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(COMPANION
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SF
361
BY
BOUSSELOT)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
the
armed
forces
reserve
component
1
scholarship
program
within
the
college
student
aid
2
commission.
3
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IT
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.211A
Armed
forces
reserve
1
component
scholarship
program.
2
1.
As
used
in
this
section:
3
a.
“Active
duty”
means
“active
duty”
as
defined
in
10
U.S.C.
4
§101(d)(1),
except
that
the
term
does
not
include
active
duty
5
for
training
or
attendance
at
a
service
school.
6
b.
“Commission”
means
the
college
student
aid
commission.
7
c.
“Eligible
institution”
means
a
community
college
as
8
defined
in
section
260C.2,
an
institution
of
higher
learning
9
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
an
10
accredited
private
institution
as
defined
in
section
256.183.
11
d.
“Eligible
student”
means
an
Iowa
resident
who
meets
all
12
of
the
following
requirements:
13
(1)
Is
a
member
of
a
reserve
component
of
the
army,
14
navy,
air
force,
marine
corps,
coast
guard,
or
space
force
15
of
the
United
States,
located
in
this
state,
while
receiving
16
scholarship
award
payments
issued
pursuant
to
this
section.
17
(2)
Satisfactorily
completed
required
initial
active
duty
18
training.
19
(3)
Maintains
satisfactory
performance
of
duty
upon
return
20
from
initial
active
duty
training.
21
(4)
Is
enrolled
as
a
full-time
student
in
an
eligible
22
institution,
and
maintains
satisfactory
academic
progress
23
toward
any
of
the
following:
24
(a)
An
associate
degree.
25
(b)
A
baccalaureate
degree.
26
(c)
A
postsecondary
certificate,
diploma,
or
degree,
27
conferring
no
more
than
an
associate
degree,
that
is
awarded
28
by
an
eligible
institution
and
earned
in
a
program
of
study
29
that
leads
to
a
high-demand
job
designated
by
the
workforce
30
development
board
or
a
community
college
pursuant
to
section
31
84A.1B,
subsection
14,
and
that
is
authorized
for
federal
32
student
aid
under
Tit.
IV
of
the
federal
Higher
Education
Act
33
of
1965,
as
amended.
34
(5)
Completes
and
submits
application
forms
required
by
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the
commission,
including
the
free
application
for
federal
1
student
aid,
and
applies
for
all
nonrepayable
state
and
federal
2
financial
aid
for
which
the
individual
is
eligible.
3
(6)
Is
certified
by
the
United
States
army
reserve
command,
4
or
another
military
reserve
component
command,
as
meeting
the
5
requirements
of
this
section.
6
e.
“Financial
need”
means
the
difference
between
the
7
student’s
financial
resources
available,
including
any
8
nonrepayable
financial
aid
under
any
other
state
or
federal
9
program,
and
the
student’s
anticipated
expenses
while
attending
10
an
eligible
institution.
11
f.
“Full-time”
means
enrollment
in
at
least
twelve
semester
12
hours
or
the
equivalent.
13
2.
The
armed
forces
reserve
component
scholarship
program
14
is
established
to
be
administered
by
the
commission
for
members
15
of
the
reserve
forces
of
the
United
States
armed
forces
who
are
16
enrolled
as
full-time
students
in
an
eligible
institution.
17
3.
a.
A
qualified
student
who
is
enrolled
as
a
full-time
18
student
in
an
eligible
institution
may
receive
a
scholarship
19
under
this
section
for
not
more
than
the
equivalent
of
eight
20
semesters
of
study.
21
b.
Scholarships
awarded
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
not
22
exceed
the
following
amounts:
23
(1)
If
the
eligible
student
is
enrolled
in
a
community
24
college
as
defined
in
section
260C.2,
the
lesser
of
the
25
eligible
student’s
financial
need
or
one
hundred
percent
of
the
26
resident
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
charged
by
the
community
27
college.
28
(2)
If
the
eligible
student
is
enrolled
in
an
institution
29
of
higher
learning
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
30
regents,
or
an
accredited
private
institution
as
defined
in
31
section
256.183,
the
lesser
of
the
eligible
student’s
financial
32
need
or
one
hundred
percent
of
the
average
resident
tuition
33
and
mandatory
fees
for
undergraduate
study
charged
by
the
34
institutions
of
higher
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4.
