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House Journal: Page 1615: Monday, April 28, 1997

of the district court may require the obligor to submit payments
by bank draft or money order if the obligor submits an
insufficient funds support payment to the clerk of the district
court."
7.  Page 46, by striking lines 24 through 26 and inserting the
following:  "the unpaid difference between the amount under the
approved order and the amount under the order of the court on
appeal is satisfied."
8.  Page 115, line 21, by striking the figures "1, 3," and
inserting the following:  "3".
9.  Page 115, by striking lines 23 through 31.
10.  Page 116, line 6, by striking the words "third-party
child care,".
11.  Page 116, lines 27 and 28, by striking the words
"third-party child care,".
12.  Page 119, by striking lines 31 through 33 and inserting the
following:
"NEW SUBSECTION.  5A.  The court may order a postsecondary
education subsidy if good cause is shown.
a.  In determining whether good cause exists for ordering a
postsecondary education subsidy, the court shall consider the
age of the child, the ability of the child relative to
postsecondary education, the child's financial resources,
whether the child is self-sustaining, and the financial
condition of each parent.  If the court determines that good
cause is shown for ordering a postsecondary education subsidy,
the court shall determine the amount of subsidy as follows:
(1)  The court shall determine the cost of postsecondary
education based upon the cost of attending an in-state public
institution for a course of instruction leading to an
undergraduate degree and shall include the reasonable costs for
only necessary postsecondary education expenses.
(2)  The court shall then determine the amount, if any, which
the child may reasonably be expected to contribute, considering
the child's financial resources, including but not limited to
the availability of financial aid whether in the form of
scholarships, grants, or student loans, and the ability of the
child to earn income while attending school.
(3)  The child's expected contribution shall be deducted from
the cost of postsecondary education and the court shall
apportion responsibility for the remaining cost of postsecondary
education to each parent.  The amount paid by each parent shall
not exceed thirty-three and one-third percent of the total cost
of postsecondary education.
b.  A postsecondary education subsidy shall be payable to the
child, to the educational institution, or to both, but shall not
be payable to the custodial parent.
c.  A postsecondary education subsidy shall not be awarded if
the child has repudiated the parent by publicly disowning the
parent, refusing to acknowledge the parent, or by acting in a
similar manner.
d.  The child shall forward, to each parent, reports of grades
awarded at the completion of each academic session, within ten
days of receipt of the reports.  Unless otherwise specified by
the parties, a postsecondary education subsidy awarded by the
court shall be terminated upon the child's completion of the
first calendar year of course instruction if the child fails to
maintain a cumulative grade point average in the median range or
above during that first calendar year."

Iowa General Assembly

Index: House Journal (77th General Assembly: Session 1)

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