House
File
642
H-1357
Amend
House
File
642
as
follows:
1
1.
Page
2,
after
line
17
by
inserting:
2
<
c.
A
person
who
received
an
all
Iowa
opportunity
foster
3
care
grant
under
section
261.6
during
the
fiscal
year
ending
4
June
30,
2017,
is
exempt
from
the
provision
requiring
that
5
enrollment
begin
within
two
years
of
graduation
or
receipt
of
6
a
high
school
equivalency
diploma
pursuant
to
section
261.87,
7
subsection
2,
paragraph
“g”,
as
amended
by
this
Act.
>
8
2.
Page
24,
line
4,
after
<
diploma
>
by
inserting
<
or
a
high
9
school
equivalency
diploma
under
chapter
259A
>
10
3.
Page
24,
after
line
31
by
inserting:
11
<
Sec.
___.
Section
261.87,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
12
2017,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
13
Sec.
___.
Section
261.87,
subsection
2,
paragraph
g,
Code
14
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
g.
Begins
enrollment
at
an
eligible
institution
within
16
two
academic
years
of
graduation
from
high
school
or
receipt
17
of
a
high
school
equivalency
diploma
under
chapter
259A
and
18
continuously
receives
awards
as
a
full-time
or
part-time
19
student
to
maintain
eligibility.
However,
the
student
may
20
defer
participation
in
the
program
for
up
to
two
years
in
order
21
to
pursue
obligations
that
meet
conditions
established
by
the
22
commission
by
rule
or
to
fulfill
military
obligations.
>
23
4.
Page
25,
after
line
6
by
inserting:
24
<
Sec.
___.
Section
261.87,
subsection
3,
Code
2017,
is
25
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
3.
Extent
of
scholarship.
A
qualified
student
at
an
27
eligible
institution
may
receive
scholarships
for
not
more
than
28
the
equivalent
of
two
eight
full-time
academic
years
semesters
29
of
undergraduate
study,
excluding
summer
semesters.
A
30
qualified
student
attending
part-time
may
receive
scholarships
31
for
not
more
than
the
equivalent
of
sixteen
part-time
semesters
32
of
undergraduate
study.
Scholarships
awarded
pursuant
to
this
33
section
may,
at
the
qualified
student’s
request,
be
disbursed
34
over
a
single
academic
year
or
two
academic
years,
and
shall
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not
exceed
the
least
of
the
following
amounts,
as
determined
1
by
the
commission:
2
a.
The
student’s
financial
need.
3
b.
The
One-half
of
the
average
resident
tuition
rate
and
4
mandatory
fees
established
for
institutions
of
higher
learning
5
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents
for
a
scholarship
6
disbursed
over
one
academic
year,
or
one-half
of
that
amount
7
for
a
scholarship
disbursed
over
two
academic
years
.
8
c.
The
resident
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
charged
for
the
9
program
of
enrollment
by
the
eligible
institution
at
which
the
10
student
is
enrolled.
>
11
5.
By
renumbering
as
necessary.
12
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