Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes students at higher education institutions to allege political bias against them in Arizona.

Highlights:

• Authorizes students at public universities and higher education institutions to allege political bias for lower grades against them in Arizona (Sec. 1).

• Defines “public university” for this bill as a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Board of Regents (Sec. 1).

• Establishes the Grade Challenge Department and specifies that if they find political bias, it could require any faculty member of a public university to regrade the student’s assignment or reevaluate the student’s overall class grade (Sec. 1).

• Authorizes students who lose their cases before the department to appeal to the Arizona Board of Regents (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that students may only allege political bias, not racial, religious, or other possible sources of bias (Sec. 1).

• Exempts defining political bias from the purposes of this bill (Sec. 1).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 1).

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