House File 2155 HOUSE FILE BY WHITAKER, HOGG, D. TAYLOR, MILLER, DANDEKAR, WENDT, DAVITT, THOMAS, BUKTA, CONNORS, FOEGE, FREVERT, BERRY, MERTZ, and JACOBY (COMPANION TO 5701SS BY STEWART) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act making an appropriation to the college student aid 2 commission for purposes of the national guard educational 3 assistance program. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5701YH 80 6 kh/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 1 2 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 1 3 the college student aid commission for the fiscal year 1 4 beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, the 1 5 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 1 6 used for the purposes designated: 1 7 For purposes of providing national guard educational 1 8 assistance under the program established in section 261.86: 1 9 .................................................. $ 2,900,000 1 10 EXPLANATION 1 11 This bill appropriates $2.9 million from the general fund 1 12 of the state to the college student aid commission for FY 1 13 2004=2005 to provide educational assistance to national guard 1 14 members in an amount not less than 50 percent of the resident 1 15 tuition rate established for regents universities or 50 1 16 percent of the tuition rate at the institution attended by the 1 17 national guard member, whichever is lower. 1 18 LSB 5701YH 80 1 19 kh/sh/8 1 20 1 21 1 22 1 23 1 24 1 25 1 26 1 27 1 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 33 1 34 1 35