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HOUSE
FILE
175
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
6)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
February
20,
2025
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
in-state
residency
for
purposes
of
1
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
at
regents
2
institutions
and
community
colleges
for
certain
military
3
personnel
and
family
members.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
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175
(2)
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Section
1.
Section
260C.14,
subsection
14,
paragraph
b,
1
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
(1)
Adopt
rules
to
classify
as
residents
for
purposes
of
3
tuition
and
mandatory
fees,
qualified
veterans
and
qualified
4
military
persons
and
their
spouses
,
and
dependent
children
,
and
5
survivors
who
are
domiciled
in
this
state
while
enrolled
in
a
6
community
college.
A
spouse
,
or
dependent
child
,
or
survivor
7
of
a
military
person
or
veteran
shall
not
be
deemed
a
resident
8
under
this
paragraph
“b”
unless
the
qualified
military
person
or
9
qualified
veteran
meets
the
requirements
of
subparagraph
(2),
10
subparagraph
division
(b)
or
(c),
as
appropriate.
11
(2)
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph
“b”
,
unless
the
context
12
otherwise
requires:
13
(a)
(i)
“Dependent
child”
means
a
student
who
was
claimed
14
by
a
qualified
military
person
or
qualified
veteran
as
a
15
dependent
on
the
qualified
military
person’s
or
qualified
16
veteran’s
internal
revenue
service
tax
filing
for
the
previous
17
tax
year.
18
(ii)
In
the
case
of
a
survivor,
“dependent
child”
means
19
a
student
who
was
claimed
by
a
qualified
military
person
or
20
qualified
veteran
as
a
dependent
on
the
qualified
military
21
person’s
or
qualified
veteran’s
internal
revenue
service
tax
22
filing
for
the
last
tax
year
for
which
the
qualified
military
23
person
or
qualified
veteran
filed.
24
(b)
“Qualified
military
person”
means
a
person
on
active
25
duty
in
the
military
service
of
the
United
States
who
is
26
stationed
in
this
state
or
at
the
Rock
Island
arsenal
.
If
27
the
qualified
military
person
is
transferred,
deployed,
or
28
restationed
while
the
person’s
spouse
or
dependent
child
is
29
enrolled
in
the
community
college,
the
spouse
or
dependent
30
child
shall
continue
to
be
classified
as
a
resident
provided
31
the
spouse
or
dependent
child
maintains
continuous
enrollment.
32
(c)
“Qualified
veteran”
means
a
person
,
other
than
33
a
qualified
military
person,
who
meets
the
following
34
requirements:
is
a
veteran
as
defined
in
section
35.1,
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175
(2)
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H.F.
175
notwithstanding
any
residency
requirement
in
that
section.
1
(i)
Is
eligible
for
benefits,
or
has
exhausted
the
benefits,
2
under
the
federal
Post-9/11
Veterans
Educational
Assistance
Act
3
of
2008.
4
(ii)
Is
domiciled
in
this
state,
or
has
resided
in
this
5
state
for
at
least
one
year
or
sufficient
time
to
have
filed
an
6
Iowa
tax
return
in
the
preceding
twelve
months.
7
(d)
“Survivor”
means
a
student
who
is
the
spouse
or
8
dependent
child
of
a
deceased
veteran,
as
defined
in
section
9
35.1.
10
Sec.
2.
Section
262.9,
subsection
17,
paragraph
b,
Code
11
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
12
b.
(1)
Adopt
rules
to
classify
as
residents
for
purposes
of
13
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees,
qualified
veterans
14
and
qualified
military
persons
and
their
spouses
,
and
dependent
15
children
,
and
survivors
who
are
domiciled
in
this
state
while
16
enrolled
in
an
institution
of
higher
education
under
the
board.
17
A
spouse
,
or
dependent
child
,
or
survivor
of
a
military
person
18
or
veteran
shall
not
be
deemed
a
resident
under
this
paragraph
19
“b”
unless
the
qualified
military
person
or
qualified
veteran
20
meets
the
requirements
of
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
21
division
(b)
or
(c),
as
appropriate.
22
(2)
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph
“b”
,
unless
the
context
23
otherwise
requires:
24
(a)
(i)
“Dependent
child”
means
a
student
who
was
claimed
25
by
a
qualified
military
person
or
qualified
veteran
as
a
26
dependent
on
the
qualified
military
person’s
or
qualified
27
veteran’s
internal
revenue
service
tax
filing
for
the
previous
28
tax
year.
29
(ii)
In
the
case
of
a
survivor,
“dependent
child”
means
30
a
student
who
was
claimed
by
a
qualified
military
person
or
31
qualified
veteran
as
a
dependent
on
the
qualified
military
32
person’s
or
qualified
veteran’s
internal
revenue
service
tax
33
filing
for
the
last
tax
year
for
which
the
qualified
military
34
person
or
qualified
veteran
filed.
35
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(b)
“Qualified
military
person”
means
a
person
on
active
1
duty
in
the
military
service
of
the
United
States
who
is
2
stationed
in
this
state
or
at
the
Rock
Island
arsenal
.
If
3
the
qualified
military
person
is
transferred,
deployed,
or
4
restationed
while
the
person’s
spouse
or
dependent
child
is
5
enrolled
in
an
institution
of
higher
education
under
the
6
control
of
the
board,
the
spouse
or
dependent
child
shall
7
continue
to
be
classified
as
a
resident
provided
the
spouse
or
8
dependent
child
maintains
continuous
enrollment.
9
(c)
“Qualified
veteran”
means
a
person
,
other
than
10
a
qualified
military
person,
who
meets
the
following
11
requirements:
is
a
veteran
as
defined
in
section
35.1,
12
notwithstanding
any
residency
requirement
in
that
section.
13
(i)
Is
eligible
for
benefits,
or
has
exhausted
the
benefits,
14
under
the
federal
Post-9/11
Veterans
Educational
Assistance
Act
15
of
2008.
16
(ii)
Is
domiciled
in
this
state,
or
has
resided
in
this
17
state
for
at
least
one
year
or
sufficient
time
to
have
filed
an
18
Iowa
tax
return
in
the
preceding
twelve
months.
19
(d)
“Survivor”
means
a
student
who
is
the
spouse
or
20
dependent
child
of
a
deceased
veteran,
as
defined
in
section
21
35.1.
22
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175
(2)
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