House Journal: Page 1745: Wednesday, May 2, 2001
18 "493,500" and inserting the following: "502,057".
19 9. Page 2, by striking lines 6 through 12 and
20 inserting the following:
21 " . FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM
22 For purposes of providing postsecondary educational
23 assistance to eligible individuals:
24 $ 62,159
25 For purposes of this subsection, "eligible
26 individual" means a resident of Iowa under the age of
27 25 who was subject to a court order under chapter 232
28 transferring the custody of the individual to the
29 department of human services as a child in need of
30 assistance or terminating the individual's parental
31 rights and who was in a foster care or other out-of-
32 home placement on the individual's eighteenth
33 birthday, when the individual graduated from high
34 school, or when the individual obtained a graduate
35 equivalency diploma. An eligible individual must have
36 graduated from high school or received the equivalent
37 of a high school diploma. An eligible individual must
38 be qualified for acceptance for enrollment in an
39 undergraduate course of study at a community college
40 as defined in section 260C.2, an institution of higher
41 learning under the control of the state board of
42 regents, or an accredited private institution as
43 defined in chapter 261.
44 . UNITED STATES ARMY EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS
45 For providing educational assistance to United
46 States army and army reserve recruiters and to promote
47 the web-based PAYs system in accordance with this
48 subsection:
49 $ 50,000
50 An individual is eligible for benefits under this
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1 subsection if the individual is a resident of Iowa who
2 is a United States army or army reserve recruiter and
3 is enrolled as an undergraduate student in a community
4 college, an institution of higher learning under the
5 state board of regents, or an accredited private
6 institution. The individual shall be responsible for
7 the prompt submission of any information required by
8 the commission. Not more than 53 eligible individuals
9 shall receive educational assistance under this
10 subsection. Educational assistance paid pursuant to
11 this subsection shall not exceed 25 percent of the
12 resident tuition rate established for institutions of
13 higher learning under the control of the state board
14 of regents. Funds remaining after the educational
15 assistance expenditures shall be available to promote
16 the web-based PAYs system, which is designed to make
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