H.F. 2250 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 256.184A Students participating in 1 a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program. 2 1. A tuition grant may be awarded to a resident of Iowa who 3 is admitted and in attendance as a student in a comprehensive 4 transition and postsecondary program that has been approved by 5 the United States department of education and that is provided 6 by any of the following: 7 a. An accredited private institution. 8 b. A community college established under chapter 260C. 9 c. An institution of higher learning governed by the state 10 board of regents. 11 2. A resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as a 12 student in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program 13 described in subsection 1 may receive tuition grants for not 14 more than eight semesters of study, or the trimester or quarter 15 equivalent. 16 3. a. The amount of a tuition grant to a resident of 17 Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as a student in a 18 comprehensive transition and postsecondary program described 19 in subsection 1 shall not exceed an amount equivalent to the 20 resident tuition and mandatory fees for two semesters, or the 21 equivalent, of the comprehensive transition and postsecondary 22 program provided by the accredited private institution, 23 community college, or institution of higher learning, as 24 applicable. 25 b. In no case may the state’s total financial contribution 26 to the student’s education, including financial aid under any 27 other state program, exceed the tuition and mandatory fees 28 associated with the comprehensive transition and postsecondary 29 program that the student attends. 30 4. a. A tuition grant may be made annually for the fall, 31 spring, and summer semesters, or the trimester equivalent. 32 Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally among the 33 semesters or trimesters and shall be paid at the beginning of 34 each semester or trimester upon certification by the accredited 35 -1- LSB 5214HV (1) 91 jda/jh 1/ 4

H.F. 2250 private institution, community college, or institution of 1 higher learning governed by the state board of regents, as 2 applicable, that provides the comprehensive transition and 3 postsecondary program to which the student has been admitted 4 and is in attendance. 5 b. If the student discontinues attendance before the end 6 of any semester or trimester after receiving payment under 7 the grant, the entire amount of any refund due that student, 8 up to the amount of any payments made under the annual grant, 9 shall be paid by the accredited private institution, community 10 college, or institution of higher learning governed by the 11 state board of regents, as applicable, to the state. 12 Sec. 2. Section 256.189, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2026, are 13 amended to read as follows: 14 2. The commission may require an accredited private 15 institution , community college, or institution of higher 16 learning governed by the state board of regents to promptly 17 furnish any information which the commission may request in 18 connection with the tuition grant program. 19 3. An Iowa tuition grants fund is established in the state 20 treasury. The fund shall be administered by the commission 21 and shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general 22 assembly and other moneys received by the commission for 23 deposit in the fund. The moneys in the fund are appropriated 24 to the commission for purposes of providing tuition grants 25 to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited private 26 institutions and for purposes of providing tuition grants to 27 students who are admitted and in attendance in a comprehensive 28 transition and postsecondary program described in section 29 256.184A, subsection 1 . Notwithstanding section 8.33 , 30 moneys in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not 31 revert to the general fund of the state but shall remain 32 available for expenditure for purposes of providing tuition 33 grants to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited 34 private institutions , and to students who are admitted and in 35 -2- LSB 5214HV (1) 91 jda/jh 2/ 4

H.F. 2250 attendance in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary 1 program, for subsequent fiscal years. Notwithstanding section 2 12C.7, subsection 2 , interest or earnings on moneys in the 3 fund shall be credited to the fund and are appropriated to the 4 commission for purposes of administering any scholarship or 5 grant program described in this subchapter VII, part 4 . 6 EXPLANATION 7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 9 This bill authorizes resident students who are admitted 10 to and in attendance in a comprehensive transition and 11 postsecondary program to participate in the Iowa tuition grants 12 program. 13 Under current law, only individuals who are residents of 14 Iowa, who are admitted and in attendance as full-time or 15 part-time students at certain specified accredited private 16 institutions, and who establish financial need are allowed to 17 receive a scholarship under the Iowa tuition grants program, 18 which is administered by the college student aid commission 19 (CSAC). The bill authorizes CSAC to award a tuition grant to a 20 resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as a student 21 in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program that 22 has been approved by the United States department of education 23 and that is provided by an accredited private institution, 24 a community college, or an institution of higher learning 25 governed by the state board of regents. Such a student may 26 receive tuition grants for not more than eight semesters of 27 study, or the trimester or quarter equivalent. The amount 28 of a tuition grant to the student shall not exceed an amount 29 equivalent to the resident tuition and mandatory fees for two 30 semesters or the equivalent of the comprehensive transition 31 and postsecondary program provided by the accredited private 32 institution, community college, or institution of higher 33 learning, as applicable. 34 The bill provides that a tuition grant to such a student may 35 -3- LSB 5214HV (1) 91 jda/jh 3/ 4

H.F. 2250 be made annually for the fall, spring, and summer semesters 1 or the trimester equivalent. Payments under the grant are 2 required to be allocated equally among the semesters or 3 trimesters and to be paid at the beginning of each semester 4 or trimester upon certification by the accredited private 5 institution, community college, or institution of higher 6 learning governed by the state board of regents that provides 7 the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program to which 8 the student has been admitted and is in attendance. If the 9 student discontinues attendance before the end of any semester 10 or trimester after receiving payment under the grant, the 11 entire amount of any refund due that student, up to the amount 12 of any payments made under the annual grant, shall be paid 13 by the accredited private institution, community college, or 14 institution of higher learning governed by the state board of 15 regents to the state. 16 A comprehensive transition and postsecondary program is a 17 degree, certificate, or nondegree program that is offered by 18 a college, career school, or trade school and is designed to 19 support students with intellectual disabilities who want to 20 continue academic, career, and independent living instruction 21 to prepare for gainful employment. A comprehensive transition 22 and postsecondary program must be approved by the United States 23 department of education. 24 The bill makes conforming changes. 25 -4- LSB 5214HV (1) 91 jda/jh 4/ 4