If
the
amount
appropriated
in
a
fiscal
year
for
purposes
1
of
this
section
is
insufficient
to
provide
scholarships
2
to
all
who
apply
for
the
armed
forces
reserve
component
3
scholarship
program
and
who
are
determined
to
be
eligible
for
4
the
program,
the
commission
shall
determine
the
distribution
of
5
scholarships.
Eligibility
and
scholarship
award
determination
6
shall
not
be
based
upon
an
eligible
student’s
unit
or
the
7
location
at
which
drills
are
attended.
8
5.
If
an
eligible
student
discontinues
attendance
before
9
the
end
of
any
semester,
or
the
equivalent,
after
receiving
10
scholarship
payments,
the
entire
amount
of
any
refund
due
to
11
that
eligible
student,
up
to
the
full
amount
of
all
of
the
12
annual
scholarship
payments
made,
shall
be
paid
by
the
eligible
13
institution
to
the
commission.
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
14
to
an
eligible
student
who
discontinues
attendance
due
to
the
15
eligible
student
being
ordered
to
active
duty.
16
6.
The
eligibility
of
applicants
shall
be
certified
by
the
17
United
States
army
reserve
command
or
another
military
reserve
18
component
command.
Scholarship
awards
under
this
section
shall
19
be
paid
to
the
eligible
institution
by
the
commission
upon
20
receipt
of
certification
by
the
eligible
institution
as
to
the
21
accuracy
of
charges
made
and
as
to
the
attendance
and
academic
22
progress
of
the
eligible
student
at
the
eligible
institution.
23
The
commission
shall
maintain
an
annual
record
of
the
number
of
24
participants
in
the
armed
forces
reserve
component
scholarship
25
program
and
the
dollar
value
of
the
scholarship
awards
issued.
26
7.
A
member
of
a
reserve
component
of
the
army,
navy,
air
27
force,
marine
corps,
coast
guard,
or
space
force
of
the
United
28
States,
located
in
this
state,
is
ineligible
for
a
scholarship
29
award
under
this
section
if
any
of
the
following
apply:
30
a.
The
member
has
met
the
educational
requirements
for
a
31
baccalaureate
degree.
32
b.
The
member
was
discharged
from
any
branch
of
the
armed
33
forces
under
other
than
honorable
conditions.
34
8.
Scholarships
awarded
under
this
section
may
be
used
by
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the
recipient
for
the
recipient’s
cost
of
attendance
as
defined
1
in
Tit.
IV,
part
B,
of
the
federal
Higher
Education
Act
of
2
1965,
as
amended.
3
9.
If
an
eligible
student
is
ordered
to
active
duty
during
4
the
time
in
which
the
eligible
student
is
enrolled
in
an
5
eligible
institution
and
receiving
scholarship
awards
under
6
this
section,
the
commission
may
waive
or
modify
any
statutory
7
or
regulatory
provision
applicable
to
the
armed
forces
reserve
8
component
scholarship
program
to
ensure
that,
with
regard
to
9
the
eligible
student,
all
of
the
following
occur:
10
a.
The
eligible
student
is
able
to
utilize
any
scholarships
11
awarded
to
the
eligible
student
under
this
section
within
five
12
years
after
the
eligible
student’s
enlistment
obligation
in
a
13
reserve
component
of
the
armed
forces
ends.
14
b.
Administrative
requirements
placed
on
the
eligible
15
student
are
minimized,
to
the
extent
possible,
without
16
impairing
the
integrity
of
the
armed
forces
reserve
component
17
scholarship
program,
to
ease
the
burden
on
the
eligible
student
18
and
to
avoid
inadvertent
technical
violations
or
defaults.
19
10.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
20
for
purposes
of
this
section
which
remain
unencumbered
or
21
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
for
which
the
funds
22
were
appropriated
shall
not
revert
but
shall
be
available
for
23
expenditure
for
the
following
fiscal
year
for
purposes
of
this
24
section.
25
11.
The
commission
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
26
to
administer
this
section.
27
Sec.
2.
CODE
EDITOR
DIRECTIVE.
The
Code
editor
shall
28
designate
section
256.211A,
as
enacted
in
this
Act,
as
a
new
29
section
within
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
4,
subpart
30
G,
and
may
redesignate
the
preexisting
subpart
and
correct
31
internal
references
as
necessary,
including
references
to
32
subpart
headnotes.
