House File 16 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 16 BY INGELS A BILL FOR An Act establishing the comprehensive transition and 1 postsecondary program scholarship program. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1125YH (2) 90 jda/jh

H.F. 16 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 261.133 Comprehensive transition 1 and postsecondary program scholarship program. 2 1. If moneys are appropriated by the general assembly for 3 a fiscal year for the purpose provided in this section, the 4 college student aid commission shall develop and administer 5 a scholarship program to provide scholarships to individuals 6 with intellectual, developmental, or learning disabilities who 7 are at least eighteen years of age and who are enrolled in 8 a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program in this 9 state that has been approved by the United States department 10 of education, to help offset the cost associated with the 11 comprehensive transition and postsecondary program’s tuition 12 and fees. 13 2. The college student aid commission shall establish the 14 evaluation criteria to be used in evaluating applications for 15 scholarships submitted under this section. Priority shall be 16 given to applicants who are residents of Iowa. 17 3. The college student aid commission shall adopt rules 18 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section. 19 4. A comprehensive transition and postsecondary program 20 scholarship program fund is established in the state treasury. 21 The fund shall be administered by the college student aid 22 commission and shall consist of moneys appropriated by the 23 general assembly and any other moneys received by the college 24 student aid commission for deposit in the fund. The moneys in 25 the fund are appropriated to the college student aid commission 26 for the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program 27 scholarship program. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in 28 the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to 29 the general fund of the state but shall remain available for 30 expenditure for the comprehensive transition and postsecondary 31 program scholarship program for subsequent fiscal years. 32 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or 33 earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. 34 EXPLANATION 35 -1- LSB 1125YH (2) 90 jda/jh 1/ 2

H.F. 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 This bill establishes the comprehensive transition and 3 postsecondary program scholarship program. 4 The bill requires the college student aid commission 5 (commission) to develop and administer a scholarship program 6 to provide scholarships to individuals with intellectual, 7 developmental, or learning disabilities who are at least 18 8 years of age and who are enrolled in a comprehensive transition 9 and postsecondary program in this state that has been approved 10 by the United States department of education, to help offset 11 the cost associated with the comprehensive transition and 12 postsecondary program’s tuition and fees, if moneys are 13 appropriated by the general assembly for a fiscal year for this 14 purpose. 15 The bill requires the commission to establish the criteria 16 to be used when evaluating applications for scholarships 17 submitted under the comprehensive transition and postsecondary 18 program scholarship program. The bill also requires the 19 commission to give priority to applicants who are residents of 20 Iowa. 21 The bill requires the commission to adopt rules to 22 administer the comprehensive transition and postsecondary 23 program scholarship program. 24 The bill establishes a comprehensive transition and 25 postsecondary program scholarship program fund in the state 26 treasury. 27 -2- LSB 1125YH (2) 90 jda/jh 2/ 2