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Senate File 336 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1requiring that regents universities and community
2colleges waive a percentage of the tuition and mandatory
3fees for children of veterans with service-connected
4disabilities.
5BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 2023, is amended by adding
2the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 25. a. Waive the applicable amount of
4tuition and mandatory fees determined pursuant to paragraph “b”
5for a child of a disabled veteran of the United States armed
6services if all of the following conditions are met:
7(1) The child satisfies all of the following criteria:
8(a) Is the biological child of the veteran or is the adopted
9child of the veteran, if the adoption occurred prior to the
10child’s eighteenth birthday.
11(b) Is registered with the United States selective service
12system, if required by 50 U.S.C.app.§451 et seq.
13(c) Is not currently confined in a jail, prison, or
14correctional facility.
15(d) Is not currently in default on any federal student
16loans.
17(e) Is not currently repaying any federal student loans.
18(f) Is not currently disqualified from receiving federal
19student aid due to a criminal conviction.
20(g) Is classified as a resident for purposes of tuition and
21mandatory fees and is a United States citizen or a noncitizen
22who is eligible for federal student aid.
23(h) Applies to the community college for admission prior to
24the child’s thirty-third birthday.
25(i) Maintains satisfactory academic performance, if the
26child received a tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
27subsection during the prior semester or the trimester or
28quarter equivalent.
29(2) The veteran satisfies all of the following criteria:
30(a) Was a resident of this state at the time of enlistment
31in the United States armed services or resided in this state
32for at least five years prior to the date the student applied
33to the community college for admission.
34(b) Served in the United States armed services during a
35conflict or war or performed duty equally hazardous that was
-1-1recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the
2United States.
3(c) Suffered a service-connected death or a permanent
4service-connected disability, as certified by the United States
5department of veterans affairs.
6(d) Was discharged under honorable conditions.
7b. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under
8this subsection shall equal the veteran’s permanent
9service-connected disability rating percentage, as certified
10by the United States department of veterans affairs. In the
11case of a veteran whose death was officially certified as
12service-connected by the United States department of veterans
13affairs, the tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
14subsection shall equal one hundred percent.
15c. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
16subsection and the tuition and mandatory fee waiver available
17under section 262.9, subsection 39, applies to tuition and
18mandatory fees for residents for not more than one hundred
19twenty credit hours combined at a community college or an
20institution of higher learning governed by the state board of
21regents that is eligible to participate in a federal student
22aid program authorized under Tit.IV of the federal Higher
23Education Act of 1965, Pub.L. No.89-329, as amended.
24d. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
25subsection shall be available to a child who satisfies all of
26the conditions under paragraph “a” for not more than eight
27academic years beginning the academic year the student is first
28approved for the tuition and mandatory fee waiver.
29e. Tuition and mandatory fees for prior years of enrollment
30shall not be waived under this subsection.
31f. The Iowa department of veterans affairs shall determine
32the eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and mandatory
33fee waiver under this subsection.
34 Sec. 2. Section 262.9, Code 2023, is amended by adding the
35following new subsection:
-2-1 NEW SUBSECTION. 39. a. Direct the institutions of higher
2learning governed by the board to waive the applicable amount
3of tuition and mandatory fees determined pursuant to paragraph
4“b” for a child of a disabled veteran of the United States armed
5services 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
8child of the veteran, if the adoption occurred prior to the
9child’s eighteenth birthday.
10(b) Is registered with the United States selective service
11system, if required by 50 U.S.C. app.§451 et seq.
12(c) Is not currently confined in a jail, prison, or
13correctional facility.
14(d) Is not currently in default on any federal student
15loans.
16(e) Is not currently repaying any federal student loans.
17(f) Is not currently disqualified from receiving federal
18student aid due to a criminal conviction.
19(g) Is classified as a resident for purposes of tuition and
20mandatory fees and is a United States citizen or a noncitizen
21who is eligible for federal student aid.
22(h) Applies to the institution of higher learning for
23admission prior to the child’s thirty-third birthday.
24(i) Maintains satisfactory academic performance, if the
25child received a tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
26subsection during the prior semester or the trimester or
27quarter equivalent.
