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