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1 1 Section 1. Section 19A.9, Code 1999, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 21A. For the rejection of applicants for
1 4 employment for the failure to comply with the requirement to
1 5 register with the selective service system in accordance with
1 6 the federal Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App.
1 7 453.
1 8 Sec. 2. Section 260C.14, Code 1999, is amended by adding
1 9 the following new subsection:
1 10 NEW SUBSECTION. 21. Prohibit the award of a state-
1 11 supported loan, grant, or scholarship to a male individual if
1 12 the individual is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six
1 13 years and has not registered with the federal selective
1 14 service system in accordance with the federal Military
1 15 Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453. The board shall
1 16 include as part of the community college admission form a
1 17 statement of selective service, which shall be filled out by
1 18 any male applicant between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six
1 19 years. The statement shall include space for the applicant to
1 20 record the selective service number assigned to the applicant
1 21 and shall certify one of the following:
1 22 a. That the applicant has registered with the selective
1 23 service system in accordance with the Military Selective
1 24 Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453.
1 25 b. That the applicant is not required to register with the
1 26 selective service system for one of the following reasons:
1 27 (1) The applicant is on active duty with the armed forces
1 28 of the United States other than for training in a reserve or
1 29 national guard unit.
1 30 (2) The applicant is a nonimmigrant alien lawfully in the
1 31 United States in accordance with section 101(a)(15) of the
1 32 federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. } 1101.
1 33 (3) The applicant is not a citizen of the United States
1 34 and is a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the
1 35 Pacific Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands.
2 1 If the institution awards or approves a state-supported
2 2 loan, grant, or scholarship to a male applicant who is less
2 3 than eighteen years of age, the community college shall
2 4 require the student to file a revised statement of selective
2 5 service status after reaching the age of eighteen. The
2 6 community college shall not award or renew a state-supported
2 7 loan, grant, or scholarship to the student until the student
2 8 submits a statement certifying that the student is registered
2 9 with the federal selective service system or is exempt from
2 10 registration. For an applicant not required to register with
2 11 the federal selective service system, the statement shall
2 12 include space for certification of nonregistration and for an
2 13 explanation of the reason for the exemption. The board may
2 14 require that the statement be accompanied by any documentation
2 15 the board deems necessary.
2 16 Sec. 3. Section 262.9, Code 1999, is amended by adding the
2 17 following new subsection:
2 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 30. Prohibit the institutions of higher
2 19 learning under its control from awarding a state-supported
2 20 loan, grant, or scholarship to a male individual if the
2 21 individual is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six
2 22 years and has not registered with the federal selective
2 23 service system in accordance with the federal Military
2 24 Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453. Each institution
2 25 of higher learning under the control of the regents is
2 26 directed to include as part of its admission form a statement
2 27 of selective service, which shall be filled out by any male
2 28 applicant between the ages of eighteen and twenty-six years.
2 29 The statement shall include space for the applicant to record
2 30 the selective service number assigned to the applicant and
2 31 shall certify one of the following:
2 32 a. That the applicant has registered with the selective
2 33 service system in accordance with the Military Selective
2 34 Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453.
2 35 b. That the applicant is not required to register with the
3 1 selective service system for one of the following reasons:
3 2 (1) The applicant is on active duty with the armed forces
3 3 of the United States other than for training in a reserve or
3 4 national guard unit.
3 5 (2) The applicant is a nonimmigrant alien lawfully in the
3 6 United States in accordance with section 101(a)(15) of the
3 7 federal Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. } 1101.
3 8 (3) The applicant is not a citizen of the United States
3 9 and is a permanent resident of the Trust Territory of the
3 10 Pacific Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands.
3 11 If the institution awards or approves a state-supported
3 12 loan, grant, or scholarship to a male applicant who is less
3 13 than eighteen years of age, the institution shall require the
3 14 student to file a revised statement of selective service
3 15 status after reaching the age of eighteen. The institution
3 16 shall not award or renew a state-supported loan, grant, or
3 17 scholarship to the student until the student submits a
3 18 statement certifying that the student is registered with the
3 19 federal selective service system or is exempt from
3 20 registration. For an applicant not required to register with
3 21 the federal selective service system, the statement shall
3 22 include space for certification of nonregistration and for an
3 23 explanation of the reason for the exemption. The board may
3 24 direct the institutions to require that the statement be
3 25 accompanied by any documentation the board deems necessary.
3 26 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 280.9C SELECTIVE SERVICE
3 27 REGISTRATION.
3 28 At least twice during each school year, the board of
3 29 directors of each public school district operating a high
3 30 school and the authorities in charge of each accredited
3 31 nonpublic school operating a high school shall offer the
3 32 opportunity to each eligible student to register with the
3 33 selective service system in accordance with the federal
3 34 Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453.
3 35 EXPLANATION
4 1 The bill deals with the registration of individuals
4 2 required to be registered with the selective service system in
4 3 accordance with federal law.
4 4 The bill provides that the department of personnel adopt
4 5 rules providing that individuals who fail to register with the
4 6 selective service system shall be rejected for employment
4 7 subject to the state merit system.
4 8 This bill also directs the state board of regents and the
4 9 boards of directors of the community colleges to prohibit the
4 10 institutions of higher learning under their control from
4 11 awarding any male individual a state-supported loan, grant, or
4 12 scholarship if the individual is between the ages of 18 and 26
4 13 years and has not registered with the federal selective
4 14 service system in accordance with the federal Military
4 15 Selective Service Act.
4 16 Each institution or board is directed to include on its
4 17 admission form a statement of selective service, which shall
4 18 be filled out by any male applicant between the ages of 18 and
4 19 26. The statement shall include space for the applicant to
4 20 record the selective service number assigned to the applicant
4 21 and to either indicate that the applicant is registered or
4 22 explain why the applicant is not required to register.
4 23 A male student who enrolled at less than 18 years of age is
4 24 required to file a revised statement of selective service
4 25 status after reaching the age of 18, and until the student
4 26 does, the student shall not be awarded, or receive a renewal
4 27 for, a state-supported loan, grant, or scholarship. For those
4 28 applicants not required to register with the federal selective
4 29 service system, the statement shall include space for
4 30 certification of nonregistration and for an explanation of the
4 31 reason for the exemption. The board may require that the
4 32 statements be accompanied by documentation.
4 33 The bill also provides that all private and public high
4 34 schools offer students, at least twice a year, the opportunity
4 35 to register with the selective service system.
5 1 LSB 2145YH 78
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