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Senate File 346 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1requiring that regents universities and community
2colleges waive tuition and mandatory fees for children of
3veterans with service-connected disabilities.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 2017, is amended by adding
2the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 25. a. Waive tuition and mandatory fees
4for a child of a disabled veteran of the United States armed
5services or the Iowa national guard if all of the following
6conditions are met:
7(1) The child is an unmarried resident of the state who
8is no more than twenty-seven years old or, if the child is
9a veteran as defined in section 35.1, no more than thirty
10years old, and whose annual income, including the value of any
11support received from a parent, does not exceed the national
12poverty level. A child who is an adopted child or a stepchild
13of a disabled veteran must have entered into such status
14prior to the child’s twenty-fourth birthday. As used in this
15subsection, “national poverty level” is the poverty threshold
16for one person, as most recently calculated by the United
17States census bureau.
18(2) The child is the natural or adopted child or stepchild
19of a veteran who meets any of the following criteria:
20(a) At the time of entry into the armed services of the
21United States was a resident of this state, and who was
22subsequently determined by the United States government to be
23totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected
24disability or whose death was officially rated as
25service-connected as certified by the United States department
26of veterans affairs and, if discharged, was discharged under
27honorable conditions.
28(b) At the time of entry into state active duty or national
29guard duty as defined in section 29A.1, was a resident of this
30state and was subsequently determined by the United States
31government to be totally and permanently disabled due to a
32service-connected disability or whose death was officially
33rated as service-connected as certified by the United States
34department of veterans affairs and, if discharged, was
35discharged under honorable conditions.
-1- 1(3) The event which caused the veteran to be determined to
2be totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected
3disability or which resulted in the veteran’s death being rated
4as service-connected occurred prior to the child’s twenty-first
5birthday.
6b. The department of veterans affairs shall determine the
7eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and fee waiver under
8this subsection.
9c. Tuition and mandatory fees for prior years of enrollment
10shall not be waived under this subsection.
11 Sec. 2. Section 262.9, Code 2017, is amended by adding the
12following new subsection:
13 NEW SUBSECTION. 39. a. Direct the institutions of higher
14learning governed by the board to waive tuition and mandatory
15fees for a child of a disabled veteran of the United States
16armed forces or the Iowa national guard if all of the following
17conditions are met:
18(1) The child is an unmarried resident of the state who
19is no more than twenty-seven years old or, if the child is
20a veteran as defined in section 35.1, no more than thirty
21years old, and whose annual income, including the value of any
22support received from a parent, does not exceed the national
23poverty level. A child who is an adopted child or a stepchild
24of a disabled veteran must have entered into such status
25prior to the child’s twenty-fourth birthday. As used in this
26subsection, “national poverty level” is the poverty threshold
27for one person, as most recently calculated by the United
28States census bureau.
29(2) The child is the natural or adopted child or stepchild
30of a veteran who meets any of the following criteria:
31(a) At the time of entry into the armed services of
32the United States, was a resident of this state and was
33subsequently determined by the United States government to be
34totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected
35disability or whose death was officially rated as
-2-1service-connected as certified by the United States department
2of veterans affairs and, if discharged, was discharged under
3honorable conditions.
4(b) At the time of entry into state active duty or national
5guard duty as defined in section 29A.1, was a resident of this
6state and was subsequently determined by the United States
7government to be totally and permanently disabled due to a
8service-connected disability or whose death was officially
9rated as service-connected as certified by the United States
10department of veterans affairs and, if discharged, was
11discharged under honorable conditions.
12(3) The event which caused the veteran to be determined to
13be totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected
14disability or which resulted in the veteran’s death being rated
15as service-connected occurred prior to the child’s twenty-first
16birthday.
17b. The department of veterans affairs shall determine the
18eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and fee waiver under
19this subsection.
20c. Tuition and mandatory fees for prior years of enrollment
21shall not be waived under this subsection.
22 Sec. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection
233, shall not apply to this Act.
24EXPLANATION
25The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
26the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
27This bill directs that the tuition and mandatory fees at the
28community colleges and regents universities be waived for the
29children of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
30The natural or adopted child or stepchild of a
31service-disabled veteran must be an unmarried resident of the
32state who is no more than 27 years old, or 30 if the child is
33a veteran; and must have an annual income, including parental
34support, that does not exceed the national poverty level. An
35adopted child or stepchild must have entered into such status
-3-1prior to the child’s 24th birthday.
2At the time of entry into the United States armed services,
3state active duty, or national guard duty, the veteran must
4have been a resident of this state who was subsequently
5determined by the United States government to be totally and
6permanently disabled due to a service-connected disability
7or whose death was officially rated as service-connected as
8certified by the United States department of veterans affairs
9and, if discharged, was discharged under honorable conditions.
10The event which caused the veteran’s total and permanent
11service-connected disability or death must have occurred prior
12to the child’s 21st birthday.
13The department of veterans affairs shall determine the
14eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and fee waiver.
15The waiver cannot be retroactively applied for coursework
16completed.
17The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code
18section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2,
19subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from
20complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of
21the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore,
22political subdivisions are required to comply with any state
23mandate included in the bill.
