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1 1 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 1997, is amended by
1 2 adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 22. Prohibit the enrollment of a male
1 4 individual as a student, and shall not award any individual a
1 5 state-supported loan, grant, or scholarship, if the individual
1 6 is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six years and has
1 7 not registered with the federal selective service system in
1 8 accordance with the federal Military Selective Service Act, 50
1 9 U.S.C. App. 453, as amended. The board shall include as part
1 10 of the community college admission form a statement of
1 11 selective service, which shall be filled out by any male
1 12 applicant between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six years.
1 13 The statement shall include space for the applicant to record
1 14 the selective service number assigned to the applicant and
1 15 shall certify one of the following:
1 16 a. That the applicant has registered with the selective
1 17 service system in accordance with the Military Selective
1 18 Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453, as amended.
1 19 b. That the applicant is not required to register with the
1 20 selective service system for one of the following reasons:
1 21 (1) The applicant is on active duty with the armed forces
1 22 of the United States other than for training in a reserve or
1 23 national guard unit.
1 24 (2) The applicant is a nonimmigrant alien lawfully in the
1 25 United States in accordance with section 101(a)(15) of the
1 26 federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. } 1101, as
1 27 amended.
1 28 (3) The applicant is not a citizen of the United States
1 29 and is a permanent resident of the trust territory of the
1 30 Pacific Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands.
1 31 If the institution enrolls a male applicant who is less
1 32 than eighteen years of age, the community college shall
1 33 require the student to file a revised statement of selective
1 34 service status after reaching the age of eighteen. The
1 35 community college shall not enroll the student in another
2 1 semester, or award or renew a state-supported loan, grant, or
2 2 scholarship to the student until the student submits a
2 3 statement certifying that the student is registered with the
2 4 federal selective service system or is exempt from
2 5 registration. For an applicant not required to register with
2 6 the federal selective service system, the statement shall
2 7 include space for certification of nonregistration and for an
2 8 explanation of the reason for the exemption. The board may
2 9 require that the statement be accompanied by any documentation
2 10 the board deems necessary.
2 11 Sec. 2. Section 262.9, Code 1997, is amended by adding the
2 12 following new subsection:
2 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 30. Prohibit the institutions of higher
2 14 learning under its control from enrolling a male individual as
2 15 a student, and from awarding the individual a state-supported
2 16 loan, grant, or scholarship if the individual is between the
2 17 ages of eighteen and twenty-six years and has not registered
2 18 with the federal selective service system in accordance with
2 19 the federal Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App.
2 20 453, as amended. Each institution of higher learning under
2 21 the control of the regents is directed to include as part of
2 22 its admission form a statement of selective service, which
2 23 shall be filled out by any male applicant between the ages of
2 24 eighteen and twenty-six years. The statement shall include
2 25 space for the applicant to record the selective service number
2 26 assigned to the applicant and shall certify one of the
2 27 following:
2 28 a. That the applicant has registered with the selective
2 29 service system in accordance with the Military Selective
2 30 Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453, as amended.
2 31 b. That the applicant is not required to register with the
2 32 selective service system for one of the following reasons:
2 33 (1) The applicant is on active duty with the armed forces
2 34 of the United States other than for training in a reserve or
2 35 national guard unit.
3 1 (2) The applicant is a nonimmigrant alien lawfully in the
3 2 United States in accordance with section 101(a)(15) of the
3 3 federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. } 1101, as
3 4 amended.
3 5 (3) The applicant is not a citizen of the United States
3 6 and is a permanent resident of the trust territory of the
3 7 Pacific Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands.
3 8 If the institution enrolls a male applicant who is less
3 9 than eighteen years of age, the institution shall require the
3 10 student to file a revised statement of selective service
3 11 status after reaching the age of eighteen. The institution
3 12 shall not enroll the student in another semester, or award or
3 13 renew a state-supported loan, grant, or scholarship to the
3 14 student until the student submits a statement certifying that
3 15 the student is registered with the federal selective service
3 16 system or is exempt from registration. For an applicant not
3 17 required to register with the federal selective service
3 18 system, the statement shall include space for certification of
3 19 nonregistration and for an explanation of the reason for the
3 20 exemption. The board may direct the institutions to require
3 21 that the statement be accompanied by any documentation the
3 22 board deems necessary.
3 23 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
3 24 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment and applies
3 25 to individuals applying for admission on or after the
3 26 effective date of this Act.
3 27 EXPLANATION
3 28 This bill directs the state board of regents and the boards
3 29 of directors for the community colleges to prohibit the
3 30 institutions of higher learning under their control from
3 31 enrolling a male individual as a student, and from awarding
3 32 any individual a state-supported loan, grant, or scholarship,
3 33 if the individual is between the ages of 18 and 26 years and
3 34 has not registered with the federal selective service system
3 35 in accordance with the federal Military Selective Service Act.
4 1 Each institution or board is directed to include on its
4 2 admission form a statement of selective service, which shall
4 3 be filled out by any male applicant between the ages of 18 and
4 4 26. The statement shall include space for the applicant to
4 5 record the selective service number assigned to the applicant
4 6 and to either indicate that the applicant is registered or
4 7 explain why the applicant is not required to register.
4 8 A male student who enrolled at less than 18 years of age is
4 9 required to file a revised statement of selective service
4 10 status after reaching the age of 18, and until the student
4 11 does, the student shall not be enrolled in another semester,
4 12 or awarded, or receive a renewal for, a state-supported loan,
4 13 grant, or scholarship. For those applicants not required to
4 14 register with the federal selective service system, the
4 15 statement shall include space for certification of
4 16 nonregistration and for an explanation of the reason for the
4 17 exemption. The board may require that the statements be
4 18 accompanied by documentation.
4 19 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to
4 20 individuals applying for admission on or after the date on
4 21 which the bill takes effect.
4 22 LSB 2213HH 77
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