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HOUSE
FILE
252
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
16)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
February
22,
2023
)
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:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
261.133
Comprehensive
transition
1
and
postsecondary
program
scholarship
program.
2
1.
If
moneys
are
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
3
for
a
fiscal
year
for
the
purpose
provided
in
this
section,
4
the
college
student
aid
commission
shall,
in
coordination
5
with
the
division
of
vocational
rehabilitation
services
6
of
the
department
of
education,
develop
and
administer
a
7
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.
17
3.
The
college
student
aid
commission
and
the
division
18
of
vocational
rehabilitation
services
of
the
department
19
of
education
shall
coordinate
to
establish
the
evaluation
20
criteria
to
be
used
in
evaluating
applications
for
scholarships
21
submitted
under
this
section.
Priority
shall
be
given
to
22
applicants
who
are
residents
of
Iowa.
23
4.
The
college
student
aid
commission
and
the
division
24
of
vocational
rehabilitation
services
of
the
department
of
25
education
shall
jointly
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
26
administer
this
section.
27
5.
A
comprehensive
transition
and
postsecondary
program
28
scholarship
program
fund
is
established
in
the
state
treasury.
29
The
fund
shall
be
administered
by
the
college
student
aid
30
commission,
in
coordination
with
the
division
of
vocational
31
rehabilitation
services
of
the
department
of
education,
and
32
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
33
and
any
other
moneys
received
by
the
college
student
aid
34
commission
or
the
division
of
vocational
rehabilitation
35
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services
of
the
department
of
education
for
deposit
in
the
1
fund.
The
moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
college
2
student
aid
commission
and
to
the
division
of
vocational
3
rehabilitation
services
of
the
department
of
education
4
for
the
comprehensive
transition
and
postsecondary
program
5
scholarship
program.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
6
the
fund
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
7
the
general
fund
of
the
state
but
shall
remain
available
for
8
expenditure
for
the
comprehensive
transition
and
postsecondary
9
program
scholarship
program
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
10
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
11
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
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