Senate Study Bill 1156





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            EDUCATION BILL BY
                                            CO=CHAIRPERSON CONNOLLY)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to policies establishing residency qualifications
  2    for purposes of postsecondary tuition and fees paid at public
  3    institutions of higher education in this state.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2548SC 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, relating to an additional
  1  5 classification of students for purposes of determining tuition
  1  6 and fees that provide equal opportunity for granting resident
  1  7 status to individuals who meet all of the following
  1  8 conditions:
  1  9    a.  Attended an accredited high school in this state for at
  1 10 least three years as of the date the individual graduated from
  1 11 an accredited high school or received a high school
  1 12 equivalency diploma in this state.
  1 13    b.  Is accepted for enrollment in a community college in
  1 14 this state.
  1 15    c.  Was not required to pay tuition to attend a public high
  1 16 school in this state.
  1 17    d.  Signs an affidavit, if the individual does not have a
  1 18 social security number, stating that the individual will
  1 19 pursue citizenship in the United States at the earliest
  1 20 possible time the individual is able to do so.
  1 21    Sec. 2.  Section 262.9, Code 2005, is amended by adding the
  1 22 following new subsection:
  1 23    NEW SUBSECTION.  31.  Adopt a policy, to take effect not
  1 24 later than January 1, 2006, relating to an additional
  1 25 classification of students for purposes of determining tuition
  1 26 and fees that provide equal opportunity for granting resident
  1 27 status to individuals who meet all of the following
  1 28 conditions:
  1 29    a.  Attended an accredited high school in this state for at
  1 30 least three years as of the date the individual graduated from
  1 31 an accredited high school or received a high school
  1 32 equivalency diploma in this state.
  1 33    b.  Is accepted for enrollment in a university under the
  1 34 control of the board in this state.
  1 35    c.  Was not required to pay tuition to attend a public high
  2  1 school in this state.
  2  2    d.  Signs an affidavit, if the individual does not have a
  2  3 social security number, stating that the individual will
  2  4 pursue citizenship in the United States at the earliest
  2  5 possible time the individual is able to do so.
  2  6                           EXPLANATION
  2  7    This bill directs the board of directors of a community
  2  8 college and the state board of regents to adopt policies, to
  2  9 take effect not later than January 1, 2006, relating to an
  2 10 additional classification of students for purposes of
  2 11 determining tuition and fees that provide equal opportunity
  2 12 for granting resident status to individuals who attended an
  2 13 accredited high school in this state for at least three years
  2 14 or received a high school equivalency diploma in this state,
  2 15 is accepted for enrollment in a public postsecondary
  2 16 institution in this state, was not required to pay tuition to
  2 17 attend a public high school in this state, and who signs an
  2 18 affidavit, if the individual does not have a social security
  2 19 number, stating that the individual will pursue U.S.
  2 20 citizenship at the earliest possible time the individual is
  2 21 able to do so.
  2 22 LSB 2548SC 81
  2 23 kh:rj/cf/24