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1 1 Amend Senate File 549 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 24, by inserting after line 20 the
1 3 following:
1 4 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 261.22 IOWA WINS
1 5 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM – APPROPRIATION.
1 6 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds
1 7 by the general assembly, there is established an Iowa
1 8 wins scholarship program to be administered by the
1 9 college student aid commission. A resident of this
1 10 state who graduated, or within one year will graduate,
1 11 from an accredited secondary school in this state and
1 12 who has been admitted to or is attending as a full-
1 13 time or part-time student an institution of higher
1 14 education under the state board of regents, a
1 15 community college, an accredited private institution
1 16 as defined in section 261.9, subsection 1, or a
1 17 postsecondary institution that meets the requirements
1 18 of chapter 261B, is eligible for the following
1 19 scholarship amounts:
1 20 a. Up to two thousand dollars if the person ranked
1 21 in the upper twenty-five percent of their secondary
1 22 school class at the end of grade twelve.
1 23 b. Up to one thousand dollars for all other
1 24 graduates of accredited secondary schools in this
1 25 state.
1 26 2. By June 30 of the school year in which a
1 27 student completes grade twelve, each accredited public
1 28 and nonpublic secondary school in Iowa shall include
1 29 in the student's transcript the student's class
1 30 percentile rank.
1 31 3. A person who meets the qualifications of
1 32 subsection 1 may apply to the commission for an Iowa
1 33 wins scholarship at any time within one year following
1 34 the person's graduation from an accredited secondary
1 35 school in this state. However, once approved for a
1 36 scholarship under this section, the person may receive
1 37 Iowa wins scholarship moneys for not more than twelve
1 38 months.
1 39 4. The amount of an Iowa wins scholarship shall
1 40 not exceed the total tuition and mandatory fees for
1 41 attending a postsecondary institution as provided in
1 42 subsection 1.
1 43 5. Scholarship moneys may be awarded for full-time
1 44 or part-time study during the fall, spring, or summer
1 45 semesters, or the trimester or quarter equivalent.
1 46 6. The commission shall administer this program
1 47 and shall do all of the following:
1 48 a. Provide application forms for distribution to
1 49 students by Iowa high schools.
1 50 b. Adopt rules for determining financial need,
2 1 defining residence for the purposes of this section,
2 2 and for processing and approving applications for
2 3 scholarships.
2 4 c. Make an annual report to the governor and
2 5 general assembly.
2 6 7. Each applicant, in accordance with the rules
2 7 established by the commission, shall do all of the
2 8 following:
2 9 a. Complete and file an application for an Iowa
2 10 wins scholarship.
2 11 b. Report promptly to the commission any necessary
2 12 information requested by the commission.
2 13 8. If a recipient of scholarship moneys issued in
2 14 accordance with this section is dismissed or withdraws
2 15 from the postsecondary institution before completion
2 16 of the term, the award, or the portion of the award
2 17 that conforms with that institution's accepted policy
2 18 of refunds, shall be refunded to the commission.
2 19 9. There is appropriated annually from the general
2 20 fund of the state to the college student aid
2 21 commission an amount sufficient to carry out the
2 22 provisions of this section."
2 23 #2. By renumbering as necessary.
2 24
2 25
2 26
2 27 STEVEN D. HANSEN
2 28
2 29
2 30
2 31 MARY NEUHAUSER
2 32
2 33
2 34
2 35 BILL FINK
2 36
2 37
2 38
2 39 ROD HALVORSON
2 40 ROBERT E. DVORSKY
2 41 SF 549.703 77
2 42 kh/sc/28
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