House File 2434 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2434 BY KAJTAZOVIC A BILL FOR An Act relating to the definition of a qualified veteran 1 for the classification of certain veterans as residents 2 for purposes of community college and regents institution 3 tuition and mandatory fees. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5967YH (1) 85 aw/sc

H.F. 2434 Section 1. Section 260C.14, subsection 14, paragraph b, 1 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (c), Code 2014, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 (c) “Qualified veteran” means a person who meets the 4 following requirements: is 5 (i) Is eligible for benefits, or has exhausted the benefits, 6 under the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act 7 of 2008. 8 (ii) Is domiciled in this state, or has resided in this 9 state for at least one year or sufficient time to have filed an 10 Iowa tax return in the preceding twelve months. 11 Sec. 2. Section 262.9, subsection 17, paragraph b, 12 subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (c), Code 2014, is 13 amended to read as follows: 14 (c) “Qualified veteran” means a person who meets the 15 following requirements: is 16 (i) Is eligible for benefits, or has exhausted the benefits, 17 under the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act 18 of 2008. 19 (ii) Is domiciled in this state, or has resided in this 20 state for at least one year or sufficient time to have filed an 21 Iowa tax return in the preceding twelve months. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill changes the definition of a qualified veteran 26 for the classification of certain veterans as residents for 27 purposes of community college and regents institution tuition 28 and mandatory fees. The bill removes provisions in current 29 Code that require that a person seeking such classification be 30 domiciled in this state, or have resided in this state for at 31 least one year or sufficient time to have filed an Iowa tax 32 return in the preceding 12 months. 33 -1- LSB 5967YH (1) 85 aw/sc 1/ 1