H-1084

   Amend House File 440 as follows:
   1.  Page 1, line 23, by striking <December 31> and inserting <April 30>
   2.  Page 1, by striking lines 25 through 30.
   3.  By striking page 1, line 33, through page 2, line 14.
   4.  Page 2, line 15, by striking <40.> and inserting <39.>
   5.  Page 2, line 16, before <offer> by inserting <begin efforts to>
   6.  Page 2, line 18, by striking <by the academic year beginning in 2027>
   7.  Page 2, line 19, by striking <41.> and inserting <40.>
   8.  Page 2, line 19, by striking <a.>
   9.  By striking page 2, line 20, through page 3, line 9, and inserting <education governed by the board to begin implementation of at least one work study program whereby a student engages in part-time employment while pursuing a degree with the employer being financially responsible for the student’s tuition and mandatory fees during semesters in which the student is employed by the employer.>
   10.  Page 3, after line 9 by inserting: 
   <Sec. ___.  INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNED BY THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS —— UNDERGRADUATE TUITION —— STUDY.
   1.  The state board of regents shall conduct a study on establishing a policy whereby the tuition amount charged to students classified as residents that is charged to an undergraduate student in the student’s first academic year of enrollment will not increase in the student’s subsequent academic years of undergraduate enrollment for three consecutive academic years.
   2.  The study shall include projections of how much such a policy would increase enrollment at each of the institutions of higher education governed by the board, the technical feasibility of such a policy, the cost of implementation of such a policy, and the results of implementation of similar policies in other states.
   3.  The board shall submit a report on the results of the study to the governor and the general assembly no later than November 30, 2025.>
   11.  By renumbering as necessary.

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COLLINS of Des Moines