ArizonaArizona universities must post policies to protect research
Arizona universities must post research security policies, while the Board of Regents must report each year on those policies, legal compliance, and certain foreign-country funding.
What it does
Each university under the Board of Regents must post a policy to protect its research, meet security requirements, and address compliance concerns.
The Board of Regents must report on university security policies, compliance with state and federal laws, and foreign-country grants, gifts, or donations over $250,000.
Argument forPolicies and training could help universities protect research and meet federal security rules, which may help them keep access to federal funding.
Argument againstUniversities could need to spend staff time creating and checking security policies and preparing reports, leaving less time for other work.
More detail
The Arizona Board of Regents must require each university under its oversight to adopt and post a research security policy. The requirement applies to each university under the Board of Regents. The policy must address protecting university research, security and legal requirements, compliance checks, and concerns, including any training the university will provide. It must cover research involving the university, its campuses, or its internal parts.
The Board of Regents must send an annual research security report to state leaders and the Secretary of State. The report covers each university under the Board of Regents. The report must describe each university’s policy and related practices, show how universities follow applicable state and federal laws, and count grants, gifts, or donations from foreign countries that exceeded $250,000. The Board must submit the report by October 1 each year. The report counts qualifying foreign-country grants, gifts, or donations received in the preceding year.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jun 19Signed by Governor Katie HobbsBecame Law
- Jun 10Transmit to GovernorTo Governor
- Jun 9Transmit to Senate
- Vote recorded Passed. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 9PASSEDPassed House
- Apr 14DPMinor
- Vote recorded do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 30House Placed on Consent Calendar
- Mar 25DPMinor
- Mar 16House Second ReadingMinor
- Mar 11House First Reading.Minor
- Mar 4Transmit to House
- Vote recorded do pass amended. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Passed. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4PASSEDPassed Senate
- Mar 4DPAMajor
- Mar 2
- Vote recorded retained. Result: fail.Upper
- Feb 11DPA/SEMajor
- Jan 27Senate Second ReadingMinor
- Jan 26Senate First ReadingIntroduced
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