28(2) The veteran satisfies all of the following criteria:
29(a) Was a resident of this state at the time of enlistment
30in the United States armed services or resided in this state
31for at least five years prior to the date the student applied
32to the institution of higher learning for admission.
33(b) Served in the United States armed services during a
34conflict or war or performed duty equally hazardous that was
35recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the
-3-1United States.
2(c) Suffered a service-connected death or a permanent
3service-connected disability, as certified by the United States
4department of veterans affairs.
5(d) Was discharged under honorable conditions.
6b. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under
7this subsection shall equal the veteran’s permanent
8service-connected disability rating percentage, as certified
9by the United States department of veterans affairs. In the
10case of a veteran whose death was officially certified as
11service-connected by the United States department of veterans
12affairs, the tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
13subsection shall equal one hundred percent.
14c. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
15subsection and the tuition and mandatory fee waiver available
16under section 260C.14, subsection 25, applies to tuition and
17mandatory fees for residents for not more than one hundred
18twenty credit hours combined at an institution of higher
19learning or a community college that is eligible to participate
20in a federal student aid program authorized under Tit.IV of
21the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, Pub.L. No.89-329,
22as amended, at the undergraduate, graduate, or professional
23level.
24d. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
25subsection shall be available to a child who satisfies all of
26the conditions under paragraph “a” for not more than eight
27academic years beginning the academic year the student is first
28approved for the tuition and mandatory fee waiver.
29e. Tuition and mandatory fees for prior years of enrollment
30shall not be waived under this subsection.
31f. The Iowa department of veterans affairs shall determine
32the eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and mandatory
33fee waiver under this subsection.
34 Sec. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection
353, shall not apply to this Act.
-4-1EXPLANATION
2The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
3the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
4This bill requires that regents universities and community
5colleges waive a percentage of the tuition and mandatory fees
6for children of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
7The bill provides that, in order to qualify for the waiver
8of a percentage of the tuition and mandatory fees, the child
9of the veteran must satisfy all of the following criteria: is
10the biological child of the veteran or the adopted child of
11the veteran; is registered with the United States selective
12service system, if required; is not currently confined in a
13jail, prison, or correctional facility; is not currently in
14default on any federal student loans; is not currently repaying
15any federal student loans; is not currently disqualified from
16receiving federal student aid due to a criminal conviction; is
17classified as a resident for purposes of tuition and mandatory
18fees and is a United States citizen or a noncitizen who is
19eligible for federal student aid; applies to the regents
20university or community college for admission prior to the
21child’s 33rd birthday; and maintains satisfactory academic
22performance, if the child received a tuition and mandatory
23fee waiver previously. The bill also provides that, in order
24to qualify for the waiver of a percentage of the tuition
25and mandatory fees, the veteran must satisfy all of the
26following criteria: was a resident of this state at the time
27of enlistment in the United States armed services or resided
28in this state for at least five years prior to the date the
29student applied to the regents university or community college
30for admission, served in the United States armed services
31during a conflict or war or performed duty equally hazardous
32that was recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal
33of the United States, suffered a service-connected death or
34a permanent service-connected disability, and was discharged
35under honorable conditions.
-5- 1The bill establishes that the tuition and mandatory fee
2waiver shall equal the veteran’s permanent service-connected
3disability rating percentage, as certified by the United States
4department of veterans affairs. The bill provides that in
5the case of a veteran whose death was officially certified as
6service-connected by the United States department of veterans
7affairs, the tuition and mandatory fee waiver shall equal 100
8percent.
9The bill provides that the tuition and mandatory fee waiver
10applies to tuition and mandatory fees for residents for not
11more than 120 credits combined at a regents university or
12community college. The bill also provides that the tuition
13and mandatory fee waiver is only available to the child of a
14veteran for a maximum of eight academic years.
15The bill establishes that tuition and mandatory fees for
16prior years of enrollment shall not be waived under the bill’s
17provisions.
18The bill requires the Iowa department of veterans affairs to
19determine the eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and
20mandatory fee waiver under the bill’s provisions.
21The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code
22section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section
2325B.2(3), which would relieve a political subdivision from
24complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of
25the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore,
26political subdivisions are required to comply with any state
27mandate included in the bill.
