House Journal: Page 2252: Tuesday, June 3, 2003
funding, maintain quality faculty and staff at our state's Regents institutions, and
provide support for community colleges.
There are, however, shortcomings in this legislation. I am disappointed that the
college work-study program was not reinstated. The Iowa Work Study program is a
great tool to help disadvantaged students work their way through our public
universities, community colleges, and independent colleges. In addition, no funding
was provided to start the Iowa Virtual Academy. I hope the legislature will address
these areas in the future.
House File 662 is, approved on this date, with the following exceptions, which I
hereby disapprove.
I am unable to approve the designated portion of Section 9, subsection 1. This
sentence specifies that the Board of Regents, the Department of Management and the
Fiscal Bureau shall cooperate to determine the amount to be appropriated for tuition
replacement. This language is outdated and unnecessary as the Board of Regents now
relies on a financial advisor to calculate figures for tuition replacement.
I am unable to approve the designated portion of Section 9, subsection 2. This
paragraph restricts spending on the School of Public Health and the Public Health
Initiative at the University of Iowa. If we face a growing need for workers trained in
these health professions and for the services provided by this program, then it is
appropriate to allow reallocations of funds to the school of public health from other
areas, rather than single this out as the one area at the University of Iowa to have its
budget capped at its previous level.
I am unable to approve the designated portion of Section 9, subsection 3. This
language restricts spending on the Center for Excellence in Fundamental Plant
Sciences at Iowa State University and does not permit this program to receive either
its share of dollars for salary increases or internal reallocations of funds from other
university programs. If we are committed to making Iowa a leader in plant sciences
technologies then it is unreasonable to single this out as the one center at Iowa State
University to have its budget frozen.
I am unable to approve the designated portion of Section 9, subsection 4. This
language restricts spending on the masters in social work program, the roadside
vegetation project, and the Iowa office for staff development at the University of
Northern Iowa. There is no reason to single these three areas out to be treated
differently from all the other programs and activities at the University of Northern
Iowa.
I am unable to approve Section 18 in its entirety. This veto is a technical
correction. This section conflicts with Senate File 458, section 117 which also changes
the paragraph lettering in Iowa Code section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph g.
For the above reasons, I respectfully disapprove these items in accordance with
Amendment IV of the Amendments of 1968 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa.
All other items in House File 662 are hereby approved as of this date.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Vilsack
Governor
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