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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 261.22 BEST OF IOWA SCHOLARSHIP
1 2 – APPROPRIATION.
1 3 1. A best of Iowa scholarship is established to be
1 4 administered by the college student aid commission to provide
1 5 scholarships for residents of Iowa who achieve high scores on
1 6 a standardized, nationally recognized college admission
1 7 examination. An individual is eligible for a four-year
1 8 scholarship or the semester, quarter, or trimester equivalent,
1 9 if the individual is a resident of this state, makes
1 10 application as directed by the commission, and submits
1 11 evidence to the commission that the individual has achieved a
1 12 composite score of thirty or greater on the American college
1 13 testing assessment or that the individual has achieved a
1 14 comparable composite score on the scholastic assessment test,
1 15 and is enrolled at a community college as defined in section
1 16 260C.2, an institution of higher learning under the control of
1 17 the state board of regents, or an accredited private
1 18 institution as defined in section 261.9.
1 19 2. To receive the Iowa pride scholarship, the individual
1 20 shall annually submit evidence to the commission that the
1 21 individual is enrolled and making satisfactory academic
1 22 progress as a full-time or part-time student at an institution
1 23 as specified in subsection 1.
1 24 3. The scholarship amount awarded annually to an
1 25 individual who meets the requirements of this section as a
1 26 full-time student shall be two thousand dollars. The
1 27 scholarship amount awarded annually to a part-time student
1 28 enrolled in a course of study including at least three
1 29 semester hours but fewer than twelve semester hours for the
1 30 fall, spring, and summer semesters, or the trimester or
1 31 quarter equivalent, shall be equal to the amount of a
1 32 scholarship award that would be paid to a full-time student
1 33 times a number which represents the number of hours in which
1 34 the part-time student is actually enrolled divided by twelve
1 35 semester hours, or the trimester or quarter equivalent.
2 1 4. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
2 2 state to the college student aid commission, from funds not
2 3 otherwise appropriated, an amount necessary to provide
2 4 scholarships to individuals as provided in this section.
2 5 EXPLANATION
2 6 This bill establishes a best of Iowa scholarship and
2 7 appropriates from the general fund of the state an amount
2 8 sufficient to award annual scholarships of $2,000 to residents
2 9 of Iowa who achieve high scores on a standardized, nationally
2 10 recognized college admission examination. The college student
2 11 aid commission is directed to administer the program.
2 12 An individual is eligible for the four-year scholarship if
2 13 the individual is a resident of this state, makes application
2 14 as directed by the commission, and submits evidence to the
2 15 commission that the individual has achieved a composite score
2 16 of 30 or greater on an ACT college entrance exam, or achieved
2 17 a comparable composite score on the SAT college entrance exam
2 18 and is enrolled in an eligible Iowa higher education
2 19 institution. To receive the scholarship, an individual is
2 20 required to annually submit evidence that the individual is
2 21 enrolled and making satisfactory academic progress as a full-
2 22 time or part-time student at a community college, a regents
2 23 university, or an accredited private institution.
2 24 LSB 2420YH 78
2 25 kh/gg/8
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