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BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
the
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
tuition
1
grant
program
within
the
college
student
aid
commission
and
2
making
appropriations.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.211A
Dependent
of
a
disabled
1
veteran
tuition
grant
program.
2
1.
Definitions.
For
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Commission”
means
the
college
student
aid
commission.
4
b.
“Eligible
institution”
means
an
institution
of
higher
5
learning
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents
or
a
community
6
college
as
defined
in
section
260C.2.
7
c.
“Eligible
student”
means
a
resident
of
this
state
who
8
meets
all
of
the
following
requirements:
9
(1)
Was
claimed
by
a
veteran
with
a
disability
as
a
10
dependent
on
the
veteran
with
a
disability’s
internal
revenue
11
service
tax
filing
for
the
previous
tax
year
12
(2)
Is
less
than
twenty-seven
years
of
age.
13
(3)
Completes
and
submits
application
forms
required
by
the
14
commission,
including
the
free
application
for
federal
student
15
aid,
by
the
deadline
prescribed
by
the
commission.
16
(4)
Enrolls
in
an
eligible
institution.
17
(5)
Is
making
satisfactory
academic
progress
as
defined
by
18
the
eligible
institution.
19
d.
“Full-time”
means
enrollment
in
at
least
twelve
semester
20
hours
or
the
equivalent.
21
e.
“Part-time”
means
enrollment
in
at
least
six
but
less
22
than
twelve
semester
hours
or
the
equivalent.
23
f.
“Veteran
with
a
disability”
means
a
resident
of
this
24
state
who
is
a
veteran,
as
defined
in
section
35.1,
with
a
25
permanent
service-connected
disability
rating
of
one
hundred
26
percent,
as
certified
by
the
United
States
department
of
27
veterans
affairs.
28
2.
Program
established.
A
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
29
tuition
grant
program
is
established
to
be
administered
by
30
the
commission
for
purposes
of
providing
tuition
grants
to
31
eligible
institutions
in
which
eligible
students
are
enrolled
32
to
help
such
eligible
students
afford
the
costs
of
tuition
33
and
mandatory
fees
associated
with
attending
the
eligible
34
institution.
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3.
Grants
——
limitations
and
requirements.
1
a.
(1)
A
full-time
eligible
student
may
receive
a
grant
2
under
the
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
tuition
grant
program
3
annually
for
not
more
than
eight
semesters,
or
the
equivalent,
4
or
until
the
eligible
student
earns
an
associate
degree
or
a
5
bachelor’s
degree
from
the
eligible
institution,
whichever
6
occurs
first.
7
(2)
A
part-time
eligible
student
may
receive
a
grant
under
8
the
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
tuition
grant
program
9
annually
for
not
more
than
twelve
semesters,
or
the
equivalent,
10
on
a
prorated
basis,
or
until
the
eligible
student
earns
an
11
associate
degree
or
a
bachelor’s
degree
from
the
eligible
12
institution,
whichever
occurs
first.
13
b.
(1)
The
amount
of
a
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
14
tuition
grant
for
a
full-time
eligible
student
shall
be
the
15
lesser
of
ten
thousand
dollars
per
year
or
the
actual
cost
of
16
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
charged
by
the
eligible
institution
17
to
the
eligible
student
for
the
applicable
academic
year.
18
(2)
The
amount
of
a
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
tuition
19
grant
for
a
part-time
eligible
student
shall
be
equal
to
the
20
amount
that
would
be
awarded
to
a
full-time
eligible
student
21
except
that
the
commission
shall
prorate
the
amount
based
on
22
the
part-time
eligible
student’s
semester
hour
or
equivalent
23
enrollment.
24
c.
A
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
tuition
grant
shall
25
be
awarded
on
an
annual
basis,
requiring
reapplication
by
an
26
eligible
student
each
year.
Payments
under
the
dependent
of
27
a
disabled
veteran
tuition
grant
program
shall
be
allocated
28
equally
among
the
semesters,
or
the
equivalent,
and
paid
to
29
the
eligible
institution
upon
certification
by
the
eligible
30
institution
that
the
student
meets
the
requirements
of
31
subsection
1,
paragraph
“c”
.
32
d.
If
a
grant
recipient
discontinues
attendance
before
the
33
end
of
any
semester,
or
the
equivalent,
after
receiving
grant
34
payments,
the
entire
amount
of
any
refund
due
that
recipient,
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up
to
the
full
amount
of
grant
payments
made
during
that
1
semester,
or
the
equivalent,
shall
be
paid
by
the
eligible
2
institution
to
the
commission.
