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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 261.110 DEFINITIONS.
1 2 As used in this division, unless the context otherwise
1 3 requires:
1 4 1. "Accredited higher education institution" means a
1 5 public or private institution of higher learning located in
1 6 Iowa that meets the requirements established in section
1 7 261.92, subsection 1.
1 8 2. "Commission" means the college student aid commission.
1 9 3. "Full-time resident student" means an individual
1 10 resident of Iowa who is enrolled at an accredited higher
1 11 education institution located in Iowa in a course of study
1 12 including at least twelve semester hours or the trimester
1 13 equivalent of twelve semester hours or the quarter equivalent
1 14 of twelve semester hours. "Course of study" does not include
1 15 correspondence courses.
1 16 4. "Grant" means an award by the state of Iowa to an
1 17 accredited higher education institution for a qualified
1 18 resident student under the Iowa military service grant
1 19 program.
1 20 5. "Part-time resident student" means an individual
1 21 resident of Iowa who is enrolled at an accredited higher
1 22 education institution located in Iowa in a course of study
1 23 including at least three semester hours or the trimester or
1 24 the four quarter equivalent of three semester hours. "Course
1 25 of study" does not include correspondence courses.
1 26 6. "Qualified student" means a resident student who has
1 27 received an honorable discharge from a branch of the armed
1 28 services of the United States of America or the state military
1 29 forces, after having served a minimum of four years on active
1 30 duty, and who is making satisfactory progress toward
1 31 graduation.
1 32 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 261.111 PROGRAM ESTABLISHED –
1 33 ELIGIBILITY.
1 34 An Iowa military service grant program is established. A
1 35 military service grant may be awarded to a resident of Iowa
2 1 who is admitted and in attendance as a full-time or part-time
2 2 resident student at an accredited higher education institution
2 3 and who has received an honorable discharge from a branch of
2 4 the armed services of the United States of America or the
2 5 state military forces, after having served a minimum of four
2 6 years on active duty. The individual's permanent residence
2 7 during the years of service on active duty shall have been in
2 8 Iowa. Grants awarded shall be distributed to the appropriate
2 9 accredited higher education institution for payment of
2 10 educational expenses, including tuition, room, board, and
2 11 mandatory fees, with any balance to be distributed to the
2 12 student for whom the grant is awarded.
2 13 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 261.112 EXTENT OF GRANT.
2 14 A qualified full-time resident student may receive grants
2 15 for not more than eight semesters of undergraduate study or
2 16 the trimester or quarter equivalent. A qualified part-time
2 17 resident student may receive grants for not more than sixteen
2 18 semesters of undergraduate study or the trimester or quarter
2 19 equivalent.
2 20 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 261.113 AMOUNT OF GRANT.
2 21 1. The amount of a grant to a qualified full-time student
2 22 for an academic year shall be one thousand dollars.
2 23 2. The amount of a grant to a qualified part-time student
2 24 enrolled in a course of study shall be equal to the average
2 25 amount of a grant to a full-time student times a number which
2 26 represents twenty-four semester hours, or the trimester or
2 27 quarter equivalent, divided by the number of hours in which
2 28 the part-time student is actually enrolled.
2 29 3. A grant may be made annually for both the fall and
2 30 spring semesters or the trimester equivalent. Payments under
2 31 the grant shall be allocated equally among the semesters or
2 32 trimesters and shall be paid at the beginning of each semester
2 33 or trimester, upon certification by the accredited higher
2 34 education institution that the student is admitted and in
2 35 attendance. If the student discontinues attendance before the
3 1 end of the semester or trimester after receiving payment under
3 2 the grant, the entire amount of any refund due that student,
3 3 up to the amount of any payments made under the annual grant,
3 4 shall be paid by the accredited higher education institution
3 5 to the state.
3 6 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 261.114 ADMINISTRATION BY
3 7 COMMISSION – RULES.
3 8 The commission shall administer this program and shall:
3 9 1. Provide application forms to qualified students
3 10 enrolled and attending or seeking to enroll and attend an
3 11 accredited higher education institution.
3 12 2. Adopt rules for defining tuition and mandatory fees,
3 13 defining residence for the purposes of the Iowa military
3 14 service grant program, and processing and approving
3 15 applications for grants. In determining who is a resident of
3 16 Iowa, the commission's rules shall be at least as restrictive
3 17 as those of the board of regents.
3 18 3. Approve and award grants to accredited higher education
3 19 institutions under the program.
3 20 4. Report annually to the governor and general assembly
3 21 and include in the report an evaluation of the Iowa military
3 22 service grant program for the period. The commission may
3 23 require the accredited higher education institution to
3 24 promptly furnish any information that the commission may
3 25 request in connection with the Iowa military service grant
3 26 program.
3 27 5. Provide for the proration of funds among qualified
3 28 applicants if funds available are insufficient to pay all
3 29 approved grants.
3 30 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 261.115 APPLICATION FOR GRANTS.
3 31 Each applicant, in accordance with the rules of the
3 32 commission, shall:
3 33 1. Complete and file an application for a grant on forms
3 34 provided by the commission.
3 35 2. Submit promptly information requested by the
4 1 commission.
4 2 3. File a new application annually, by which the
4 3 applicant's eligibility for a renewed grant will be evaluated
4 4 and determined.
4 5 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 261.116 APPROPRIATION.
4 6 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to
4 7 the college student aid commission funds sufficient to pay the
4 8 Iowa military service tuition grants approved pursuant to this
4 9 division.
4 10 EXPLANATION
4 11 This bill creates the Iowa military service grant program
4 12 to be administered by the Iowa college student aid commission.
4 13 The bill appropriates from the general fund an amount
4 14 sufficient to fund the program, which is established to
4 15 provide grants to Iowa residents who have received honorable
4 16 discharges from the United States armed forces after at least
4 17 four years of active duty service, whose permanent residence
4 18 during active duty service was in Iowa, and who are enrolled
4 19 at an accredited higher education institution located in Iowa
4 20 as full-time or part-time resident students.
4 21 Grants awarded shall be distributed to the appropriate
4 22 accredited higher education institution for payment of
4 23 educational expenses, including tuition, room, board, and
4 24 mandatory fees, with any balance to be distributed to the
4 25 student.
4 26 Qualified full-time students may receive grants of $1,000
4 27 annually for not more than eight semesters of undergraduate
4 28 study or the trimester or quarter equivalent. A qualified
4 29 part-time resident student may receive prorated grants for not
4 30 more than 16 semesters of undergraduate study or the trimester
4 31 or quarter equivalent.
4 32 The commission is charged with providing application forms
4 33 to students enrolled and attending or seeking to enroll and
4 34 attend an accredited higher education institution; adopting
4 35 rules for defining tuition and mandatory fees, defining
5 1 residence for the purposes of the Iowa military service grant
5 2 program, and processing and approving applications for grants;
5 3 approving and awarding grants to accredited higher education
5 4 institutions under the program; and reporting the results of
5 5 an annual evaluation of the program to the governor and
5 6 general assembly. If funds are insufficient to pay all
5 7 approved grants, the commission is also charged with prorating
5 8 the funds among qualified applicants.
5 9 Each applicant is required to complete and file an
5 10 application for a grant on forms provided by the commission,
5 11 submit promptly information requested by the commission, and
5 12 file a new application annually.
5 13 LSB 3506YH 76
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