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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 261.110 IOWA TRIBUTE TUITION
1 2 GRANTS.
1 3 1. An Iowa tribute tuition grant may be awarded to a
1 4 child, whether a resident of this state or not, of a public
1 5 safety employee or volunteer killed in the line of duty.
1 6 2. Eligibility for a tuition grant under this section
1 7 shall be determined upon application to the commission, whose
1 8 decision is final, and admission of the applicant to a
1 9 community college established under chapter 260C, an
1 10 institution of higher learning under the control of the state
1 11 board of regents, or an accredited private institution as
1 12 defined in section 261.9.
1 13 3. Grants shall be awarded on an annual basis and shall be
1 14 credited by the institution against the student's tuition at
1 15 the beginning of each semester, trimester, or quarter, in
1 16 equal installments, upon certification by the institution that
1 17 the student is admitted and attending the institution.
1 18 4. An eligible full-time student may receive tribute
1 19 tuition grants for not more than eight semesters of
1 20 undergraduate study or the trimester or quarter equivalent.
1 21 An eligible part-time student may receive tribute tuition
1 22 grants for not more than sixteen semesters of undergraduate
1 23 study or the trimester or quarter equivalent. The grant
1 24 amount is limited to an amount equal to the resident tuition
1 25 rate of the institution to which the eligible student is
1 26 admitted and attending, not to exceed an amount equal to the
1 27 resident tuition rate established for institutions of higher
1 28 learning under the control of the state board of regents.
1 29 "Full-time student" means an individual who is enrolled at a
1 30 community college, accredited private institution, or board of
1 31 regents university for at least twelve semester hours or the
1 32 trimester or quarter equivalent. "Part-time student" means an
1 33 individual who is enrolled at a community college, accredited
1 34 private institution, or board of regents university in a
1 35 course of study including at least three semester hours or the
2 1 trimester or quarter equivalent of three semester hours.
2 2 5. When used in this section, "public safety employee or
2 3 volunteer killed in the line of duty" means a person whose
2 4 death occurred in the performance of any act which is within
2 5 the scope of the lawful duty or authority of the person while
2 6 paid or volunteering in any of the following capacities in
2 7 this state:
2 8 a. A peace officer as defined in section 801.4.
2 9 b. A law enforcement officer as defined in section 80B.3.
2 10 c. A reserve peace officer as defined in section 80D.1A.
2 11 d. A fire fighter as defined in section 411.1.
2 12 e. A volunteer fire fighter as defined in section 85.61.
2 13 f. An airport fire fighter employed by the military
2 14 division of the department of public defense.
2 15 g. An emergency medical care provider certified to
2 16 function as provided in section 147A.8.
2 17 6. The college student aid commission shall adopt rules
2 18 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
2 19 7. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
2 20 state to the college student aid commission for each fiscal
2 21 year an amount sufficient for the purpose of awarding of
2 22 tribute tuition grants as provided in this section.
2 23 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY DATE. This Act applies to the death
2 24 of a public safety employee or volunteer which occurs on or
2 25 after July 1, 1997.
2 26 EXPLANATION
2 27 This bill provides for the awarding of an Iowa tribute
2 28 tuition grant to a child, whether a resident of this state or
2 29 not, of a public safety employee or volunteer killed in the
2 30 line of duty on or after July 1, 1997. The bill defines a
2 31 "public safety employee or volunteer killed in the line of
2 32 duty" as a person whose death occurred in the performance of
2 33 any act which is within the scope of the lawful duty or
2 34 authority of the person while paid or volunteering in any of
2 35 the following capacities in this state: a peace officer, a
3 1 law enforcement officer, a reserve peace officer, a fire
3 2 fighter, a volunteer fire fighter, an emergency medical care
3 3 provider, or an airport fire fighter employed by the military
3 4 division of the department of public defense.
3 5 Grant eligibility is determined by the commission and upon
3 6 admission to an accredited private college in this state, a
3 7 community college, or institution of higher learning under the
3 8 control of the state board of regents. The grant amount is
3 9 limited to the tuition charged at the institution of
3 10 admission, not to exceed the resident in-state tuition rate
3 11 established for institutions of higher learning under the
3 12 control of the regents. An eligible student may receive
3 13 tuition grants for not more than eight semesters of
3 14 undergraduate study or the trimester or quarter equivalent.
3 15 An eligible part-time resident student may receive tuition
3 16 grants for not more than 16 semesters of undergraduate study
3 17 or the trimester or quarter equivalent.
3 18 The bill provides for a standing unlimited appropriation
3 19 from the general fund of the state to pay for the awarding of
3 20 tribute tuition grants.
3 21 LSB 2046SV 77
3 22 kh/cf/24
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