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1 1 Section 1. STUDY OF TUITION AND FEE EXEMPTION, INCENTIVE,
1 2 AND GRANT OPTIONS FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE RECEIVED FOSTER CARE.
1 3 1. For the purposes of this section, "eligible student"
1 4 means an individual who was subject to a court order under
1 5 chapter 232 transferring the custody of the individual to the
1 6 department of human services as a child in need of assistance
1 7 or terminating the individual's parental rights and who was in
1 8 a foster care or another out-of-home placement for a period of
1 9 six months or longer at any time between the individual's
1 10 fourteenth and eighteenth birthday. An eligible student must
1 11 have graduated from high school or received the equivalent of
1 12 a high school diploma. An eligible student must be qualified
1 13 for acceptance for enrollment in an undergraduate course of
1 14 study at a community college as defined in section 260C.2, an
1 15 institution of higher learning under the control of the state
1 16 board of regents, or an accredited private institution as
1 17 defined in chapter 261 on or before the third anniversary of
1 18 the date the student was discharged from foster care,
1 19 graduated from high school, or received the equivalent of a
1 20 high school diploma.
1 21 2. The college student aid commission shall study policy
1 22 considerations and costs associated with expanding the
1 23 commission's current assistance to youth who are in a foster
1 24 care placement and with exempting eligible students from
1 25 payment of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at any of
1 26 the educational institutions listed in subsection 1. The
1 27 commission shall also consider options for providing
1 28 undergraduate opportunities for eligible students, including
1 29 incentives for foster parents who continue to support eligible
1 30 students after the students become adults. The commission
1 31 shall consult with the departments of education and human
1 32 services, representatives of the listed educational
1 33 institutions, and other persons who are knowledgeable
1 34 concerning eligible students, their educational needs, their
1 35 special needs, and their financial means. The commission
2 1 shall submit a report of the study to the governor and general
2 2 assembly on or before December 15, 2000. The report shall
2 3 include projections on numbers of students who may be
2 4 eligible, special forms of support necessary for eligible
2 5 students to achieve academic success, options for implementing
2 6 the payment exemption which may include various forms of
2 7 financial assistance, cost projections for the options, and
2 8 findings and recommendations for implementation of the
2 9 options.
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Text: HF02429 Text: HF02431 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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