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HOUSE
FILE
2331
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HIGHER
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
532)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
creating
an
attorney
loan
repayment
program,
and
making
1
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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(2)
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.232
Attorney
loan
repayment
1
program
——
fund.
2
1.
Program
established.
The
college
student
aid
commission
3
shall
establish
an
attorney
loan
repayment
program
to
encourage
4
attorneys
to
remain
and
practice
law
in
this
state.
5
2.
Eligibility.
An
individual
is
eligible
to
apply
to
6
enter
into
a
program
agreement
with
the
college
student
aid
7
commission
pursuant
to
subsection
3
if
the
individual
meets
all
8
of
the
following
requirements:
9
a.
Is
a
graduate
of
the
college
of
law
at
the
state
10
university
of
Iowa.
11
b.
Is
licensed
to
practice
law
in
Iowa.
12
c.
Is
practicing
law
in
Iowa
at
the
time
of
application
or
13
commits
to
begin
practicing
law
in
this
state
upon
execution
14
of
a
program
agreement.
15
3.
Program
agreements.
An
agreement
shall
be
entered
into
16
by
an
eligible
attorney
and
the
college
student
aid
commission.
17
Under
the
agreement,
to
receive
loan
repayments
pursuant
to
18
subsection
5,
an
eligible
attorney
shall
agree
to
and
fulfill
19
all
of
the
following
requirements:
20
a.
Remain
and
practice
law
in
Iowa
during
each
year
for
21
which
loan
repayment
assistance
is
received.
22
b.
Provide
not
less
than
fifty
hours
per
year
of
legal
23
services
as
an
indigent
defense
attorney.
24
4.
Priority.
In
awarding
loan
repayment
assistance
under
25
this
section,
the
commission
shall
give
priority
to
attorneys
26
who
practice
law
in
rural
areas
of
the
state.
For
purposes
27
of
this
section,
“rural
area”
means
a
county
or
municipality
28
that
has
a
population
of
less
than
twenty-six
thousand
and
is
29
located
more
than
twenty
miles
from
a
city
with
a
population
30
of
at
least
fifty
thousand,
based
on
the
most
recent
federal
31
decennial
census.
32
5.
Loan
repayment
assistance.
An
eligible
attorney
33
who
enters
into
and
remains
in
compliance
with
a
program
34
agreement
pursuant
to
subsection
3
shall
receive
loan
repayment
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assistance
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
ten
thousand
dollars
per
1
year
or
the
outstanding
balance
of
the
attorney’s
eligible
2
loans,
whichever
is
less.
Loan
repayment
assistance
may
be
3
provided
for
each
year
of
eligible
practice
during
a
period
4
of
not
more
than
six
consecutive
years.
The
total
amount
of
5
loan
repayment
assistance
an
attorney
may
receive
under
the
6
program
shall
not
exceed
the
total
outstanding
balance
of
the
7
attorney’s
eligible
student
loans
at
the
time
the
program
8
agreement
is
executed.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“eligible
9
loan”
means
the
attorney’s
total
federally
guaranteed
Stafford
10
loan
amount
under
the
federal
family
education
loan
program
11
or
the
federal
direct
loan
program,
the
attorney’s
federal
12
graduate
plus
loans,
or
the
attorney’s
federal
Perkins
loan,
13
including
principal
and
interest.
14
6.
Fund
established.
An
attorney
loan
repayment
program
15
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
16
college
student
aid
commission.
The
commission
may
accept
17
gifts,
grants,
bequests,
and
other
private
contributions,
as
18
well
as
state
or
federal
moneys,
for
deposit
in
the
fund.
All
19
moneys
deposited
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
commission
20
to
be
used
for
purposes
of
this
section.
Notwithstanding
21
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
that
remain
unencumbered
or
22
unobligated
at
the
close
of
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
23
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
24
designated.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
25
interest
or
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
26
to
the
fund.
27
7.
Rules.
The
college
student
aid
commission
shall
adopt
28
rules
to
administer
this
section.
29
8.
Limitation.
The
program
shall
not
provide
assistance
for
30
more
than
one
hundred
ten
attorneys
in
a
single
year.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
establishes
an
attorney
loan
repayment
program
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to
encourage
attorneys
to
remain
and
practice
law
in
Iowa.
1
The
program
is
to
be
administered
by
the
college
student
aid
2
commission.
3
The
bill
provides
that
an
individual
is
eligible
to
apply
for
4
the
program
if
the
individual
is
a
graduate
of
the
college
of
5
law
at
the
state
university
of
Iowa,
is
licensed
to
practice
6
law
in
Iowa,
and
is
practicing
law
in
Iowa
at
the
time
of
7
application
or
commits
to
begin
practicing
law
in
the
state
8
upon
execution
of
a
program
agreement.
9
The
bill
requires
a
program
agreement
to
be
entered
into
by
10
the
commission
and
an
eligible
attorney.
Under
the
agreement,
11
an
attorney
must
agree
to
remain
and
practice
law
in
Iowa
12
during
each
year
for
which
loan
repayment
assistance
is
13
received
and
must
provide
not
less
than
50
hours
per
year
of
14
legal
services
as
an
indigent
defense
attorney.
15
The
bill
requires
the
commission
to
give
priority
in
16
awarding
loan
repayment
assistance
to
attorneys
who
practice
17
law
in
rural
areas
of
the
state.
The
bill
defines
“rural
area”
18
as
a
county
or
municipality
that
has
a
population
of
less
than
19
26,000
and
is
located
more
than
20
miles
from
a
city
with
a
20
population
of
at
least
50,000,
based
on
the
most
recent
federal
21
decennial
census.
22
The
bill
provides
that
an
eligible
attorney
who
enters
into
23
and
remains
in
compliance
with
a
program
agreement
may
receive
24
loan
repayment
assistance
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$10,000
25
per
year
or
the
outstanding
balance
of
the
attorney’s
eligible
26
student
loans,
whichever
is
less.
Loan
repayment
assistance
27
may
be
provided
for
not
more
than
six
consecutive
years,
and
28
the
total
amount
of
assistance
may
not
exceed
the
outstanding
29
balance
of
the
attorney’s
eligible
student
loans
at
the
time
30
the
agreement
is
executed.
The
bill
defines
“eligible
loan”
31
as
the
attorney’s
total
federally
guaranteed
Stafford
loan
32
amount
under
the
federal
family
education
loan
program
or
the
33
federal
direct
loan
program,
the
attorney’s
federal
graduate
34
plus
loans,
or
the
attorney’s
federal
Perkins
loan,
including
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principal
and
interest.
1
The
bill
creates
an
attorney
loan
repayment
program
fund
2
in
the
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
commission.
3
The
fund
consists
of
gifts,
grants,
bequests,
private
4
contributions,
and
state
or
federal
moneys.
Moneys
in
the
fund
5
are
appropriated
to
the
commission
for
purposes
of
the
program,
6
do
not
revert
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year,
and
retain
interest
7
earnings.
8
The
bill
requires
the
commission
to
adopt
rules
to
9
administer
the
program
and
limits
participation
to
not
more
10
than
110
attorneys
in
a
single
year.
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