Arizona Bans Student Funding of Independent Groups
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer yesterday signed a bill that bans the use of student fee money for lobbying on legislation or support for independent state or national organizations. The new law dismantles the funding model under which the Arizona Students Association has operated for decades, and may well mean the end of that group.
The ASA came under attack by lawmakers last fall after it donated more than a hundred thousand dollars to a ballot measure that would have used a sales tax surcharge to support education funding in the state. As tensions rose, several campus student government leaders resigned from the ASA board.
ASA leadership has said they will explore their options going forward, but the law’s reach extends beyond the
The ASA came under attack by lawmakers last fall after it donated more than a hundred thousand dollars to a ballot measure that would have used a sales tax surcharge to support education funding in the state. As tensions rose, several campus student government leaders resigned from the ASA board.
ASA leadership has said they will explore their options going forward, but the law’s reach extends beyond the
