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Senate Study Bill 1021

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 239B.8, Code 2001, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  7.  POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.  For family
  1  4 investment agreements entered into on or after July 1, 1996,
  1  5 the maximum allowable time period for supported postsecondary
  1  6 education is limited to a total of thirty-six months.  The
  1  7 thirty-six-month allowance shall only be available for a
  1  8 period of forty-eight consecutive months.
  1  9    Sec. 2.  AGREEMENTS IN EFFECT.  This Act applies
  1 10 prospectively to family investment agreements entered into on
  1 11 or after July 1, 2001, and retrospectively to family
  1 12 investment agreements containing postsecondary education
  1 13 provisions in effect on July 1, 2001, that were entered into
  1 14 before that date.  The department of human services shall
  1 15 amend those agreements subject to retrospective applicability
  1 16 as necessary to apply the thirty-six month maximum allowance
  1 17 authorized by this Act.  
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill relates to family investment program requirements
  1 20 for supported postsecondary education assistance.
  1 21    The bill amends Iowa Code section 239B.8, relating to
  1 22 family investment agreements.  For family investment
  1 23 agreements entered into on or after July 1, 1996, the bill
  1 24 provides that the maximum time period for supported
  1 25 postsecondary education is limited to a total of 36 months
  1 26 within a period of 48 consecutive months.
  1 27    The bill includes an applicability provision providing for
  1 28 prospective application of the bill and for retrospective
  1 29 application to those agreements containing postsecondary
  1 30 education provisions in effect on July 1, 2001, that were
  1 31 entered into before that date.  The department is to amend
  1 32 those agreements that are subject to retrospective
  1 33 applicability as necessary to apply the bill's 36-month
  1 34 maximum allowance.  Under current requirements, the maximum
  1 35 time period for supported postsecondary education is 24 months
  2  1 within 36 consecutive months.  
  2  2 LSB 1202DP 79
  2  3 jp/gg/8
     

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