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1 1 Section 1. Section 262.9, Code Supplement 2001, is amended
1 2 by adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 29. a. Adopt rules that require an
1 4 institution of higher learning under its control to waive the
1 5 institution's tuition charges for any undergraduate student
1 6 who is a resident of Iowa and meets any of the following
1 7 criteria:
1 8 (1) Is the child of a peace officer, as defined in section
1 9 97A.1, who is killed in the line of duty as determined by the
1 10 board of trustees of the Iowa department of public safety
1 11 peace officers' retirement, accident, and disability system in
1 12 accordance with section 97A.6, subsection 16.
1 13 (2) Is the child of an individual in a protection
1 14 occupation, as defined in section 97B.49B, or is the child of
1 15 a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or an airport fire fighter, as
1 16 defined in section 97B.49C, who is killed in the line of duty
1 17 as determined by the department of personnel in accordance
1 18 with section 97B.52, subsection 2.
1 19 (3) Is the child of a volunteer emergency services
1 20 provider, as defined in section 100B.11, who is killed in the
1 21 line of duty as determined by department of public safety in
1 22 accordance with section 100B.11, subsection 2.
1 23 (4) Is the child of a police officer or a fire fighter, as
1 24 defined in section 411.1, who is killed in the line of duty as
1 25 determined by the statewide fire and police retirement system
1 26 in accordance with section 411.6, subsection 15.
1 27 b. An individual who is eligible for a waiver under
1 28 paragraph "a" shall complete and file an application, with an
1 29 institution of higher learning under the board's control, for
1 30 a waiver for the ensuing academic year on a form approved by
1 31 the board.
1 32 c. For purposes of this section, "child" includes only a
1 33 child who is under the age of thirty years and is a full-time
1 34 student.
1 35 EXPLANATION
2 1 This bill requires the state board of regents to adopt
2 2 rules directing its institutions of higher learning to waive
2 3 undergraduate tuition charges for the children of peace and
2 4 police officers, fire fighters, sheriffs, deputies, volunteer
2 5 emergency services providers, and individuals in protection
2 6 occupations killed in the line of duty.
2 7 Eligible individuals must apply to the institutions for a
2 8 waiver.
2 9 LSB 5465YH 79
2 10 kh/sh/8.1
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