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1 1 Amend House File 2477 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 3, by inserting after line 4 the
1 3 following:
1 4 " . NATIONAL GUARD TUITION AID PROGRAM
1 5 For tuition aid for Iowa national guard members as
1 6 provided in section 261.21:
1 7 .................................................. $ 150,000
1 8 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and
1 9 ending June 30, 1997, not more than 300 approved
1 10 claims shall be paid by the college student aid
1 11 commission under section 261.21, and the total amount
1 12 paid shall not average more than $800 per claim."
1 13 #2. Page 32, by inserting after line 16 the
1 14 following:
1 15 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 261.21 NATIONAL GUARD
1 16 TUITION AID PROGRAM.
1 17 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds
1 18 by the general assembly, a member of the national
1 19 guard who meets the eligibility requirements of this
1 20 subsection is entitled to attend and pursue any
1 21 undergraduate course of study at a community college
1 22 as defined in chapter 260C, or an institution of
1 23 higher learning under the control of the state board
1 24 of regents upon the payment by the member personally
1 25 of fifty percent of the tuition charged by the
1 26 community college or institution of higher learning.
1 27 The remaining tuition shall be paid by the college
1 28 student aid commission from funds appropriated to the
1 29 commission in subsection 4. To be eligible for
1 30 tuition aid under this section, a national guard
1 31 member shall meet the following conditions:
1 32 a. Be a resident of the state and a member of an
1 33 Iowa army or air national guard unit throughout each
1 34 semester or duration of the vocational program for
1 35 which the member has applied for benefits.
1 36 b. Have satisfactorily completed required initial
1 37 active duty training.
1 38 c. Have maintained satisfactory performance of
1 39 duty upon return from initial active duty training,
1 40 including attending a minimum ninety percent of
1 41 scheduled drill dates and attending annual training.
1 42 d. Have satisfactorily met the entrance
1 43 requirements for admission to a community college, or
1 44 institution of higher learning under the control of
1 45 the state board of regents, and maintain satisfactory
1 46 academic progress.
1 47 e. Have provided proper notice of national guard
1 48 status to the community college or institution at the
1 49 time of registration for the term in which tuition
1 50 benefits are sought.
2 1 f. Apply to the adjutant general of Iowa, who
2 2 shall determine eligibility and whose decision is
2 3 final.
2 4 2. Participation in the tuition aid program by an
2 5 accredited private institution, as defined in section
2 6 261.9, is voluntary. Subject to an appropriation of
2 7 sufficient funds by the general assembly, a member of
2 8 the Iowa national guard who meets the eligibility
2 9 requirements of subsection 1 is entitled to attend and
2 10 pursue any undergraduate course of study at any
2 11 participating accredited private institution, as
2 12 defined in section 261.9, upon payment of tuition less
2 13 an amount equal to fifty percent of the resident
2 14 tuition rate established for institutions of higher
2 15 learning under the control of the state board of
2 16 regents. The remaining tuition, not to exceed fifty
2 17 percent of the resident tuition rate for a regents
2 18 university, shall be paid by the college student aid
2 19 commission from funds appropriated to the commission
2 20 in subsection 4.
2 21 3. An eligible member of the national guard,
2 22 attending an educational institution as a full-time
2 23 student, shall not receive tuition aid under this
2 24 section for more than eight semesters, or if attending
2 25 as a part-time student, not more than sixteen
2 26 semesters of undergraduate study, or the trimester or
2 27 quarter equivalent. A guard member who has met the
2 28 educational requirements for a baccalaureate degree is
2 29 ineligible for tuition aid under this section.
2 30 4. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and
2 31 for each succeeding year, there is appropriated from
2 32 the general fund of the state an amount sufficient to
2 33 pay the approved claims of educational institutions
2 34 for tuition aid to eligible members of the national
2 35 guard who received assistance under this section in
2 36 the previous year and who continue to meet the
2 37 eligibility requirements of this section, and for not
2 38 more than three hundred new eligible Iowa national
2 39 guard members as provided in this section with the
2 40 total amount paid not exceeding an average of eight
2 41 hundred dollars per approved claim, per fiscal year.
2 42 However, not more than fifteen hundred claims shall be
2 43 paid in accordance with this section in any fiscal
2 44 year. The eligibility of applicants shall be
2 45 certified by the adjutant general of Iowa to the
2 46 college student aid commission, and all amounts that
2 47 are or become due to a community college, accredited
2 48 private institution, or institution of higher learning
2 49 under the control of the state board of regents under
2 50 this section shall be paid to the college or
3 1 institution by the college student aid commission upon
3 2 receipt of certification by the president or governing
3 3 board of the educational institution as to accuracy of
3 4 charges made, and as to the attendance of the
3 5 individual at the educational institution. The
3 6 college student aid commission shall maintain an
3 7 annual record of the number of participants and the
3 8 tuition dollar value of the participation.
3 9 5. The college student aid commission shall adopt
3 10 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this
3 11 section."
3 12 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
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3 16 MYERS of Johnson
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3 20 NELSON of Pottawattamie
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3 24 CATALDO of Polk
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3 28 LARKIN of Lee
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3 32 O'BRIEN of Boone
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3 36 SCHRADER of Marion
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3 40 COHOON of Des Moines
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3 44 NUTT of Woodbury
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3 48 KOENIGS of Mitchell
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4 2 BERNAU of Story
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4 6 DODERER of Johnson
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4 10 LAMBERTI of Polk
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4 14 WARNSTADT of Woodbury
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4 18 BRANSTAD of Winnebago
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4 22 MUNDIE of Webster
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4 26 MERTZ of Kossuth
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4 30 MAY of Worth
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4 34 GRIES of Crawford
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4 38 BAKER of Polk
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4 42 JOCHUM of Dubuque
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4 46 WITT of Black Hawk
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4 50 BELL of Jasper
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5 4 MASCHER of Johnson
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5 8 MORELAND of Wapello
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5 12 MURPHY of Dubuque
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5 16 KREIMAN of Davis
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5 20 WEIGEL of Chickasaw
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5 24 HARPER of Black Hawk
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5 28 CONNORS of Polk
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5 32 SHOULTZ of Black Hawk
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5 36 TAYLOR of Linn
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5 40 OLLIE of Clinton
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5 44 DREES of Carroll
5 45 HF 2477.201 76
5 46 kh/jj
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