House File 225 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY WINDSCHITL, ALONS, HUSEMAN,
STRUYK, SODERBERG, BAUDLER,
DOLECHECK, WORTHAN, DE BOEF,
PETTENGILL, WATTS, SANDS,
MAY, KAUFMANN, RAECKER,
HELLAND, HAGENOW, ARNOLD,
and DRAKE
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act defining resident for purposes of tuition and fees for
2 certain veterans at Iowa's public universities and community
3 colleges.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 260C.14, subsection 14, Code 2009, is
1 2 amended to read as follows:
1 3 14. a. In its discretion, adopt rules relating to the
1 4 classification of students enrolled in the community college
1 5 who are residents of Iowa's sister states as residents or
1 6 nonresidents for tuition and fee purposes.
1 7 b. Adopt rules to classify qualified veterans and
1 8 qualified veterans' spouses and dependent children who are
1 9 domiciled in this state while enrolled in a community college,
1 10 as residents for purposes of tuition and fees. A spouse or
1 11 dependent child of a veteran shall not be deemed a resident
1 12 under this paragraph "b" unless the veteran meets all of the
1 13 requirements of subparagraph (2).
1 14 (1) For purposes of this paragraph "b", "dependent child"
1 15 means a student who was claimed by a qualified veteran as a
1 16 dependent on the qualified veteran's internal revenue service
1 17 tax filing for the previous tax year.
1 18 (2) For purposes of this paragraph "b", "qualified
1 19 veteran" means a person who meets the following requirements:
1 20 (a) Is eligible for benefits, or has exhausted the
1 21 benefits, under the federal Post=9/11 Veterans Educational
1 22 Assistance Act of 2008.
1 23 (b) Is domiciled in this state.
1 24 Sec. 2. Section 262.9, subsection 16, Code 2009, is
1 25 amended to read as follows:
1 26 16. a. In its discretion, adopt rules relating to the
1 27 classification of students enrolled in institutions of higher
1 28 education under the board who are residents of Iowa's sister
1 29 states as residents or nonresidents for fee purposes.
1 30 b. Adopt rules to classify qualified veterans and
1 31 qualified veterans' spouses and dependent children who are
1 32 domiciled in this state while enrolled in an institution of
1 33 higher education under the board, as residents for purposes of
1 34 tuition and fees. A spouse or dependent child of a veteran
1 35 shall not be deemed a resident under this paragraph "b" unless
2 1 the veteran meets all of the requirements of subparagraph (2).
2 2 (1) For purposes of this paragraph "b", "dependent child"
2 3 means a student who was claimed by the qualified veteran as a
2 4 dependent on the qualified veteran's internal revenue service
2 5 tax filing for the previous tax year.
2 6 (2) For purposes of this paragraph "b", "qualified
2 7 veteran" means a person who meets the following requirements:
2 8 (a) Is eligible for benefits, or has exhausted the
2 9 benefits, under the federal Post=9/11 Veterans Educational
2 10 Assistance Act of 2008.
2 11 (b) Is domiciled in this state.
2 12 EXPLANATION
2 13 This bill requires the state board of regents and the
2 14 boards of directors of the state's community colleges to adopt
2 15 rules that classify qualified military veterans and their
2 16 spouses and dependent children, who are domiciled in this
2 17 state while enrolled in a regents university or community
2 18 college, as residents for purposes of tuition and fees.
2 19 The "qualified veteran" must be eligible for benefits under
2 20 the federal Post=9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of
2 21 2008 and be domiciled in this state, whether or not the
2 22 veteran is attending classes, in order for the spouse or
2 23 dependent child to be eligible for status as a resident.
2 24 The bill may create a state mandate as provided in Code
2 25 chapter 25B.
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