House
File
36
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
36
BY
HUNTER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
worker
shortage
loan
forgiveness
program
1
to
be
administered
by
the
college
student
aid
commission.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
261.118
Worker
shortage
loan
1
forgiveness
program.
2
1.
A
worker
shortage
loan
forgiveness
program
is
3
established
to
be
administered
by
the
commission.
An
4
individual
is
eligible
for
the
program
if
the
individual
5
graduated
from
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
6
in
this
state
on
or
after
January
1,
2014,
is
a
resident
of
7
the
state
who
successfully
completed
a
vocational-technical
or
8
career
option
program
or
graduated
with
an
associate
degree
9
from
a
community
college
established
pursuant
to
chapter
260C
10
or
graduated
with
a
baccalaureate
degree
or
postbaccalaureate
11
degree
from
an
institution
of
higher
education
governed
by
12
the
state
board
of
regents
or
from
an
accredited
private
13
institution,
and
meets
either
of
the
following
conditions:
14
a.
Is
employed
and
residing
in
this
state
and
has
been
15
employed
and
residing
in
this
state
for
not
less
than
two
16
consecutive
years
within
three
years
of
successfully
completing
17
a
vocational-technical
or
career
option
program
or
achieving
an
18
associate
degree
from
a
community
college.
19
b.
Is
employed
and
residing
in
this
state
and
has
been
20
employed
and
residing
in
this
state
for
not
less
than
four
21
consecutive
years
within
five
years
of
graduating
with
a
22
baccalaureate
degree
or
postbaccalaureate
degree
from
an
23
institution
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
24
regents
or
from
an
accredited
private
institution.
25
2.
Each
applicant
for
loan
forgiveness
shall,
in
accordance
26
with
the
rules
of
the
commission,
do
the
following:
27
a.
Complete
and
file
an
application
for
worker
shortage
28
loan
forgiveness.
The
individual
shall
be
responsible
for
29
the
prompt
submission
of
any
information
required
by
the
30
commission.
31
b.
File
a
new
application
and
submit
information
as
32
required
by
the
commission
annually
on
the
basis
of
which
the
33
applicant’s
eligibility
for
the
renewed
loan
forgiveness
will
34
be
evaluated
and
determined.
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c.
Complete
and
return
on
a
form
approved
by
the
commission
1
an
affidavit
of
eligibility
verifying
that
the
applicant
meets
2
the
requirements
of
subsection
1.
3
3.
The
annual
amount
of
worker
shortage
loan
forgiveness
4
shall
not
exceed
the
following:
5
a.
For
an
individual
who
meets
the
conditions
of
6
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
the
combined
resident
tuition
7
rate
established
for
the
two
years
following
the
individual’s
8
successful
program
completion
or
graduation
from
the
community
9
college,
or
one
hundred
percent
of
the
individual’s
total
10
federally
guaranteed
Stafford
loan
amount
under
the
federal
11
family
education
loan
program
or
the
federal
direct
loan
12
program
and
any
private
student
loan
issued
by
a
lender
13
that
meets
standards
prescribed
by
the
commission
including
14
principal
and
interest,
whichever
amount
is
less.
15
b.
For
an
individual
who
meets
the
conditions
of
16
subsection
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
the
combined
resident
tuition
17
rate
established
for
institutions
of
higher
learning
governed
18
by
the
state
board
of
regents
for
the
four
years
following
19
the
individual’s
graduation
from
the
regents
university
or
20
accredited
private
institution,
or
one
hundred
percent
of
the
21
individual’s
total
federally
guaranteed
Stafford
loan
amount
22
under
the
federal
family
education
loan
program
or
the
federal
23
direct
loan
program
and
any
private
student
loan
issued
by
24
a
lender
that
meets
standards
prescribed
by
the
commission
25
including
principal
and
interest,
whichever
amount
is
less.
26
4.
The
commission
shall
submit
in
a
report
to
the
general
27
assembly
by
January
1,
annually,
the
number
of
individuals
28
who
received
loan
forgiveness
pursuant
to
this
section,
the
29
postsecondary
institutions
from
which
the
individuals
graduated
30
or
successfully
completed
a
vocational-technical
or
career
31
options
program,
where
in
the
state
program
participants
are
32
employed,
program
participants’
employment
classifications
33
or
types
of
employment,
the
amount
paid
to
each
program
34
participant,
and
other
information
identified
by
the
commission
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as
indicators
of
outcomes
from
the
program.
1
5.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
2
to
administer
this
section.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
creates
a
worker
shortage
loan
forgiveness
program
7
to
be
administered
by
the
college
student
aid
commission.
The
8
program
is
open
to
individuals
who
graduated
from
an
Iowa
9
high
school
in
2014
or
later,
are
employed
and
reside
in
the
10
state,
and
successfully
completed
a
vocational-technical
or
11
career
option
program
or
received
a
degree
from
an
accredited
12
postsecondary
institution
in
the
state.
13
The
individual
must
also
have
been
employed
in
and
a
resident
14
of
this
state
for
a
period
of
two
consecutive
years
within
15
three
years
of
successfully
completing
a
vocational-technical
16
or
career
option
program
or
achieving
an
associate
degree
17
from
a
community
college,
or
must
have
been
employed
in
and
18
a
resident
of
this
state
for
a
period
of
four
consecutive
19
years
within
five
years
of
graduating
with
a
baccalaureate
20
degree
or
postbaccalaureate
degree
from
a
regents
university
or
21
accredited
private
institution.
22
In
the
case
of
an
individual
who
attended
a
community
23
college,
the
total
amount
of
worker
shortage
loan
forgiveness
24
shall
not
exceed
the
combined
resident
tuition
rate
established
25
for
the
two
years
following
the
individual’s
successful
program
26
completion
or
graduation
from
the
community
college,
or
100
27
percent
of
the
individual’s
total
federal
loan
program
and
28
private
student
loan
amount
including
principal
and
interest,
29
whichever
amount
is
less.
30
In
the
case
of
an
individual
who
attended
a
regents
31
university
or
accredited
private
institution,
the
annual
32
amount
of
worker
shortage
loan
forgiveness
shall
not
exceed
33
the
combined
resident
tuition
rate
established
for
regents
34
universities
for
the
four
years
following
the
individual’s
35
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graduation,
or
100
percent
of
the
individual’s
total
federal
1
loan
program
and
private
student
loan
amount
including
2
principal
and
interest,
whichever
amount
is
less.
The
3
individual
is
eligible
for
the
loan
forgiveness
program
for
not
4
more
than
four
consecutive
years.
5
The
bill
requires
the
commission
to
submit
a
report
to
the
6
general
assembly
by
January
1,
annually,
with
information
7
identified
as
indicators
of
outcomes
from
the
program.
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