House File 183 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 183 BY WINCKLER , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , ANDERSON , THEDE , STECKMAN , THOMAS , HUNTER , ISENHART , WOOD , KELLEY , LENSING , JACOBY , GAINES , ABDUL-SAMAD , and R. OLSON A BILL FOR An Act relating to policies at public institutions of higher 1 education granting resident status for purposes of paying 2 postsecondary tuition and fees. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1337YH (4) 85 kh/nh

H.F. 183 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 2013, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 24. Adopt a policy, to take effect 3 not later than January 1, 2014, relating to an additional 4 classification of students for purposes of determining tuition 5 and fees, that provides equal opportunity for granting resident 6 status to individuals who meet all of the following conditions: 7 a. Attended an accredited school in this state for at least 8 five years as of the date the individual graduated from an 9 accredited high school or received a high school equivalency 10 diploma in this state. 11 b. Is accepted for enrollment by the community college. 12 c. Was not required to pay tuition to attend a public high 13 school in this state. 14 d. Signs an affidavit, if the individual does not have a 15 social security number, stating that the individual will pursue 16 citizenship in the United States at the earliest possible time 17 the individual is able to do so. 18 Sec. 2. Section 262.9, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 19 following new subsection: 20 NEW SUBSECTION . 38. Adopt a policy, to take effect 21 not later than January 1, 2014, relating to an additional 22 classification of students for purposes of determining tuition 23 and fees, that provides equal opportunity for granting resident 24 status to individuals who meet all of the following conditions: 25 a. Attended an accredited school in this state for at least 26 five years as of the date the individual graduated from an 27 accredited high school or received a high school equivalency 28 diploma in this state. 29 b. Is accepted for enrollment by a university under the 30 control of the board. 31 c. Was not required to pay tuition to attend a public high 32 school in this state. 33 d. Signs an affidavit, if the individual does not have a 34 social security number, stating that the individual will pursue 35 -1- LSB 1337YH (4) 85 kh/nh 1/ 2

H.F. 183 citizenship in the United States at the earliest possible time 1 the individual is able to do so. 2 EXPLANATION 3 This bill directs the board of directors of a community 4 college and the state board of regents to adopt policies 5 that take effect not later than January 1, 2014, relating 6 to an additional classification of students for purposes of 7 determining tuition and fees, that provide equal opportunity 8 for granting resident status to certain individuals. 9 To meet the requirements of the policy, an individual 10 must have attended an accredited school in this state for 11 at least five years or received a high school equivalency 12 diploma in this state, be accepted for enrollment by a public 13 postsecondary institution in this state, must not have been 14 required to pay tuition to attend a public high school in this 15 state, and must sign an affidavit, if the individual does not 16 have a social security number, stating that the individual 17 will pursue U.S. citizenship at the earliest possible time the 18 individual is able to do so. 19 -2- LSB 1337YH (4) 85 kh/nh 2/ 2