S-5230

   Amend Senate File 2411, as passed by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 7, after line 7 by inserting: 
   <4.  This section is repealed July 1, 2029.>
   2.  By striking page 7, line 30, through page 10, line 10, and inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  Section 256.228, subsection 1, paragraph g, subparagraph (2), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  Completes and submits application forms required by the commission, including the free application for federal student aid; applies for all available state and federal financial aid; attends orientation in person or virtually; registers for classes with the assistance of an academic advisor; and participates in academic and career advising sessions required under the eligible program. To receive a renewal of a scholarship awarded under this section, an eligible student must annually submit a new application to the commission for reevaluation of eligibility.
   Sec. ___.  Section 256.228, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
   NEW SUBPARAGRAPH.  (5)  Has a student aid index of less than or equal to twenty thousand dollars at the time of initial application, as determined by the application forms submitted pursuant to subparagraph (2), including the free application for federal student aid.
   Sec. ___.  Section 256.228, subsection 3, paragraph d, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  A future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship shall be awarded on an annual basis, requiring reapplication by an eligible student each year for a two-year period, or prior to the expiration of a two-year period if the student earns the credential or associate degree sought within such period. Scholarship payments shall be allocated equally among the semesters, or the equivalent, and paid upon certification by the eligible institution that the student meets the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph “g”.
   Sec. ___.  EMERGENCY RULES.  The college student aid commission, in consultation with the department of workforce development, may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement the provisions of this division of this Act and the rules shall be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with this section shall also be published as a notice of intended action as provided in section 17A.4.>
   3.  By renumbering as necessary.