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:
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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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