HF 560 (LSB 1179HV (1) 88)

HOUSE FILE 560

BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 79)

(COMPANION TO SF 246 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to requirements for eligibility under the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 261.87, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (3), unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   Is age eighteen through twenty-three and is described by any of the following:
    Sec. 2.  Section 261.87, subsection 1, paragraph d, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   “Eligible surviving-child student” means a qualified student who is under the age of twenty-six, or under the age of thirty if the student is a veteran who is eligible for benefits, or has exhausted the benefits, under the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008; who is not a convicted felon as defined in section 910.15; and who meets any of the following criteria:
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill modifies age requirements for eligibility for foster care and eligible surviving-child students under the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program.
   A requirement that certain foster care students be between age 18 and 23 in order to be eligible for the program is stricken, as is a requirement that the surviving child of a peace officer, fire fighter, or sheriff or deputy sheriff be under the age of 26, or under the age of 30 if the child is a veteran, in order to be eligible for the program.