House File 2459

                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 610)


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to residency qualifications for purposes of
  2    postsecondary tuition and fees paid at public institutions of
  3    higher education in this state.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5076HV 80
  6 kh/cf/24

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 260C.14, Code Supplement 2003, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  21.  Adopt rules, not later than January
  1  4 1, 2005, related to the classification of students for
  1  5 purposes of determining tuition and fees that provide equal
  1  6 opportunity for granting resident status to individuals who
  1  7 meet all of the following conditions:
  1  8    a.  Resided in this state for at least three years as of
  1  9 the date the individual graduated from an accredited high
  1 10 school or received a high school equivalency diploma in this
  1 11 state.
  1 12    b.  Is accepted for enrollment in a community college in
  1 13 this state.
  1 14    c.  Is an undocumented person who is not a citizen or
  1 15 national of the United States.
  1 16    d.  Has established domicile in Iowa for the period during
  1 17 which the individual is enrolled at the community college.
  1 18    Sec. 2.  Section 262.9, Code Supplement 2003, is amended by
  1 19 adding the following new subsection:
  1 20    NEW SUBSECTION.  32.  Adopt rules, not later than January
  1 21 1, 2005, related to the classification of students for
  1 22 purposes of determining tuition and fees that provide equal
  1 23 opportunity for granting resident status to individuals who
  1 24 meet all of the following conditions:
  1 25    a.  Resided in this state for at least three years as of
  1 26 the date the individual graduated from an accredited high
  1 27 school or received a high school equivalency diploma in this
  1 28 state.
  1 29    b.  Is accepted for enrollment in a university under the
  1 30 control of the board in this state.
  1 31    c.  Is an undocumented person who is not a citizen or
  1 32 national of the United States.
  1 33    d.  Has established domicile in Iowa for the period during
  1 34 which the individual is enrolled at a university under the
  1 35 control of the board.
  2  1                           EXPLANATION
  2  2    This bill directs the board of directors of a community
  2  3 college and the state board of regents to adopt rules, not
  2  4 later than January 1, 2005, related to the classification of
  2  5 students for purposes of determining tuition and fees that
  2  6 provide equal opportunity for granting resident status to an
  2  7 individual who resided in this state at least three years
  2  8 prior to graduating or receiving a high school equivalency
  2  9 diploma in this state, is accepted for enrollment in a
  2 10 postsecondary institution in this state, is an undocumented
  2 11 person who is not a citizen or a national of the United
  2 12 States, and has established domicile in Iowa for the period in
  2 13 which the person is enrolled at the postsecondary institution.
  2 14 LSB 5076HV 80
  2 15 kh/cf/24