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House Journal: Page 724: Wednesday, March 13, 1996

43   to a resident of Iowa who is admitted and in
44   attendance as a full-time or part-time resident
45   student at an accredited higher education institution
46   and who has received an honorable discharge from a
47   branch of the armed services of the United States of
48   America or the state military forces, after having
49   served a minimum of four years on active duty.  The
50   individual's permanent residence during the years of

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 1   service on active duty shall have been in Iowa.
 2   Grants awarded shall be distributed to the appropriate
 3   accredited higher education institution for payment of
 4   educational expenses, including tuition, room, board,
 5   and mandatory fees, with any balance to be distributed
 6   to the student for whom the grant is awarded.
 7     Sec. 103.  NEW SECTION.  261.112  EXTENT OF GRANT.
 8     A qualified full-time resident student may receive
 9   grants for not more than eight semesters of
10   undergraduate study or the trimester or quarter
11   equivalent.  A qualified part-time resident student
12   may receive grants for not more than sixteen semesters
13   of undergraduate study or the trimester or quarter
14   equivalent.
15     Sec. 104.  NEW SECTION.  261.113  AMOUNT OF GRANT.
16     1.  The amount of a grant to a qualified full-time
17   student for an academic year shall be one thousand
18   dollars.
19     2.  The amount of a grant to a qualified part-time
20   student enrolled in a course of study shall be equal
21   to the average amount of a grant to a full-time
22   student times a number which represents twenty-four
23   semester hours, or the trimester or quarter
24   equivalent, divided by the number of hours in which
25   the part-time student is actually enrolled.
26     3.  A grant may be made annually for both the fall
27   and spring semesters or the trimester equivalent.
28   Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally
29   among the semesters or trimesters and shall be paid at
30   the beginning of each semester or trimester, upon
31   certification by the accredited higher education
32   institution that the student is admitted and in
33   attendance.  If the student discontinues attendance
34   before the end of the semester or trimester after
35   receiving payment under the grant, the entire amount
36   of any refund due that student, up to the amount of
37   any payments made under the annual grant, shall be
38   paid by the accredited higher education institution to
39   the state.
40     Sec. 105.  NEW SECTION.  261.114  ADMINISTRATION BY
41   COMMISSION _ RULES.
42     The commission shall administer this program and

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