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PAG LIN
1 1 Amend the amendment, S-5631, to House File 2533, as
1 2 amended, passed, and reprinted by the House, as
1 3 follows:
1 4 #1. Page 3, by striking line 48 and inserting the
1 5 following: "30, line 6, and inserting the following:
1 6 "Sec. ___. NEW SECTION. 261.28 REWARDING IOWA'S
1 7 STUDENTS EDUCATIONALLY PROGRAM.
1 8 1. A rewarding Iowa's students educationally
1 9 program is established to be administered by the
1 10 commission. A resident of this state who receives a
1 11 high school diploma or a high school equivalency
1 12 diploma from a school district or an accredited
1 13 nonpublic school in this state after July 1, 1998, and
1 14 who otherwise meets the qualifications of this
1 15 section, is eligible to receive a rewarding Iowa's
1 16 students educationally scholarship under the program
1 17 to attend an eligible institution.
1 18 2. In addition to the requirements of subsection
1 19 1, to be eligible for a scholarship under this
1 20 section, an individual shall meet the following
1 21 requirements:
1 22 a. Is a citizen of the United States or has been
1 23 classified as a permanent resident alien by the United
1 24 States immigration and naturalization service.
1 25 b. Have satisfactorily met the entrance
1 26 requirements for admission to an eligible institution.
1 27 c. Upon completing the equivalent of two full
1 28 semesters or three full quarters at an eligible
1 29 institution, to continue to be eligible for a
1 30 scholarship under this section, the student shall have
1 31 a three-point cumulative grade average on a four-point
1 32 scale.
1 33 3. "Eligible institution", for purposes of this
1 34 section, means a community college as defined in
1 35 chapter 260C, an institution of higher learning under
1 36 the control of the state board of regents, or an
1 37 accredited private institution, as defined in section
1 38 261.9.
1 39 4. The amount of a scholarship awarded to a
1 40 qualified student for an upcoming academic year in
1 41 accordance with this section shall be the amount of
1 42 the student's financial need for that period,
1 43 including tuition, mandatory fees, and a book
1 44 allowance. However, the scholarship amount shall not
1 45 exceed the resident tuition rate and mandatory fees
1 46 established for institutions of higher learning under
1 47 the control of the state board of regents plus a book
1 48 allowance. The book allowance for a full-time student
1 49 shall be one hundred dollars per quarter or the
1 50 semester equivalent, and fifty dollars per quarter or
2 1 the semester equivalent for a student enrolled for
2 2 less than half-time.
2 3 5. No minimum number of hours of enrollment is
2 4 required for eligibility.
2 5 6. An eligible individual shall not receive a
2 6 scholarship under this section for more than the
2 7 equivalent of eight full semesters.
2 8 7. An individual who qualifies for a federal Pell
2 9 grant is ineligible for a scholarship under this
2 10 section. Federal educational assistance received by
2 11 an eligible individual shall be applied to reduce the
2 12 individual's tuition and mandatory fee charges.
2 13 8. Scholarship moneys may be expended for remedial
2 14 coursework.
2 15 9. The college student aid commission shall adopt
2 16 rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this
2 17 section. Rules adopted by the commission shall, at a
2 18 minimum, establish criteria for deferment of a
2 19 scholarship and provide for an appeals process.
2 20 10. There is appropriated from the general fund of
2 21 the state to the commission for each fiscal year the
2 22 sum of ten million dollars for rewarding Iowa's
2 23 students educationally scholarships.""
2 24
2 25
2 26
2 27 JOHNIE HAMMOND
2 28 HF 2533.241 77
2 29 kh/jl/28
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