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2colleges waive a percentage of the tuition and mandatory
3fees for children of veterans with service-connected
4disabilities.
5BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 2023, is amended by adding
2the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 25. a. Waive the applicable amount of
4tuition and mandatory fees determined pursuant to paragraph “b”
5for a child of a disabled veteran of the United States armed
6services if all of the following conditions are met:
7(1) The child satisfies all of the following criteria:
8(a) Is the biological child of the veteran or is the adopted
9child of the veteran, if the adoption occurred prior to the
10child’s eighteenth birthday.
11(b) Is registered with the United States selective service
12system, if required by 50 U.S.C.app.§451 et seq.
13(c) Is not currently confined in a jail, prison, or
14correctional facility.
15(d) Is not currently in default on any federal student
16loans.
17(e) Is not currently repaying any federal student loans.
18(f) Is not currently disqualified from receiving federal
19student aid due to a criminal conviction.
20(g) Is classified as a resident for purposes of tuition and
21mandatory fees and is a United States citizen or a noncitizen
22who is eligible for federal student aid.
23(h) Applies to the community college for admission prior to
24the child’s thirty-third birthday.
25(i) Maintains satisfactory academic performance, if the
26child received a tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
27subsection during the prior semester or the trimester or
28quarter equivalent.
29(2) The veteran satisfies all of the following criteria:
30(a) Was a resident of this state at the time of enlistment
31in the United States armed services or resided in this state
32for at least five years prior to the date the student applied
33to the community college for admission.
34(b) Served in the United States armed services during a
35conflict or war or performed duty equally hazardous that was
-1-1recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the
2United States.
3(c) Suffered a service-connected death or a permanent
4service-connected disability, as certified by the United States
5department of veterans affairs.
6(d) Was discharged under honorable conditions.
7b. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under
8this subsection shall equal the veteran’s permanent
9service-connected disability rating percentage, as certified
10by the United States department of veterans affairs. In the
11case of a veteran whose death was officially certified as
12service-connected by the United States department of veterans
13affairs, the tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
14subsection shall equal one hundred percent.
15c. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
16subsection and the tuition and mandatory fee waiver available
17under section 262.9, subsection 39, applies to tuition and
18mandatory fees for residents for not more than one hundred
19twenty credit hours combined at a community college or an
20institution of higher learning governed by the state board of
21regents that is eligible to participate in a federal student
22aid program authorized under Tit.IV of the federal Higher
23Education Act of 1965, Pub.L. No.89-329, as amended.
24d. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
25subsection shall be available to a child who satisfies all of
26the conditions under paragraph “a” for not more than eight
27academic years beginning the academic year the student is first
28approved for the tuition and mandatory fee waiver.
29e. Tuition and mandatory fees for prior years of enrollment
30shall not be waived under this subsection.
31f. The Iowa department of veterans affairs shall determine
32the eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and mandatory
33fee waiver under this subsection.
34 Sec. 2. Section 262.9, Code 2023, is amended by adding the
35following new subsection:
-2-1 NEW SUBSECTION. 39. a. Direct the institutions of higher
2learning governed by the board to waive the applicable amount
3of tuition and mandatory fees determined pursuant to paragraph
4“b” for a child of a disabled veteran of the United States armed
5services 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
8child of the veteran, if the adoption occurred prior to the
9child’s eighteenth birthday.
10(b) Is registered with the United States selective service
11system, if required by 50 U.S.C. app.§451 et seq.
12(c) Is not currently confined in a jail, prison, or
13correctional facility.
14(d) Is not currently in default on any federal student
15loans.
16(e) Is not currently repaying any federal student loans.
17(f) Is not currently disqualified from receiving federal
18student aid due to a criminal conviction.
19(g) Is classified as a resident for purposes of tuition and
20mandatory fees and is a United States citizen or a noncitizen
21who is eligible for federal student aid.
22(h) Applies to the institution of higher learning for
23admission prior to the child’s thirty-third birthday.
24(i) Maintains satisfactory academic performance, if the
25child received a tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
26subsection during the prior semester or the trimester or
27quarter equivalent.
28(2) The veteran satisfies all of the following criteria:
29(a) Was a resident of this state at the time of enlistment
30in the United States armed services or resided in this state
31for at least five years prior to the date the student applied
32to the institution of higher learning for admission.
