S.F. 336 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 2023, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 25. a. Waive the applicable amount of 3 tuition and mandatory fees determined pursuant to paragraph “b” 4 for a child of a disabled veteran of the United States armed 5 services if all of the following conditions are met: 6 (1) The child satisfies all of the following criteria: 7 (a) Is the biological child of the veteran or is the adopted 8 child of the veteran, if the adoption occurred prior to the 9 child’s eighteenth birthday. 10 (b) Is registered with the United States selective service 11 system, if required by 50 U.S.C. app. §451 et seq. 12 (c) Is not currently confined in a jail, prison, or 13 correctional facility. 14 (d) Is not currently in default on any federal student 15 loans. 16 (e) Is not currently repaying any federal student loans. 17 (f) Is not currently disqualified from receiving federal 18 student aid due to a criminal conviction. 19 (g) Is classified as a resident for purposes of tuition and 20 mandatory fees and is a United States citizen or a noncitizen 21 who is eligible for federal student aid. 22 (h) Applies to the community college for admission prior to 23 the child’s thirty-third birthday. 24 (i) Maintains satisfactory academic performance, if the 25 child received a tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this 26 subsection during the prior semester or the trimester or 27 quarter equivalent. 28 (2) The veteran satisfies all of the following criteria: 29 (a) Was a resident of this state at the time of enlistment 30 in the United States armed services or resided in this state 31 for at least five years prior to the date the student applied 32 to the community college for admission. 33 (b) Served in the United States armed services during a 34 conflict or war or performed duty equally hazardous that was 35 -1- LSB 1946XS (4) 90 jda/jh 1/ 6

S.F. 336 recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the 1 United States. 2 (c) Suffered a service-connected death or a permanent 3 service-connected disability, as certified by the United States 4 department of veterans affairs. 5 (d) Was discharged under honorable conditions. 6 b. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under 7 this subsection shall equal the veteran’s permanent 8 service-connected disability rating percentage, as certified 9 by the United States department of veterans affairs. In the 10 case of a veteran whose death was officially certified as 11 service-connected by the United States department of veterans 12 affairs, the tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this 13 subsection shall equal one hundred percent. 14 c. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this 15 subsection and the tuition and mandatory fee waiver available 16 under section 262.9, subsection 39, applies to tuition and 17 mandatory fees for residents for not more than one hundred 18 twenty credit hours combined at a community college or an 19 institution of higher learning governed by the state board of 20 regents that is eligible to participate in a federal student 21 aid program authorized under Tit. IV of the federal Higher 22 Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-329, as amended. 23 d. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this 24 subsection shall be available to a child who satisfies all of 25 the conditions under paragraph “a” for not more than eight 26 academic years beginning the academic year the student is first 27 approved for the tuition and mandatory fee waiver. 28 e. Tuition and mandatory fees for prior years of enrollment 29 shall not be waived under this subsection. 30 f. The Iowa department of veterans affairs shall determine 31 the eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and mandatory 32 fee waiver under this subsection. 33 Sec. 2. Section 262.9, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 34 following new subsection: 35 -2- LSB 1946XS (4) 90 jda/jh 2/ 6

S.F. 336 NEW SUBSECTION . 39. a. Direct the institutions of higher 1 learning governed by the board to waive the applicable amount 2 of tuition and mandatory fees determined pursuant to paragraph 3 “b” for a child of a disabled veteran of the United States armed 4 services if all of the following conditions are met: 5 (1) The child satisfies all of the following criteria: 6 (a) Is the biological child of the veteran or is the adopted 7 child of the veteran, if the adoption occurred prior to the 8 child’s eighteenth birthday. 9 (b) Is registered with the United States selective service 10 system, if required by 50 U.S.C. app. §451 et seq. 11 (c) Is not currently confined in a jail, prison, or 12 correctional facility. 13 (d) Is not currently in default on any federal student 14 loans. 15 (e) Is not currently repaying any federal student loans. 16 (f) Is not currently disqualified from receiving federal 17 student aid due to a criminal conviction. 18 (g) Is classified as a resident for purposes of tuition and 19 mandatory fees and is a United States citizen or a noncitizen 20 who is eligible for federal student aid. 21 (h) Applies to the institution of higher learning for 22 admission prior to the child’s thirty-third birthday. 23 (i) Maintains satisfactory academic performance, if the 24 child received a tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this 25 subsection during the prior semester or the trimester or 26 quarter equivalent. 27 (2) The veteran satisfies all of the following criteria: 28 (a) Was a resident of this state at the time of enlistment 29 in the United States armed services or resided in this state 30 for at least five years prior to the date the student applied 31 to the institution of higher learning for admission. 32 (b) Served in the United States armed services during a 33 conflict or war or performed duty equally hazardous that was 34 recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the 35 -3- LSB 1946XS (4) 90 jda/jh 3/ 6