3
4.
Commission’s
duties
and
responsibilities.
The
commission
4
shall
administer
the
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
tuition
5
grant
program
and
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
6
a.
Provide
application
forms
for
distribution
to
students
by
7
eligible
institutions.
8
b.
Adopt
rules
under
chapter
17A
for
administration
of
9
this
section,
including
but
not
limited
to
establishing
the
10
duties
and
responsibilities
of
eligible
institutions
under
the
11
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
tuition
grant
program;
defining
12
residence
and
satisfactory
academic
progress
for
purposes
of
13
the
program;
and
establishing
procedures
for
grant
application,
14
processing,
and
approval.
The
rules
shall
require
the
15
commission
to
award
grants
on
a
first-come,
first-served
basis.
16
c.
Approve
and
award
grants
on
an
annual
basis.
17
5.
Fund
created.
A
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
tuition
18
grant
program
fund
is
created
in
the
state
treasury
as
a
19
separate
fund
under
the
control
of
the
commission.
All
moneys
20
deposited
or
paid
into
the
fund
are
appropriated
and
made
21
available
to
the
commission
to
be
used
for
scholarships
awarded
22
as
provided
under
this
section.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
23
any
balance
in
the
fund
on
June
30
of
each
fiscal
year
shall
not
24
revert
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state,
but
shall
be
available
25
for
purposes
of
this
section
in
subsequent
fiscal
years.
26
Sec.
2.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
DEPENDENT
OF
A
DISABLED
27
VETERAN
TUITION
GRANT
PROGRAM.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
28
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
education
for
29
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
ending
June
30,
30
2026,
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
31
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
32
For
deposit
in
the
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
tuition
33
grant
program
fund
created
in
section
256.211A,
if
enacted
by
34
this
Act:
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1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
establishes
the
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
5
tuition
grant
program
within
the
college
student
aid
commission
6
(commission)
for
purposes
of
providing
tuition
grants
to
7
eligible
institutions
in
which
eligible
students
are
enrolled
8
to
help
such
eligible
students
afford
the
costs
of
tuition
9
and
mandatory
fees
associated
with
attending
the
eligible
10
institution.
11
The
bill
provides
that
a
full-time
eligible
student
may
12
receive
a
grant
under
the
program
annually
for
not
more
13
than
eight
semesters,
or
until
the
eligible
student
earns
an
14
associate
degree
or
a
bachelor’s
degree
from
the
eligible
15
institution,
whichever
occurs
first.
Additionally,
the
bill
16
provides
that
a
part-time
eligible
student
may
receive
a
grant
17
under
the
program
annually
for
not
more
than
12
semesters,
18
on
a
prorated
basis,
or
until
the
eligible
student
earns
an
19
associate
degree
or
a
bachelor’s
degree
from
the
eligible
20
institution,
whichever
occurs
first.
The
bill
establishes
that
21
a
tuition
grant
under
the
program
shall
be
awarded
on
an
annual
22
basis,
requiring
reapplication
by
an
eligible
student
each
23
year.
The
bill
requires
that
payments
under
the
program
be
24
allocated
equally
among
the
semesters
and
paid
to
the
eligible
25
institution
upon
certification
by
the
eligible
institution
26
that
the
student
meets
the
applicable
requirements.
The
bill
27
provides
that
if
a
grant
recipient
discontinues
attendance
28
before
the
end
of
any
semester,
after
receiving
grant
payments,
29
the
entire
amount
of
any
refund
due
that
recipient,
up
to
the
30
full
amount
of
grant
payments
made
during
that
semester,
or
the
31
equivalent,
shall
be
paid
by
the
eligible
institution
to
the
32
commission.
33
The
bill
requires
the
commission
to
provide
application
34
forms
for
distribution
to
students
by
eligible
institutions,
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adopt
rules
under
Code
chapter
17A
for
administration
of
the
1
program,
and
approve
and
award
grants
on
an
annual
basis.
2
The
commission
is
required
to
award
grants
on
a
first-come,
3
first-served
basis.
4
The
bill
establishes
a
dependent
of
a
disabled
veteran
5
tuition
grant
program
fund
in
the
state
treasury
as
a
separate
6
fund
under
the
control
of
the
commission
and
appropriates
7
$500,000
to
the
department
of
education
in
FY
2025-2026
for
8
deposit
in
the
fund.
9
The
bill
defines
“commission”,
“eligible
institution”,
10
“eligible
student”,
“full-time”,
“part-time”,
and
“veteran
with
11
a
disability”.
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