33(b) Served in the United States armed services during a
34conflict or war or performed duty equally hazardous that was
35recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal of the
-3-1United States.
2(c) Suffered a service-connected death or a permanent
3service-connected disability, as certified by the United States
4department of veterans affairs.
5(d) Was discharged under honorable conditions.
6b. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under
7this subsection shall equal the veteran’s permanent
8service-connected disability rating percentage, as certified
9by the United States department of veterans affairs. In the
10case of a veteran whose death was officially certified as
11service-connected by the United States department of veterans
12affairs, the tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
13subsection shall equal one hundred percent.
14c. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
15subsection and the tuition and mandatory fee waiver available
16under section 260C.14, subsection 25, applies to tuition and
17mandatory fees for residents for not more than one hundred
18twenty credit hours combined at an institution of higher
19learning or a community college that is eligible to participate
20in a federal student aid program authorized under Tit.IV of
21the federal Higher Education Act of 1965, Pub.L. No.89-329,
22as amended, at the undergraduate, graduate, or professional
23level.
24d. The tuition and mandatory fee waiver under this
25subsection shall be available to a child who satisfies all of
26the conditions under paragraph “a” for not more than eight
27academic years beginning the academic year the student is first
28approved for the tuition and mandatory fee waiver.
29e. Tuition and mandatory fees for prior years of enrollment
30shall not be waived under this subsection.
31f. The Iowa department of veterans affairs shall determine
32the eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and mandatory
33fee waiver under this subsection.
34 Sec. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection
353, shall not apply to this Act.
-4-1EXPLANATION
2The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
3the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
4This bill requires that regents universities and community
5colleges waive a percentage of the tuition and mandatory fees
6for children of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
7The bill provides that, in order to qualify for the waiver
8of a percentage of the tuition and mandatory fees, the child
9of the veteran must satisfy all of the following criteria: is
10the biological child of the veteran or the adopted child of
11the veteran; is registered with the United States selective
12service system, if required; is not currently confined in a
13jail, prison, or correctional facility; is not currently in
14default on any federal student loans; is not currently repaying
15any federal student loans; is not currently disqualified from
16receiving federal student aid due to a criminal conviction; is
17classified as a resident for purposes of tuition and mandatory
18fees and is a United States citizen or a noncitizen who is
19eligible for federal student aid; applies to the regents
20university or community college for admission prior to the
21child’s 33rd birthday; and maintains satisfactory academic
22performance, if the child received a tuition and mandatory
23fee waiver previously. The bill also provides that, in order
24to qualify for the waiver of a percentage of the tuition
25and mandatory fees, the veteran must satisfy all of the
26following criteria: was a resident of this state at the time
27of enlistment in the United States armed services or resided
28in this state for at least five years prior to the date the
29student applied to the regents university or community college
30for admission, served in the United States armed services
31during a conflict or war or performed duty equally hazardous
32that was recognized by the award of a service or campaign medal
33of the United States, suffered a service-connected death or
34a permanent service-connected disability, and was discharged
35under honorable conditions.
-5- 1The bill establishes that the tuition and mandatory fee
2waiver shall equal the veteran’s permanent service-connected
3disability rating percentage, as certified by the United States
4department of veterans affairs. The bill provides that in
5the case of a veteran whose death was officially certified as
6service-connected by the United States department of veterans
7affairs, the tuition and mandatory fee waiver shall equal 100
8percent.
9The bill provides that the tuition and mandatory fee waiver
10applies to tuition and mandatory fees for residents for not
11more than 120 credits combined at a regents university or
12community college. The bill also provides that the tuition
13and mandatory fee waiver is only available to the child of a
14veteran for a maximum of eight academic years.
15The bill establishes that tuition and mandatory fees for
16prior years of enrollment shall not be waived under the bill’s
17provisions.
18The bill requires the Iowa department of veterans affairs to
19determine the eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and
20mandatory fee waiver under the bill’s provisions.
21The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code
22section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section
2325B.2(3), which would relieve a political subdivision from
24complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of
25the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore,
26political subdivisions are required to comply with any state
27mandate included in the bill.
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