S.F. 336 United States. 1 (c) Suffered a service-connected death or a permanent 2 service-connected disability, as certified by the United States 3 department of veterans affairs. 4 (d) Was discharged under honorable conditions. 5 b. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under 6 this subsection shall equal the veteran’s permanent 7 service-connected disability rating percentage, as certified 8 by the United States department of veterans affairs. In the 9 case of a veteran whose death was officially certified as 10 service-connected by the United States department of veterans 11 affairs, the tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this 12 subsection shall equal one hundred percent. 13 c. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this 14 subsection and the tuition and mandatory fee waiver available 15 under section 260C.14, subsection 25, applies to tuition and 16 mandatory fees for residents for not more than one hundred 17 twenty credit hours combined at an institution of higher 18 learning or a community college that is eligible to participate 19 in a federal student aid program authorized under Tit. IV of 20 the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, Pub. L. No. 89-329, 21 as amended, at the undergraduate, graduate, or professional 22 level. 23 d. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this 24 subsection shall be available to a child who satisfies all of 25 the conditions under paragraph “a” for not more than eight 26 academic years beginning the academic year the student is first 27 approved for the tuition and mandatory fee waiver. 28 e. Tuition and mandatory fees for prior years of enrollment 29 shall not be waived under this subsection. 30 f. The Iowa department of veterans affairs shall determine 31 the eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and mandatory 32 fee waiver under this subsection. 33 Sec. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 34 3, shall not apply to this Act. 35 -4- LSB 1946XS (4) 90 jda/jh 4/ 6

S.F. 336 EXPLANATION 1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 This bill requires that regents universities and community 4 colleges waive a percentage of the tuition and mandatory fees 5 for children of veterans with service-connected disabilities. 6 The bill provides that, in order to qualify for the waiver 7 of a percentage of the tuition and mandatory fees, the child 8 of the veteran must satisfy all of the following criteria: is 9 the biological child of the veteran or the adopted child of 10 the veteran; is registered with the United States selective 11 service system, if required; is not currently confined in a 12 jail, prison, or correctional facility; is not currently in 13 default on any federal student loans; is not currently repaying 14 any federal student loans; is not currently disqualified from 15 receiving federal student aid due to a criminal conviction; is 16 classified as a resident for purposes of tuition and mandatory 17 fees and is a United States citizen or a noncitizen who is 18 eligible for federal student aid; applies to the regents 19 university or community college for admission prior to the 20 child’s 33rd birthday; and maintains satisfactory academic 21 performance, if the child received a tuition and mandatory 22 fee waiver previously. The bill also provides that, in order 23 to qualify for the waiver of a percentage of the tuition 24 and mandatory fees, the veteran must satisfy all of the 25 following criteria: was a resident of this state at the time 26 of enlistment in the United States armed services or resided 27 in this state for at least five years prior to the date the 28 student applied to the regents university or community college 29 for admission, served in the United States armed services 30 during a conflict or war or performed duty equally hazardous 31 that was recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal 32 of the United States, suffered a service-connected death or 33 a permanent service-connected disability, and was discharged 34 under honorable conditions. 35 -5- LSB 1946XS (4) 90 jda/jh 5/ 6

S.F. 336 The bill establishes that the tuition and mandatory fee 1 waiver shall equal the veteran’s permanent service-connected 2 disability rating percentage, as certified by the United States 3 department of veterans affairs. The bill provides that in 4 the case of a veteran whose death was officially certified as 5 service-connected by the United States department of veterans 6 affairs, the tuition and mandatory fee waiver shall equal 100 7 percent. 8 The bill provides that the tuition and mandatory fee waiver 9 applies to tuition and mandatory fees for residents for not 10 more than 120 credits combined at a regents university or 11 community college. The bill also provides that the tuition 12 and mandatory fee waiver is only available to the child of a 13 veteran for a maximum of eight academic years. 14 The bill establishes that tuition and mandatory fees for 15 prior years of enrollment shall not be waived under the bill’s 16 provisions. 17 The bill requires the Iowa department of veterans affairs to 18 determine the eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and 19 mandatory fee waiver under the bill’s provisions. 20 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 21 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 22 25B.2(3), which would relieve a political subdivision from 23 complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of 24 the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, 25 political subdivisions are required to comply with any state 26 mandate included in the bill. 27 -6- LSB 1946XS (4) 90 jda/jh 6/ 6