House
Study
Bill
542
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COLLEGE
STUDENT
AID
COMMISSION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
schools
that
are
required
to
register
with
1
the
college
student
aid
commission.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
261B.4,
subsection
4,
Code
2022,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
The
refund
policy
of
the
school
for
the
return
of
3
refundable
portions
of
tuition,
fees,
or
other
charges.
4
The
tuition
refund
policy
for
Iowa
resident
students
of
a
5
for-profit
school
with
at
least
one
program
of
more
than
four
6
months
in
length
that
leads
that
offers
a
course
of
instruction
7
leading
to
a
recognized
educational
credential,
such
as
an
8
academic
or
professional
degree,
diploma,
or
license,
must
9
comply
with
section
714.23
.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
261B.11,
subsection
1,
paragraph
f,
Code
11
2022,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph
and
inserting
in
12
lieu
thereof
the
following:
13
f.
A
community
college
established
under
chapter
260C
or
an
14
institution
of
higher
learning
under
the
control
of
the
board
15
of
regents.
16
Sec.
3.
Section
261B.11,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
n
and
o,
17
Code
2022,
are
amended
by
striking
the
paragraphs.
18
Sec.
4.
Section
261B.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
19
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
b.
A
for-profit
school
with
at
least
one
program
of
more
21
than
four
months
in
length
that
leads
that
offers
a
course
of
22
instruction
leading
to
a
recognized
educational
credential,
23
such
as
an
academic
or
professional
degree,
diploma,
or
24
license,
must
submit
to
the
commission
a
tuition
refund
policy
25
that
meets
the
conditions
of
section
714.23
.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
schools
that
are
required
to
register
30
with
the
college
student
aid
commission.
31
The
bill
requires
that
the
tuition
refund
policy
for
Iowa
32
resident
students
of
a
for-profit
school
governed
by
Code
33
chapter
261B
that
offers
a
course
of
instruction
leading
to
a
34
recognized
educational
credential
must
comply
with
Code
section
35
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714.23,
which
provides
standards
for
refund
policies
and
1
penalties
for
violating
those
standards.
A
violation
of
Code
2
section
714.23
is
a
simple
misdemeanor.
A
simple
misdemeanor
3
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
30
days
and
a
4
fine
of
at
least
$105
but
not
more
than
$855.
The
bill
requires
5
the
school
to
submit
the
refund
policy
to
the
college
student
6
aid
commission.
7
Under
current
law,
the
provisions
of
Code
chapter
261B
8
do
not
apply
to
colleges
and
universities
authorized
by
the
9
laws
of
this
state
to
grant
degrees.
The
bill
strikes
this
10
exception
and
replaces
it
with
an
exception
for
community
11
colleges
established
under
Code
chapter
260C
and
institutions
12
of
higher
learning
under
the
control
of
the
board
of
regents.
13
Additionally,
under
current
law,
the
provisions
of
Code
14
chapter
261B
do
not
apply
to
either
a
postsecondary
educational
15
institution
established
in
Bettendorf
in
1969
to
prepare
16
students
for
the
federal
communications
commission
radio
17
broadcasting
examination
or
a
school
of
religious
study
located
18
in
Iowa
that
was
established
in
Spain
in
1982,
is
affiliated
19
with
the
department
of
global
missions
of
open
bible
churches,
20
grants
bachelor’s
degrees,
and
is
accredited
by
a
nationally
21
recognized
accrediting
agency.
The
bill
strikes
these
22
exceptions.
23
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