House File 97 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 97 BY INGELS A BILL FOR An Act establishing the comprehensive transition and 1 postsecondary program scholarship program and making 2 appropriations. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1065YH (6) 91 jda/jh

H.F. 97 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 256.231 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, in consultation with 5 the division of vocational rehabilitation services of the 6 department of workforce development, develop and administer 7 a scholarship program to provide scholarships to individuals 8 with intellectual, developmental, or learning disabilities who 9 are at least eighteen years of age and who are enrolled in 10 a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program in this 11 state that has been approved by the United States department 12 of education, to help offset the cost associated with the 13 comprehensive transition and postsecondary program’s tuition 14 and fees. 15 2. The amount awarded to an individual under this section 16 shall not exceed five thousand dollars per academic year. An 17 individual must file a new application and submit information 18 as required by the college student aid commission annually on 19 the basis of which the individual’s eligibility for a renewed 20 award will be evaluated and determined. 21 3. The college student aid commission, in consultation 22 with the division of vocational rehabilitation services of 23 the department of workforce development, shall establish the 24 evaluation criteria to be used in evaluating applications for 25 scholarships submitted under this section. Priority shall be 26 given to applicants who are residents of Iowa. 27 4. The college student aid commission, in consultation 28 with the division of vocational rehabilitation services of the 29 department of workforce development, shall adopt rules pursuant 30 to chapter 17A to administer this section. 31 5. A comprehensive transition and postsecondary program 32 scholarship program fund is established in the state treasury. 33 The fund shall be administered by the college student aid 34 commission, in consultation with the division of vocational 35 -1- LSB 1065YH (6) 91 jda/jh 1/ 3

H.F. 97 rehabilitation services of the department of workforce 1 development, and shall consist of moneys appropriated by the 2 general assembly and any other moneys received by the college 3 student aid commission for deposit in the fund. The moneys in 4 the fund are appropriated to the college student aid commission 5 for the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program 6 scholarship program. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in 7 the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to 8 the general fund of the state but shall remain available for 9 expenditure for the comprehensive transition and postsecondary 10 program scholarship program for subsequent fiscal years. 11 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or 12 earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill establishes the comprehensive transition and 17 postsecondary program scholarship program. 18 The bill requires the college student aid commission 19 (commission), in consultation with the division of 20 vocational rehabilitation services of the department of 21 workforce development (IVRS), to develop and administer a 22 scholarship program to provide scholarships to individuals 23 with intellectual, developmental, or learning disabilities 24 who are at least 18 years of age and who are enrolled in a 25 comprehensive transition and postsecondary program in this 26 state that has been approved by the United States department 27 of education, to help offset the cost associated with the 28 comprehensive transition and postsecondary program’s tuition 29 and fees, if moneys are appropriated by the general assembly 30 for a fiscal year for this purpose. The bill provides that 31 the amount awarded to an individual under the comprehensive 32 transition and postsecondary program shall not exceed $5,000 33 per academic year. The bill requires individuals to apply for 34 the scholarship award annually. 35 -2- LSB 1065YH (6) 91 jda/jh 2/ 3

H.F. 97 The bill requires the commission, in consultation with 1 IVRS, to establish the criteria to be used when evaluating 2 applications for scholarships submitted under the comprehensive 3 transition and postsecondary program scholarship program. 4 The bill also requires the commission to give priority to 5 applicants who are residents of Iowa. 6 The bill requires the commission, in consultation with IVRS, 7 to adopt rules to administer the comprehensive transition and 8 postsecondary program scholarship program. 9 The bill establishes a comprehensive transition and 10 postsecondary program scholarship program fund in the 11 state treasury under the control of the college student aid 12 commission. 13 -3- LSB 1065YH (6) 91 jda/jh 3/ 3