House Journal: Page 1548: Wednesday, April 21, 1999

11   final.

12     2.  The amount of educational assistance received
13   by a national guard member pursuant to this section
14   shall be determined by the adjutant general and shall
15   not exceed the resident tuition rate established for
16   institutions of higher learning under the control of
17   the state board of regents.  If the amount
18   appropriated in a fiscal year for purposes of this
19   section is insufficient to provide educational
20   assistance to all national guard members who apply for
21   the program and who are determined by the adjutant
22   general to be eligible for the program, the adjutant
23   general shall determine the amount of educational
24   assistance each eligible guard member shall receive.
25   However, educational assistance paid to an eligible
26   national guard member shall not be less than an amount
27   equal to fifty percent of the resident tuition rate
28   established for institutions of higher learning under
29   the control of the state board of regents.  The
30   adjutant general shall not determine educational
31   assistance amounts based upon a national guard
32   member's unit, the location at which drills are
33   attended, or whether the eligible individual is a
34   member of the Iowa army or air national guard.
35     3.  An eligible member of the national guard,
36   attending an institution as provided in subsection 1,
37   paragraph "d", as a full-time student, shall not
38   receive educational assistance under this section for
39   more than eight semesters, or if attending as a part-
40   time student for not more than sixteen semesters, of
41   undergraduate study, or the trimester or quarter
42   equivalent.  A national guard member who has met the
43   educational requirements for a baccalaureate degree is
44   ineligible for educational assistance under this
45   section.
46     4.  The eligibility of applicants and amounts of
47   educational assistance to be paid shall be certified
48   by the adjutant general of Iowa to the college student
49   aid commission, and all amounts that are or become due
50   to a community college, accredited private
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 1   institution, or institution of higher learning under
 2   the control of the state board of regents under this
 3   section shall be paid to the college or institution by
 4   the college student aid commission upon receipt of
 5   certification by the president or governing board of
 6   the educational institution as to accuracy of charges
 7   made, and as to the attendance and academic progress
 8   of the individual at the educational institution.  The
 9   college student aid commission shall maintain an

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