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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 261.21, Code 1997, is amended to read 1 2 as follows: 1 3 261.21NATIONAL GUARDACTIVE SELECTIVE RESERVE TUITION AID 1 4 PROGRAM. 1 5 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 1 6 general assembly, a member of thenational guardactive 1 7 selective reserve who meets the eligibility requirements of 1 8 this subsection is entitled to attend and pursue any 1 9 undergraduate course of study at a community college as 1 10 defined in chapter 260C, or an institution of higher learning 1 11 under the control of the state board of regents upon the 1 12 payment by the member personally of fifty percent of the 1 13 tuition charged by the community college or institution of 1 14 higher learning. The remaining tuition shall be paid by the 1 15 college student aid commission from funds appropriated by the 1 16 general assembly. To be eligible for tuition aid under this 1 17 section, anational guard memberqualified person shall meet 1 18 the following conditions: 1 19 a. Be a resident of the state and a member ofan Iowa army1 20or air national guard unitthe active selective reserve 1 21 throughout each semester or the duration of the vocational 1 22 program for which the member has applied for benefits. 1 23 b. Have satisfactorily completed required initial active 1 24 duty training. 1 25 c. Have maintained satisfactory performance of duty upon 1 26 return from initial active duty training, including attending 1 27 a minimum of ninety percent of scheduled drill dates and 1 28 attending annual training. 1 29 d. Have satisfactorily met the entrance requirements for 1 30 admission to a community college, or institution of higher 1 31 learning under the control of the state board of regents, and 1 32 maintain satisfactory academic progress. 1 33 e. Have provided proper notice ofnational guardactive 1 34 selective reserve status to the community college or 1 35 institution at the time of registration for the term in which 2 1 tuition benefits are sought. 2 2 f. Apply to theadjutant general of Iowaappropriate 2 3 official, who shall determine eligibility and whose decision 2 4 is final. For purposes of this section, the appropriate 2 5 official is one of the following: 2 6 (1) The adjutant general of Iowa if the person is a member 2 7 of an Iowa army or air national guard unit. 2 8 (2) The person's unit commander if the person is an active 2 9 member of a United States military reserve unit based in this 2 10 state or that drills in this state. 2 11 2. Participation in the tuition aid program by an 2 12 accredited private institution, as defined in section 261.9, 2 13 is voluntary. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds 2 14 by the general assembly, a member of theIowa national guard2 15 active selective reserve who meets the eligibility 2 16 requirements of subsection 1, except for subsection 1, 2 17 paragraph "d", is entitled to attend and pursue any 2 18 undergraduate course of study at any participating accredited 2 19 private institution, as defined in section 261.9, upon 2 20 admission to the institution and payment of tuition less an 2 21 amount equal to fifty percent of the resident tuition rate 2 22 established for institutions of higher learning under the 2 23 control of the state board of regents. The remaining tuition, 2 24 not to exceed fifty percent of the resident tuition rate for a 2 25 regents university, shall be paid by the college student aid 2 26 commission from funds appropriated by the general assembly. 2 27 3. An eligible member of thenational guardactive 2 28 selective reserve, attending an educational institution as a 2 29 full-time student, shall not receive tuition aid under this 2 30 section for more than eight semesters, or if attending as a 2 31 part-time student, not more than sixteen semesters of 2 32 undergraduate study, or the trimester or quarter equivalent. 2 33 Aguardmember of the active selective reserve who has met the 2 34 educational requirements for a baccalaureate degree is 2 35 ineligible for tuition aid under this section. 3 1 4. The eligibility of applicants shall be certified by the 3 2adjutant general of Iowaappropriate official, as provided in 3 3 subsection 1, paragraph "f", to the college student aid 3 4 commission, and all amounts that are or become due to a 3 5 community college, accredited private institution, or 3 6 institution of higher learning under the control of the state 3 7 board of regents under this section shall be paid to the 3 8 college or institution by the college student aid commission 3 9 upon receipt of certification by the president or governing 3 10 board of the educational institution as to accuracy of charges 3 11 made, and as to the attendance of the individual at the 3 12 educational institution. The college student aid commission 3 13 shall maintain an annual record of the number of participants 3 14 and the tuition dollar value of the participation. 3 15 5. For purposes of this section, "active selective 3 16 reserve" includes an Iowa army or air national guard unit or a 3 17 United States military reserve unit based in this state or 3 18 that drills in this state. 3 195.6. The college student aid commission shall adopt rules 3 20 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section. 3 21 EXPLANATION 3 22 This bill expands the national guard tuition aid program, 3 23 which was established in the Code in 1996 with the enactment 3 24 of House File 2477, to include active members of a United 3 25 States military reserve unit based in this state or that 3 26 drills in this state and changes the name of the program to 3 27 the "active selective reserve tuition aid program". 3 28 Currently under the Code, subject to the appropriation of 3 29 sufficient funds by the general assembly, an army or air 3 30 national guard member who is a resident of the state and who 3 31 fulfills all other eligibility requirements established in the 3 32 Code is entitled to attend and pursue any undergraduate course 3 33 of study at any community college, institution of higher 3 34 education under the control of the board of regents, or 3 35 participating accredited private college as a full-time or 4 1 part-time student. The national guard member pays tuition to 4 2 the postsecondary institution, less an amount equal to 50 4 3 percent of the resident tuition rate established for the 4 4 community college or institution of higher learning under the 4 5 control of the state board of regents. The remaining tuition 4 6 is paid by the college student aid commission. If the 4 7 national guard member is attending a participating accredited 4 8 private college, the member pays the difference between the 4 9 tuition of the accredited private college and 50 percent of 4 10 the resident tuition rate for a regents university. 4 11 Under the bill, the applicant applies to the adjutant 4 12 general of Iowa if the person is a member of an Iowa army or 4 13 air national guard unit, and to the person's unit commander if 4 14 the person is an active member of a United States military 4 15 reserve unit based in this state or that drills in this state. 4 16 The bill defines "active selective reserve" to include an 4 17 Iowa army or air national guard unit or a United States 4 18 military reserve unit based in this state or that drills in 4 19 this state. 4 20 LSB 1790HH 77 4 21 kh/sc/14
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