Senate File 2209 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY LUNDBY and ZAUN
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to vocational=technical tuition grants
2 administered by the college student aid commission.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 261.17, subsections 1, 2, and 5, Code
1 2 2005, are amended to read as follows:
1 3 1. A vocational=technical tuition grant may be awarded to
1 4 any resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as a
1 5 full=time or part=time student in a vocational=technical or
1 6 career option program at a community college in the state, or
1 7 in a course of study at a school of cosmetology arts and
1 8 sciences licensed under chapter 157, and who establishes
1 9 financial need.
1 10 2. All classes, including liberal arts classes, identified
1 11 by the community college or school of cosmetology arts and
1 12 sciences as required for completion of the student's
1 13 vocational=technical or career option program, or for the
1 14 completion of a cosmetology course of study required for
1 15 licensure as provided in section 157.10, shall be considered a
1 16 part of the student's vocational=technical or career option
1 17 program or cosmetology course of study for the purpose of
1 18 determining the student's eligibility for a grant.
1 19 Notwithstanding subsection 3, if a student is making
1 20 satisfactory academic progress but the student cannot complete
1 21 a vocational=technical or career option program or cosmetology
1 22 course of study in the time frame allowed for a student to
1 23 receive a vocational=technical tuition grant as provided in
1 24 subsection 3 because additional classes are required to
1 25 complete the program or course of study, the student may
1 26 continue to receive a vocational=technical tuition grant for
1 27 not more than one additional enrollment period.
1 28 5. A vocational=technical tuition grant shall be awarded
1 29 on an annual basis, requiring reapplication by the student for
1 30 each year. Payments under the grant shall be allocated
1 31 equally among the semesters or quarters of the year upon
1 32 certification by the institution that the student is in full=
1 33 time or part=time attendance in a vocational=technical or
1 34 career option program, as defined under rules of the
1 35 department of education, or in a course of study at a school
2 1 of cosmetology arts and sciences licensed pursuant to chapter
2 2 157. If the student discontinues attendance before the end of
2 3 any term after receiving payment of the grant, the entire
2 4 amount of any refund due that student, up to the amount of any
2 5 payments made under the annual grant, shall be paid by the
2 6 institution to the state.
2 7 Sec. 2. Section 261.17, subsection 7, paragraph a, Code
2 8 2005, is amended to read as follows:
2 9 a. Provide application forms for distribution to students
2 10 by Iowa high schools, schools of cosmetology arts and sciences
2 11 licensed under chapter 157, and community colleges.
2 12 EXPLANATION
2 13 This bill expands the eligibility for vocational=technical
2 14 tuition grants administered by the college student aid
2 15 commission for students enrolled in a vocational=technical or
2 16 career option program at a community college, to include
2 17 students enrolled in a course of study at a school of
2 18 cosmetology arts and sciences licensed under Code chapter 157.
2 19 The bill makes conforming changes.
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