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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 260C.18C TUITION CREDIT.
1 2 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and for each
1 3 succeeding fiscal year, there shall be established by the
1 4 board of directors of each community college a community
1 5 college tuition credit program, as follows:
1 6 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and each
1 7 subsequent year the board of directors of each community
1 8 college shall, based upon the tuition rate per semester
1 9 calculated for the school year beginning July 1, 1996,
1 10 pursuant to section 260C.14, reduce the tuition rate to be
1 11 charged for the school year by twenty-five percent of the rate
1 12 per semester for the school year beginning July 1, 1996.
1 13 2. The board shall annually report to the department of
1 14 management a tuition credit per pupil amount, based upon the
1 15 twenty-five percent tuition reduction and the full-time
1 16 equivalent enrollment of the community college.
1 17 3. The department of management shall provide a
1 18 reimbursement to the board for the amount of the tuition
1 19 credit per pupil multiplied by the community college
1 20 enrollment on an annual basis. Notwithstanding the allocation
1 21 of moneys in section 260C.18A, the reimbursement shall be
1 22 allocated from moneys appropriated by the general assembly
1 23 from the general fund of the state to the department of
1 24 education for community college purposes for general state
1 25 financial aid.
1 26 4. The provisions of section 260C.14, subsection 2,
1 27 concerning local school district payments for a resident pupil
1 28 of high school age under chapter 261C and tuition charged for
1 29 nonresidents of the state are included under the tuition
1 30 credit program.
1 31 The state board for community colleges and the department
1 32 of management shall establish procedures by rule to carry out
1 33 the provisions of this section.
1 34 EXPLANATION
1 35 This bill provides that a tuition credit shall be applied
2 1 to tuition levels for community colleges for the school year
2 2 beginning July 1, 1997, and subsequent years. The credit
2 3 shall be calculated based on 25 percent of the tuition level
2 4 for the school year beginning July 1, 1996. The board of each
2 5 community college shall annually report the tuition credit per
2 6 pupil amount to the department of management and receive
2 7 reimbursement from the department of management for the amount
2 8 reported. The reimbursement shall be allocated from general
2 9 fund appropriations to the department of education for
2 10 community college purposes for general state financial aid
2 11 pursuant to Code section 260C.18A. The bill provides that the
2 12 provisions of Code section 260C.14, subsection 2, regarding
2 13 local school district payments for a resident pupil of high
2 14 school age and nonresident tuition are included under the
2 15 tuition credit program. The bill further provides that the
2 16 state board for community colleges and the department of
2 17 management shall establish procedures by rule to carry out the
2 18 provisions of the bill.
2 19 LSB 2421XS 77
2 20 rn/cf/24
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