S-5188

   Amend the amendment, S-5100, to Senate File 303, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 12, after line 41 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 261.9, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:

   “Accredited private institution” means an institution of higher learning located in Iowa which is operated privately and not controlled or administered by any state agency or any subdivision of the state and which meets the criteria in paragraphs “a” and “b” and all of the criteria in paragraphs “d” through “h” “i”, except that institutions defined in paragraph “c” of this subsection are exempt from the requirements of paragraphs “a” and “b”:
   Sec. ___.  Section 261.9, subsection 1, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  i.  (1)  Adopts a policy to require that the institution shall annually, beginning December 15, 2015, file a report with the governor and the general assembly providing information and statistics for the previous five academic years on the number of students per year who are veterans who received education credit for military education, training, and service, that number as a percentage of veterans known to be enrolled at the institution, the average number of credits received by students, and the average number of credits applied towards the award or completion of a course of instruction, postsecondary diploma, degree, or other evidences of distinction.
   (2)  For purposes of this paragraph, “veteran” means a veteran as defined in section 35.1.>
   2.  Page 13, line 33, by striking <35.1, or the spouse of a veteran> and inserting <35.1>
   3.  Page 13, line 36, by striking <or veteran’s spouse>
   4.  Page 13, line 39, by striking <or the veteran’s spouse>
   5.  Page 13, line 43, by striking <or veteran’s spouse>
   6.  Page 13, line 47, by striking <or veteran’s spouse>
   7.  Page 13, line 50, by striking <or the veteran’s>
   8.  Page 14, line 1, by striking <spouse>
   9.  Page 14, by striking lines 15 through 21 and inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  REPORTING.  Each licensing board, as defined in section 272C.1, shall file>
   10.  Page 14, after line 25 by inserting: 
   <___.  REPORT.  Each licensing board, as defined in section 272C.1, shall file a report by January 1, 2015, with the chairpersons and ranking members of the house and senate standing committees on veterans affairs making recommendations related to expanding the professional licensing provisions of section 272C.4, subsection 12, to include the spouses of veterans.>
   11.  Page 14, after line 27 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  35B.2  Administration.

   Unless otherwise provided, the county commission of veteran affairs shall be responsible for the administration of this chapter.
   ___.  Page 15, line 7, after <to the> by inserting <annual>
   ___.  Page 15, line 21, by striking <annual>
   ___.  Page 15, line 22, after <administrator> by inserting <and all employees of the county veteran affairs office>
   ___.  Page 15, line 25, by striking <annual>
   ___.  Page 15, line 26, after <administrator> by inserting <and all employees of the county veteran affairs office>>
   12.  Page 16, by striking lines 18 through 24 and inserting: 
   <b.  Neither a county board of supervisors nor a county commission of veteran affairs shall publish the names of the veterans or their families who receive benefits under the provisions of this chapter.>
   13.  Page 16, line 48, after <shall> by inserting <be sent to the board of supervisors with all personally identifying information redacted and shall>
   14.  Page 16, by striking line 49 and inserting <reviewed subject to approval by the board of supervisors and. Upon the approval of the board of supervisors, the>
   15.  Page 18, line 23, after <and> by inserting <shall, as provided in this section,>
   16.  Page 18, line 35, by striking <the> and inserting <a>
   17.  Page 18, line 36, after <rate> by inserting <that does not exceed the rate>
   18.  Page 19, after line 37 by inserting: 

<DIVISION ___
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM
   Sec. ___.  Section 16.54, subsections 1 and 3, Code 2014, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  For the purposes of this section, “eligible member of the armed forces of the United States” or “eligible service member” means a person who is or was, if discharged under honorable conditions, a member of the national guard, or a reserve, or regular component of the armed forces of the United States, who has served at least ninety days of active duty service beginning on or after September 11, 2001, or during the period of the Persian Gulf Conflict, beginning August 2, 1990, and ending April 6, 1991. “Eligible member of the armed forces of the United States” or “eligible service member” also means a former member of the national guard, or a reserve, or regular component of the armed forces of the United States, who was honorably discharged due to injuries incurred while on federal active duty beginning on or after September 11, 2001, or during the period of the Persian Gulf Conflict, beginning August 2, 1990, and ending April 6, 1991, that precluded completion of a minimum aggregate of ninety days of federal active duty.
   3.  The program shall be administered by the authority and shall provide loans, grants, or other assistance to persons who are or were eligible service members of the armed forces of the United States. In the event an eligible service member is deceased, the surviving spouse of the eligible member shall be eligible for assistance under the program, subject to the surviving spouse meeting the program’s eligibility requirements other than the military service requirement. In addition, a person eligible for the program under this section may participate in other loan and grant programs of the authority, provided the person meets the requirements of those programs.
   Sec. ___.  Section 16.54, subsection 4, paragraphs a and b, Code 2014, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  The person eligible for the program shall, for financed home purchases that close on or after July 1, 2008, use a lender that participates in the authority’s applicable first mortgage financing programs for homebuyers or a lender approved by the authority under subsection 5.
   b.  (1)  For financed home purchases that close on or after July 1, 2008, the eligible person shall participate, if eligible to participate, in one of the authority’s other applicable first mortgage financing programs for homebuyers. However, a person
   (2)  Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), an eligible service member who qualifies for one of the authority’s other applicable first mortgage financing programs for homebuyers may use a lender that does not participate in the authority’s first mortgage financing programs for homebuyers if such lender is approved by the authority under subsection 5.  For financed home purchases that close on or after July 1, 2014, an eligible service member who qualifies for one of the authority’s first mortgage financing programs may accept financing other than that available under the authority’s first mortgage financing programs for homebuyers if all of the following apply:
   (a)  The financing is offered by a lender that participates in one of the authority’s first mortgage financing programs for homebuyers or by a lender approved pursuant to subsection 5.
   (b)  The authority determines that the offered financing would be economically feasible and financially advantageous for the eligible service member.

DIVISION ___
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION ELIGIBILITY
   Sec. ___.  NEW SECTION.  341A.6A  Veteran eligibility.

   If a veteran has been honorably discharged between forty-five days before and sixty days after an examination or test is administered under section 341A.6, the commission may allow the veteran to be subject to such examination or testing up to ninety days following the date that the original examination or testing was conducted and if appropriate shall add the veteran’s name and address to the eligibility list for a vacant position pursuant to section 341A.13.
   Sec. ___.  Section 400.10, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   400.10  Preferences.
   1.  In all examinations and appointments under this chapter, other than promotions and appointments of chief of the police department and chief of the fire department, veterans who are citizens and residents of the United States, shall have five percentage points added to the veteran’s grade or score attained in qualifying examinations for appointment to positions and five additional percentage points added to the grade or score if the veteran has a service-connected disability or is receiving compensation, disability benefits, or pension under laws administered by the United States department of veterans affairs. An honorably discharged veteran who has been awarded the Purple Heart incurred in action shall be considered to have a service-connected disability. However, the percentage points shall be given only upon passing the exam and shall not be the determining factor in passing. Veteran’s preference percentage points shall be applied once to the final scores used to rank applicants for selection for an interview. For purposes of this section, “veteran” means as defined in section 35.1 except that the requirement that the person be a resident of this state shall not apply.
   2.  If a veteran entitled to preference pursuant to this section has been honorably discharged between forty-five days before and sixty days after an examination is administered pursuant to section 400.8, the commission may allow the veteran to be subject to examination up to ninety days following the date the original examination was administered and if appropriate shall add the veteran’s name to the list for original appointment pursuant to section 400.11, subsection 1.>
   19.  By renumbering as necessary.

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JEFF DANIELSON