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2colleges waive tuition and mandatory fees for children of
3veterans with service-connected disabilities.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 2017, is amended by adding
2the following new subsection:
3 NEW SUBSECTION. 25. a. Waive tuition and mandatory fees
4for a child of a disabled veteran of the United States armed
5services or the Iowa national guard if all of the following
6conditions are met:
7(1) The child is an unmarried resident of the state who
8is no more than twenty-seven years old or, if the child is
9a veteran as defined in section 35.1, no more than thirty
10years old, and whose annual income, including the value of any
11support received from a parent, does not exceed the national
12poverty level. A child who is an adopted child or a stepchild
13of a disabled veteran must have entered into such status
14prior to the child’s twenty-fourth birthday. As used in this
15subsection, “national poverty level” is the poverty threshold
16for one person, as most recently calculated by the United
17States census bureau.
18(2) The child is the natural or adopted child or stepchild
19of a veteran who meets any of the following criteria:
20(a) At the time of entry into the armed services of the
21United States was a resident of this state, and who was
22subsequently determined by the United States government to be
23totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected
24disability or whose death was officially rated as
25service-connected as certified by the United States department
26of veterans affairs and, if discharged, was discharged under
27honorable conditions.
28(b) At the time of entry into state active duty or national
29guard duty as defined in section 29A.1, was a resident of this
30state and was subsequently determined by the United States
31government to be totally and permanently disabled due to a
32service-connected disability or whose death was officially
33rated as service-connected as certified by the United States
34department of veterans affairs and, if discharged, was
35discharged under honorable conditions.
-1- 1(3) The event which caused the veteran to be determined to
2be totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected
3disability or which resulted in the veteran’s death being rated
4as service-connected occurred prior to the child’s twenty-first
5birthday.
6b. The department of veterans affairs shall determine the
7eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and fee waiver under
8this subsection.
9c. Tuition and mandatory fees for prior years of enrollment
10shall not be waived under this subsection.
11 Sec. 2. Section 262.9, Code 2017, is amended by adding the
12following new subsection:
13 NEW SUBSECTION. 39. a. Direct the institutions of higher
14learning governed by the board to waive tuition and mandatory
15fees for a child of a disabled veteran of the United States
16armed forces or the Iowa national guard if all of the following
17conditions are met:
18(1) The child is an unmarried resident of the state who
19is no more than twenty-seven years old or, if the child is
20a veteran as defined in section 35.1, no more than thirty
21years old, and whose annual income, including the value of any
22support received from a parent, does not exceed the national
23poverty level. A child who is an adopted child or a stepchild
24of a disabled veteran must have entered into such status
25prior to the child’s twenty-fourth birthday. As used in this
26subsection, “national poverty level” is the poverty threshold
27for one person, as most recently calculated by the United
28States census bureau.
29(2) The child is the natural or adopted child or stepchild
30of a veteran who meets any of the following criteria:
31(a) At the time of entry into the armed services of
32the United States, was a resident of this state and was
33subsequently determined by the United States government to be
34totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected
35disability or whose death was officially rated as
-2-1service-connected as certified by the United States department
2of veterans affairs and, if discharged, was discharged under
3honorable conditions.
4(b) At the time of entry into state active duty or national
5guard duty as defined in section 29A.1, was a resident of this
6state and was subsequently determined by the United States
7government to be totally and permanently disabled due to a
8service-connected disability or whose death was officially
9rated as service-connected as certified by the United States
10department of veterans affairs and, if discharged, was
11discharged under honorable conditions.
12(3) The event which caused the veteran to be determined to
13be totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected
14disability or which resulted in the veteran’s death being rated
15as service-connected occurred prior to the child’s twenty-first
16birthday.
17b. The department of veterans affairs shall determine the
18eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and fee waiver under
19this subsection.
20c. Tuition and mandatory fees for prior years of enrollment
21shall not be waived under this subsection.
22 Sec. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection
233, shall not apply to this Act.
24EXPLANATION
25The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
26the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
27This bill directs that the tuition and mandatory fees at the
28community colleges and regents universities be waived for the
29children of veterans with service-connected disabilities.
30The natural or adopted child or stepchild of a
31service-disabled veteran must be an unmarried resident of the
32state who is no more than 27 years old, or 30 if the child is
33a veteran; and must have an annual income, including parental
34support, that does not exceed the national poverty level. An
35adopted child or stepchild must have entered into such status
-3-1prior to the child’s 24th birthday.
2At the time of entry into the United States armed services,
3state active duty, or national guard duty, the veteran must
4have been a resident of this state who was subsequently
5determined by the United States government to be totally and
6permanently disabled due to a service-connected disability
7or whose death was officially rated as service-connected as
8certified by the United States department of veterans affairs
9and, if discharged, was discharged under honorable conditions.
10The event which caused the veteran’s total and permanent
11service-connected disability or death must have occurred prior
12to the child’s 21st birthday.
13The department of veterans affairs shall determine the
14eligibility of any applicant for a tuition and fee waiver.
15The waiver cannot be retroactively applied for coursework
16completed.
17The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code
18section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2,
19subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from
20complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of
21the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore,
22political subdivisions are required to comply with any state
23mandate included in the bill.
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