House File 520 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR TO HF 22)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the definition of resident for purposes of
2 tuition and fees for qualified veterans at Iowa's public
3 universities and community 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, Code 2009, is amended by
1 2 adding the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 23. Adopt rules to classify as a
1 4 resident, for purposes of tuition and mandatory fees, a person
1 5 who meets either of the following criteria:
1 6 a. Is admitted to the community college; is domiciled in
1 7 the state during their course of study; served on active duty
1 8 in the military service of the United States after September
1 9 10, 2001, and was discharged under honorable conditions, or is
1 10 currently serving on active duty in the military service of
1 11 the United States.
1 12 b. Is the spouse or dependent child of a person who meets
1 13 the criteria specified in paragraph "a", is domiciled in this
1 14 state, and is admitted to the community college. If the
1 15 person who meets the criteria specified in paragraph "a" is
1 16 recalled to active duty, the spouse or dependent child who
1 17 continues to be domiciled in this state shall continue to be
1 18 classified as a resident for purposes of tuition and mandatory
1 19 fees.
1 20 Sec. 2. Section 262.9, Code 2009, is amended by adding the
1 21 following new subsection:
1 22 NEW SUBSECTION. 32. Require that the institutions of
1 23 higher learning under the control of the board, for purposes
1 24 of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees, classify as a
1 25 resident a person who meets either of the following criteria:
1 26 a. Is admitted to an institution of higher learning under
1 27 the control of the board; is domiciled in the state during
1 28 their course of study; served on active duty in the military
1 29 service of the United States after September 10, 2001, and was
1 30 discharged under honorable conditions, or is currently serving
1 31 on active duty in the military service of the United States.
1 32 b. Is the spouse or dependent child of a person who meets
1 33 the criteria specified in paragraph "a", is domiciled in this
1 34 state, and is admitted to an institution of higher learning
1 35 under the control of the board. If the person who meets the
2 1 criteria specified in paragraph "a" is recalled to active
2 2 duty, the spouse or dependent child who continues to be
2 3 domiciled in this state shall continue to be classified as a
2 4 resident for purposes of undergraduate tuition and mandatory
2 5 fees.
2 6 EXPLANATION
2 7 This bill requires the state board of regents and the
2 8 boards of directors of the state's community colleges to adopt
2 9 rules that classify military veterans and persons serving on
2 10 active duty in the military and their spouses and dependent
2 11 children as residents for purposes of tuition and fees.
2 12 The former or current military person must be domiciled in
2 13 this state during their course of study, and have served on
2 14 active duty in the military after September 10, 2001. The
2 15 military person must fulfill all of these requirements in
2 16 order for the spouse or dependent child to be eligible for
2 17 status as a resident. If the military person is recalled to
2 18 active duty, the spouse or dependent child who continues to be
2 19 domiciled in Iowa shall continue to be classified as a
2 20 resident for tuition and mandatory fee purposes.
2 21 The bill may create a state mandate as provided in Code
2 22 chapter 25B.
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