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HOUSE
FILE
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BY
INGELS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
the
comprehensive
transition
and
1
postsecondary
program
scholarship
program
and
making
2
appropriations.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.231
Comprehensive
transition
1
and
postsecondary
program
scholarship
program.
2
1.
If
moneys
are
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
for
3
a
fiscal
year
for
the
purpose
provided
in
this
section,
the
4
college
student
aid
commission
shall,
in
consultation
with
5
the
division
of
vocational
rehabilitation
services
of
the
6
department
of
workforce
development,
develop
and
administer
7
a
scholarship
program
to
provide
scholarships
to
individuals
8
with
intellectual,
developmental,
or
learning
disabilities
who
9
are
at
least
eighteen
years
of
age
and
who
are
enrolled
in
10
a
comprehensive
transition
and
postsecondary
program
in
this
11
state
that
has
been
approved
by
the
United
States
department
12
of
education,
to
help
offset
the
cost
associated
with
the
13
comprehensive
transition
and
postsecondary
program’s
tuition
14
and
fees.
15
2.
The
amount
awarded
to
an
individual
under
this
section
16
shall
not
exceed
five
thousand
dollars
per
academic
year.
An
17
individual
must
file
a
new
application
and
submit
information
18
as
required
by
the
college
student
aid
commission
annually
on
19
the
basis
of
which
the
individual’s
eligibility
for
a
renewed
20
award
will
be
evaluated
and
determined.
21
3.
The
college
student
aid
commission,
in
consultation
22
with
the
division
of
vocational
rehabilitation
services
of
23
the
department
of
workforce
development,
shall
establish
the
24
evaluation
criteria
to
be
used
in
evaluating
applications
for
25
scholarships
submitted
under
this
section.
Priority
shall
be
26
given
to
applicants
who
are
residents
of
Iowa.
27
4.
The
college
student
aid
commission,
in
consultation
28
with
the
division
of
vocational
rehabilitation
services
of
the
29
department
of
workforce
development,
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
30
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
31
5.
A
comprehensive
transition
and
postsecondary
program
32
scholarship
program
fund
is
established
in
the
state
treasury.
33
The
fund
shall
be
administered
by
the
college
student
aid
34
commission,
in
consultation
with
the
division
of
vocational
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rehabilitation
services
of
the
department
of
workforce
1
development,
and
shall
consist
of
moneys
appropriated
by
the
2
general
assembly
and
any
other
moneys
received
by
the
college
3
student
aid
commission
for
deposit
in
the
fund.
The
moneys
in
4
the
fund
are
appropriated
to
the
college
student
aid
commission
5
for
the
comprehensive
transition
and
postsecondary
program
6
scholarship
program.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
7
the
fund
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
to
8
the
general
fund
of
the
state
but
shall
remain
available
for
9
expenditure
for
the
comprehensive
transition
and
postsecondary
10
program
scholarship
program
for
subsequent
fiscal
years.
11
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
subsection
2,
interest
or
12
earnings
on
moneys
in
the
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
establishes
the
comprehensive
transition
and
17
postsecondary
program
scholarship
program.
18
The
bill
requires
the
college
student
aid
commission
19
(commission),
in
consultation
with
the
division
of
20
vocational
rehabilitation
services
of
the
department
of
21
workforce
development
(IVRS),
to
develop
and
administer
a
22
scholarship
program
to
provide
scholarships
to
individuals
23
with
intellectual,
developmental,
or
learning
disabilities
24
who
are
at
least
18
years
of
age
and
who
are
enrolled
in
a
25
comprehensive
transition
and
postsecondary
program
in
this
26
state
that
has
been
approved
by
the
United
States
department
27
of
education,
to
help
offset
the
cost
associated
with
the
28
comprehensive
transition
and
postsecondary
program’s
tuition
29
and
fees,
if
moneys
are
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
30
for
a
fiscal
year
for
this
purpose.
The
bill
provides
that
31
the
amount
awarded
to
an
individual
under
the
comprehensive
32
transition
and
postsecondary
program
shall
not
exceed
$5,000
33
per
academic
year.
The
bill
requires
individuals
to
apply
for
34
the
scholarship
award
annually.
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The
bill
requires
the
commission,
in
consultation
with
1
IVRS,
to
establish
the
criteria
to
be
used
when
evaluating
2
applications
for
scholarships
submitted
under
the
comprehensive
3
transition
and
postsecondary
program
scholarship
program.
4
The
bill
also
requires
the
commission
to
give
priority
to
5
applicants
who
are
residents
of
Iowa.
6
The
bill
requires
the
commission,
in
consultation
with
IVRS,
7
to
adopt
rules
to
administer
the
comprehensive
transition
and
8
postsecondary
program
scholarship
program.
9
The
bill
establishes
a
comprehensive
transition
and
10
postsecondary
program
scholarship
program
fund
in
the
11
state
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
college
student
aid
12
commission.
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