House
File
2071
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2071
BY
ABDUL-SAMAD
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
policies
granting
resident
status
for
1
purposes
of
paying
postsecondary
tuition
and
fees
at
public
2
institutions
of
higher
education.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Short
title.
This
Act
shall
be
known
as
the
1
“Iowa
Opportunities
Workforce
Act”
.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
260C.14,
Code
Supplement
2009,
is
amended
by
3
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
4
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
23.
Adopt
a
policy,
to
take
effect
5
not
later
than
January
1,
2011,
relating
to
an
additional
6
classification
of
students
for
purposes
of
determining
tuition
7
and
fees
that
provides
equal
opportunity
for
granting
resident
8
status
to
individuals
who
meet
all
of
the
following
conditions:
9
a.
Attended
an
accredited
school
in
this
state
for
at
least
10
five
years
as
of
the
date
the
individual
graduated
from
an
11
accredited
high
school
or
received
a
high
school
equivalency
12
diploma
in
this
state.
13
b.
Is
accepted
for
enrollment
in
a
community
college
in
this
14
state.
15
c.
Was
not
required
to
pay
tuition
to
attend
a
public
high
16
school
in
this
state.
17
d.
Signs
an
affidavit,
if
the
individual
does
not
have
a
18
social
security
number,
stating
that
the
individual
will
pursue
19
citizenship
in
the
United
States
at
the
earliest
possible
time
20
the
individual
is
able
to
do
so.
21
Sec.
3.
Section
262.9,
Code
Supplement
2009,
is
amended
by
22
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
23
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
36.
Adopt
a
policy,
to
take
effect
24
not
later
than
January
1,
2011,
relating
to
an
additional
25
classification
of
students
for
purposes
of
determining
tuition
26
and
fees
that
provides
equal
opportunity
for
granting
resident
27
status
to
individuals
who
meet
all
of
the
following
conditions:
28
a.
Attended
an
accredited
school
in
this
state
for
at
least
29
five
years
as
of
the
date
the
individual
graduated
from
an
30
accredited
high
school
or
received
a
high
school
equivalency
31
diploma
in
this
state.
32
b.
Is
accepted
for
enrollment
in
a
university
under
the
33
control
of
the
board
in
this
state.
34
c.
Was
not
required
to
pay
tuition
to
attend
a
public
high
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school
in
this
state.
1
d.
Signs
an
affidavit,
if
the
individual
does
not
have
a
2
social
security
number,
stating
that
the
individual
will
pursue
3
citizenship
in
the
United
States
at
the
earliest
possible
time
4
the
individual
is
able
to
do
so.
5
EXPLANATION
6
This
bill
directs
the
board
of
directors
of
a
community
7
college
and
the
state
board
of
regents
to
adopt
policies,
8
to
take
effect
not
later
than
January
1,
2011,
relating
to
9
an
additional
classification
of
students
for
purposes
of
10
determining
tuition
and
fees
that
provide
equal
opportunity
11
for
granting
resident
status
to
certain
individuals.
The
bill
12
includes
a
short
title
so
that
it
will
be
known
and
may
be
cited
13
to
as
the
“Iowa
Opportunities
Workforce
Act”.
14
To
meet
the
requirements
of
the
policy,
an
individual
15
must
have
attended
an
accredited
school
in
this
state
for
16
at
least
five
years
or
received
a
high
school
equivalency
17
diploma
in
this
state,
be
accepted
for
enrollment
in
a
public
18
postsecondary
institution
in
this
state,
must
not
have
been
19
required
to
pay
tuition
to
attend
a
public
high
school
in
this
20
state,
and
must
sign
an
affidavit,
if
the
individual
does
not
21
have
a
social
security
number,
stating
that
the
individual
22
will
pursue
U.S.
citizenship
at
the
earliest
possible
time
the
23
individual
is
able
to
do
so.
24
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