate Tuition for Non-Citizen Resident Measure is a legislatively referred state statute on the ballot for the November 8, 2022 election in Arizona. SCR 1044 would repeal provisions of Proposition 300 passed in 2006. SCR 1044 would give voters the opportunity to allow all students, including Arizonan Dreamers, to receive in-state college tuition when a student (a) attended a school in Arizona for a minimum of two years and (b) graduated from a public school, private school, or homeschool in Arizona. There are approximately 2,000 Dreamers who graduate from an Arizona high school each year. The Intermountain American Business Immigration Coalition, which advocates for immigrants and their economical contributions, and , a Arizona based immigrant advocacy group, state the ban of Proposition 300 in 2006 has deprived undocumented students of a college education due to cost, which also diminishes their contribution to Arizona's contribution. Reports of economical benefits from a non-partisan and evidence based policy briefs and reports from College Success Arizona states, "it is estimated that every college graduate earning a four-year university degree contributes $660,000 more to the economy than just high school graduates and the lifetime tax receipts for university graduates are estimated at $381,000." Legislature states that SCR 1044 will not impact the state general fund. If SCR 1044 is passed, Arizona would join 19 other states including Utah, Colorado, Nevada and Texas that have passed similar legislation offering in-state tuition to certain non-citizen residents. The measure will also exempt postsecondary education from the definition of a state and local benefit, which students without lawful immigration status can't currently access. (en)
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