33
EXPLANATION
34
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
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the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
1
This
bill
establishes
the
armed
forces
reserve
component
2
scholarship
program
within
the
college
student
aid
commission
3
for
members
of
the
reserve
forces
of
the
United
States
armed
4
forces
who
are
enrolled
as
full-time
students
in
an
eligible
5
institution.
The
bill
provides
that
a
qualified
student
who
6
is
enrolled
as
a
full-time
student
in
an
eligible
institution
7
may
receive
a
scholarship
under
the
program
for
not
more
than
8
the
equivalent
of
eight
semesters
of
study.
If
the
eligible
9
student
is
enrolled
in
a
community
college,
the
amount
of
the
10
eligible
student’s
scholarship
shall
not
exceed
the
lesser
of
11
the
eligible
student’s
financial
need
or
100
percent
of
the
12
resident
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
charged
by
the
community
13
college.
If
the
eligible
student
is
enrolled
in
an
institution
14
of
higher
learning
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
15
regents,
or
an
accredited
private
institution,
the
amount
of
16
the
eligible
student’s
scholarship
shall
not
exceed
the
lesser
17
of
the
eligible
student’s
financial
need
or
100
percent
of
the
18
average
resident
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
for
undergraduate
19
study
charged
by
the
institutions
of
higher
learning.
20
The
bill
provides
that
if
the
amount
appropriated
in
a
fiscal
21
year
is
insufficient
to
provide
scholarships
to
all
who
apply
22
for
the
program
and
who
are
determined
to
be
eligible
for
the
23
program,
the
commission
shall
determine
the
distribution
of
24
scholarships.
25
The
bill
provides
that
if
an
eligible
student
discontinues
26
attendance
before
the
end
of
any
semester,
or
the
equivalent,
27
after
receiving
scholarship
payments,
the
entire
amount
of
any
28
refund
due
to
that
eligible
student,
up
to
the
full
amount
of
29
all
of
the
annual
scholarship
payments
made,
shall
be
paid
by
30
the
eligible
institution
to
the
commission.
This
provision
31
does
not
apply
to
an
eligible
student
who
discontinues
32
attendance
due
to
the
eligible
student
being
ordered
to
active
33
duty.
34
Scholarship
awards
under
the
program
are
required
to
be
paid
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to
the
eligible
institution
by
the
commission
upon
receipt
of
1
certification
by
the
eligible
institution
as
to
the
accuracy
2
of
charges
made
and
as
to
the
attendance
and
academic
progress
3
of
the
eligible
student
at
the
eligible
institution.
The
bill
4
requires
the
commission
to
maintain
an
annual
record
of
the
5
number
of
participants
in
the
program
and
the
dollar
value
of
6
the
scholarship
awards
issued.
7
The
bill
provides
that
a
member
of
a
reserve
component
8
of
the
army,
navy,
air
force,
marine
corps,
coast
guard,
or
9
space
force
of
the
United
States,
located
in
this
state,
is
10
ineligible
for
a
scholarship
award
under
the
program
if
the
11
member
has
met
the
educational
requirements
for
a
baccalaureate
12
degree
or
if
the
member
was
discharged
from
any
branch
of
the
13
armed
forces
under
other
than
honorable
conditions.
14
If
an
eligible
student
is
ordered
to
active
duty
during
the
15
time
in
which
the
eligible
student
is
enrolled
in
an
eligible
16
institution
and
receiving
scholarship
awards
under
the
program,
17
the
commission
is
authorized
to
waive
or
modify
any
statutory
18
or
regulatory
provision
applicable
to
the
program
to
ensure
19
that
the
eligible
student
is
able
to
utilize
any
scholarships
20
awarded
to
the
eligible
student
under
the
program
within
five
21
years
after
the
eligible
student’s
enlistment
obligation
in
a
22
reserve
component
of
the
armed
forces
ends,
and
to
ensure
that
23
administrative
requirements
placed
on
the
eligible
student
are
24
minimized,
to
the
extent
possible.
25
The
bill
requires
the
commission
to
adopt
rules
to
26
administer
the
program.
27
The
bill
defines
“active
duty”,
“commission”,
“eligible
28
institution”,
“eligible
student”,
“financial
need”,
and
29
“full-time”.
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