S.F. 337 Section 1. Section 262.9, subsection 17, Code 2017, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . c. Adopt rules establishing that for an 3 individual to be classified as a resident for purposes of 4 in-state tuition and mandatory fees, the individual, except as 5 otherwise provided under this subsection, shall have resided in 6 this state for at least thirty consecutive months immediately 7 prior to enrollment in an institution of higher learning 8 governed by the board. 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 This bill directs the state board of regents to adopt rules 13 to establish that for an individual to be classified as a 14 resident for purposes of in-state tuition and mandatory fees, 15 the individual must have resided in Iowa for 30 consecutive 16 months immediately prior to their enrollment in a regents 17 university. 18 Currently, the board may, at its discretion, adopt rules 19 relating to the residency of students, for fee purposes, who 20 are also residents of Iowa’s sister states. The board is 21 directed to adopt rules to classify as residents, for purposes 22 of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees, qualified veterans 23 and qualified military persons and their spouses and dependent 24 children who are domiciled in this state while enrolled in a 25 regents university. These current statutory provisions are 26 exempted from the residency requirement established by the 27 bill. 28 -1- LSB 1976XS (2) 87 kh/sc 1/ 1