In a bipartisan effort, the repeal of the Arizona In-State tuition ban for DREAMers will go before voters in 2022

Arizonans will soon vote on whether undocumented students living in Arizona can be eligible for in-state tuition after the Arizona House approved Senate Concurrent Resolution 1044 on Monday.

By Anthony Victor Reyes for News 4 Tucson. Back in 2006, Arizona passed Prop 300, which requires students who wish to receive public services, including in-state tuition and taxpayer-funded financial aid, to verify their immigration status.

After the Senate-approved bill was passed in the State House on a 33-27 vote on Monday, the resolution will now be placed on the 2022 ballot, posing voters the question of whether students, regardless of immigration status, should eligible for in-state tuition if they have attended a public or private high school or homeschool equivalent in Arizona for at least two years and has graduated.

If approved by voters in 2022, SRC 1044 would rescind  Section 15-1803 of the 2006-approved measure that barred undocumented students from in-state tuition.

According to officials, four Republican House members voted in favor of the bill. They were joined by 29 Democrats.

Shortly after the news of the passing SRC 1044 dropped, Arizona's State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman released a statement about the bill.

"Every Arizona student deserves an equal opportunity to learn, grow and succeed," she said. "For far too long, Arizona's students have not had the same opportunity to attend one of our state universities. (Monday's) passage of SCR 1044 (is) a major step in the right direction."

SRC 1044 was passed in the Arizona Senate on a 17-14 vote on March 4. Officials say three Republicans and 14 Democrats voted in favor of the measure.

Anthony Victor Reyes is the lead digital content producer at News 4 Tucson. The award-winning journalist previously worked as a community reporter in Jasper County, Iowa.