Senate Study Bill 1006 SENATE FILE BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS BILL BY CHAIRPERSON BEALL) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, 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: 5 TLSB 1211SC 83 6 kh/nh/8 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. 2 26 LSB 1211SC 83 2 27 kh/nh/8