S.F. 2046 Section 1. Section 84A.1B, Code 2018, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 15. Identify and list, in collaboration 3 with the Iowa coordinating council for post-high school 4 education and the local workforce development boards, 5 statewide and regional in-demand career fields for a five-year 6 period succeeding the current calendar year for purposes of 7 tuition and mandatory fees for Iowa’s resident students who 8 major in the in-demand career fields as provided in section 9 260C.14, subsection 25, and section 262.9, subsection 39, 10 and prioritizing grants and scholarships administered by the 11 college student aid commission as provided in section 261.2, 12 subsection 13. The list of statewide in-demand career fields 13 compiled by the workforce development board shall be used by 14 the institutions of higher learning governed by the state board 15 of regents and by the college student aid commission. Each 16 community college shall use the list of regional in-demand 17 career fields compiled by the workforce development board for 18 the regional area in which the community college is located. 19 Sec. 2. Section 260C.14, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 20 following new subsection: 21 NEW SUBSECTION . 25. Annually waive tuition and mandatory 22 fees for a resident student who applies for a waiver under 23 this subsection and is enrolled in a program of study leading 24 to a certificate, competency-based credential, postsecondary 25 diploma, or associate degree necessary for employment in an 26 in-demand career field identified and listed by the state 27 workforce development board in accordance with section 84A.1B. 28 The student shall annually complete and submit application 29 forms required by the community college, including the free 30 application for federal student aid, and shall annually apply 31 for all available state and federal financial aid. The amount 32 of tuition and mandatory fees waived for a student under 33 this subsection shall not exceed the amount of the student’s 34 financial need. If a student receives nonrepayable financial 35 -1- LSB 5063XS (3) 87 kh/jh 1/ 4

S.F. 2046 aid under any other state or federal program, the full amount 1 of that aid shall be considered part of the student’s financial 2 resources available before determining the amount of tuition 3 and mandatory fees to be waived under this subsection. 4 Sec. 3. Section 261.2, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 13. Prioritize Iowa tuition grants awarded 7 under sections 261.9 through 261.16A, vocational-technical 8 tuition grants awarded under section 261.17, and scholarship 9 awards under the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program after 10 distribution to eligible foster care students, to give highest 11 priority to eligible students who are enrolled in programs of 12 study or are majoring in degree programs in in-demand career 13 fields identified and listed by the state workforce development 14 board under section 84A.1B, subsection 15. 15 Sec. 4. Section 262.9, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 16 following new subsection: 17 NEW SUBSECTION . 39. Annually waive tuition and mandatory 18 fees for a resident student who is enrolled at an institution 19 of higher learning governed by the board, who applies for a 20 waiver under this subsection, and is majoring in a degree 21 program leading to a bachelor’s degree necessary for employment 22 in an in-demand career field identified and listed by the 23 state workforce development board in accordance with section 24 84A.1B. The student shall annually complete and submit 25 application forms required by the institution, including the 26 free application for federal student aid, and shall annually 27 apply for all available state and federal financial aid. The 28 amount of tuition and mandatory fees waived for a student under 29 this subsection shall not exceed the amount of the student’s 30 financial need. If a student receives nonrepayable financial 31 aid under any other state or federal program, the full amount 32 of that aid shall be considered part of the student’s financial 33 resources available before determining the amount of tuition 34 and mandatory fees to be waived under this subsection. 35 -2- LSB 5063XS (3) 87 kh/jh 2/ 4

S.F. 2046 Sec. 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 1 3, shall not apply to this Act. 2 EXPLANATION 3 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 4 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 5 This bill requires community colleges and regents 6 universities to waive tuition and mandatory fees for students 7 enrolled in or majoring in programs leading to in-demand 8 career fields, and directs the college student aid commission 9 to prioritize certain state grants and scholarships to give 10 priority to students enrolled in or majoring in programs 11 leading to in-demand career fields identified and listed by the 12 state workforce development board. 13 A student enrolled in a community college or regents 14 university must apply to the institution of enrollment for a 15 waiver, must annually complete and submit application forms 16 required by the institution, including the free application for 17 federal student aid, and annually apply for all available state 18 and federal financial aid. The amount of tuition and mandatory 19 fees waived shall not exceed the amount of the student’s 20 financial need. If a student receives nonrepayable financial 21 aid under any other state or federal program, the full amount 22 of that aid shall be considered part of the student’s financial 23 resources available before determining the amount of tuition 24 and mandatory fees to be waived. 25 The college student aid commission is directed to adopt 26 rules that prioritize Iowa tuition grants, vocational-technical 27 tuition grants, and all Iowa opportunity scholarship awards to 28 give highest priority to eligible students who are enrolled 29 in programs of study or are majoring in degree programs in 30 in-demand career fields identified and listed by the state 31 workforce development board. However, eligible foster care 32 students have the highest priority for awards under the all 33 Iowa opportunity scholarship program. 34 The state workforce development board is directed to 35 -3- LSB 5063XS (3) 87 kh/jh 3/ 4

S.F. 2046 identify and list, in collaboration with the Iowa coordinating 1 council for post-high school education and the local workforce 2 development boards, statewide and regional in-demand career 3 fields for a five-year period succeeding the current year 4 calendar year. The list of statewide in-demand career fields 5 shall be used by the regents universities and by the college 6 student aid commission. Each community college shall use 7 the list of regional in-demand career fields compiled by the 8 board for the regional area in which the community college is 9 located. 10 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 11 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, 12 subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from 13 complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of 14 the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, 15 political subdivisions are required to comply with any state 16 mandate included in the bill. 17 -4- LSB 5063XS (3) 87 kh/jh 4/ 4