House
File
2224
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2224
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
615)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
reporting
on
certain
educational
credits
1
awarded
to
veterans.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
260C.14,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
24.
a.
Beginning
December
15,
2015,
3
annually
file
a
report
with
the
governor
and
the
general
4
assembly
providing
information
and
statistics
for
the
previous
5
five
academic
years
on
the
number
of
students
who
are
veterans
6
per
year
who
received
education
credit
for
military
education,
7
training,
and
service,
that
number
as
a
percentage
of
veterans
8
known
to
be
enrolled
at
the
college,
the
average
number
of
9
credits
received
by
students,
and
the
average
number
of
credits
10
applied
towards
the
award
of
a
certificate,
competency-based
11
credential,
postsecondary
diploma,
or
associate
degree.
12
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“veteran”
means
a
13
veteran
as
defined
in
section
35.1.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
262.9,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
15
following
new
subsection:
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
38.
a.
Beginning
December
15,
2015,
17
annually
file
a
report
with
the
governor
and
the
general
18
assembly
providing
information
and
statistics
for
the
previous
19
five
academic
years
on
the
number
of
students
who
are
veterans
20
per
year
who
received
education
credit
for
military
education,
21
training,
and
service,
that
number
as
a
percentage
of
veterans
22
known
to
be
enrolled
at
the
institution,
the
average
number
23
of
credits
received
by
students,
and
the
average
number
of
24
credits
applied
towards
the
award
or
completion
of
a
course
of
25
instruction,
postsecondary
diploma,
degree,
or
other
evidences
26
of
distinction.
27
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“veteran”
means
a
28
veteran
as
defined
in
section
35.1.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
requires
certain
reporting
related
to
33
postsecondary
educational
credits
awarded
to
veterans
for
34
military
education,
training,
and
experience.
35
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The
bill
requires
that
the
board
of
directors
of
each
1
community
college
file
an
annual
report,
beginning
December
15,
2
2015,
with
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly,
including
3
certain
statistics
relating
to
the
award
of
educational
credits
4
to
veterans
for
military
education,
training,
and
experience
5
for
the
prior
five
academic
years.
6
The
bill
also
requires
that
the
board
of
regents
file
an
7
annual
report,
beginning
December
15,
2015,
with
the
governor
8
and
the
general
assembly,
including
certain
statistics
relating
9
to
the
award
of
educational
credits
to
veterans
for
military
10
education,
training,
and
service
for
the
prior
five
academic
11
years.
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