House File 130 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY WINCKLER, LENSING, D. OLSON, WENDT, REICHERT, BERRY, WESSEL=KROESCHELL, WHITEAD, LYKAM, DAVITT, FORD, MASCHER, MERTZ, HUNTER, D. TAYLOR, SHOMSHOR, THOMAS, COHOON, BELL, FOEGE, ZIRKELBACH, REASONER, SHOULTZ, and BUKTA 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 1074HH 81 6 kh/cf/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 2005, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 21. Adopt a policy, to take effect not 1 4 later than January 1, 2006, related to the classification of 1 5 students for purposes of determining tuition and fees that 1 6 provides equal opportunity for granting resident status to 1 7 individuals who 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 2005, is amended by adding the 1 19 following new subsection: 1 20 NEW SUBSECTION. 31. Adopt a policy, to take effect not 1 21 later than January 1, 2006, related to the classification of 1 22 students for purposes of determining tuition and fees that 1 23 provides equal opportunity for granting resident status to 1 24 individuals who 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 policies 2 4 related to the classification of noncitizen students for 2 5 purposes of determining tuition and fees. The policies must 2 6 provide equal opportunity for granting resident status for 2 7 tuition and fee purposes to an individual who resided in this 2 8 state at least three years prior to graduating or receiving a 2 9 high school equivalency diploma in this state, is accepted for 2 10 enrollment in a postsecondary institution in this state, is an 2 11 undocumented person who is not a citizen or a national of the 2 12 United States, and has established domicile in Iowa for the 2 13 period in which the person is enrolled at the postsecondary 2 14 institution. 2 15 LSB 1074HH 81 2 16 kh:rj/cf/24.1