Bill Text: IA HF280 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the war orphans educational assistance fund by transferring the moneys in the fund to the veterans trust fund and transferring duties for providing educational assistance to orphaned children of veterans to the commission on veterans affairs. (Formerly HSB 93) (See Cmte. Bill HF 613)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-12-31 - END OF 2013 ACTIONS [HF280 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-HF280-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
93)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
war
orphans
educational
assistance
fund
1
by
transferring
the
moneys
in
the
fund
to
the
veterans
trust
2
fund
and
transferring
duties
for
providing
educational
3
assistance
to
orphaned
children
of
veterans
to
the
4
commission
on
veterans
affairs.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
35A.13,
subsection
6,
Code
2013,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
m.
Assisting
in
the
education
of
orphaned
3
children
of
veterans,
as
defined
in
section
35.1,
as
provided
4
in
subsection
6A
of
this
section.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
35A.13,
Code
2013,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsection:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
a.
(1)
The
commission
shall
not
8
expend
more
than
six
hundred
dollars
per
year
for
any
one
child
9
who
has
lived
in
the
state
of
Iowa
for
two
years
preceding
10
application
for
state
educational
assistance,
and
who
is
the
11
child
of
a
person
who
died
prior
to
September
11,
2001,
during
12
active
federal
military
service
while
serving
in
the
armed
13
forces
or
during
active
federal
military
service
in
the
Iowa
14
national
guard
or
other
military
component
of
the
United
15
States,
to
defray
the
expenses
of
tuition,
matriculation,
16
laboratory
and
similar
fees,
books
and
supplies,
board,
17
lodging,
and
any
other
reasonably
necessary
expense
for
the
18
child
or
children
incident
to
attendance
in
this
state
at
an
19
educational
or
training
institution
of
college
grade,
or
in
a
20
business
or
vocational
training
school
with
standards
approved
21
by
the
department.
22
(2)
A
child
eligible
to
receive
funds
under
this
subsection
23
shall
not
receive
more
than
three
thousand
dollars
under
this
24
paragraph
“a”
during
the
child’s
lifetime.
25
b.
(1)
Upon
application
by
a
child
who
is
less
than
26
thirty-one
years
of
age,
and
who
is
the
child
of
a
person
who
27
died
on
or
after
September
11,
2001,
during
active
federal
28
military
service
while
serving
in
the
armed
forces
or
during
29
active
federal
military
service
in
the
Iowa
national
guard
30
or
other
military
component
of
the
United
States,
and
who
31
at
the
time
of
entering
into
active
military
service
had
32
maintained
the
person’s
residence
in
the
state
for
a
period
33
of
at
least
six
months
immediately
before
entering
into
34
active
military
service,
the
commission
shall
provide
state
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educational
assistance
in
an
amount
of
no
more
than
the
highest
1
resident
undergraduate
tuition
rate
established
per
year
for
2
an
institution
of
higher
learning
under
the
control
of
the
3
state
board
of
regents
less
the
amount
of
any
state
and
federal
4
education
benefits,
grants,
or
scholarships
received
by
the
5
child,
or
the
amount
of
the
child’s
established
financial
need,
6
whichever
is
less,
to
defray
the
expenses
of
tuition
at
any
7
postsecondary
educational
institution
in
this
state.
8
(2)
A
child
eligible
to
receive
state
educational
9
assistance
under
this
paragraph
“b”
shall
begin
postsecondary
10
education
prior
to
reaching
age
twenty-six,
shall
not
receive
11
more
than
an
amount
equal
to
five
times
the
highest
resident
12
undergraduate
tuition
rate
established
per
year
for
an
13
institution
of
higher
learning
under
the
control
of
the
state
14
board
of
regents
during
the
child’s
lifetime,
and
shall,
to
15
remain
eligible
for
assistance,
meet
the
academic
progress
16
standards
of
the
postsecondary
educational
institution.
17
Payments
for
state
educational
assistance
for
a
child
under
18
this
paragraph
“b”
shall
be
made
to
the
applicable
postsecondary
19
educational
institution.
The
college
student
aid
commission
20
may,
if
requested,
assist
the
commission
in
administering
this
21
paragraph
“b”
.
22
c.
Eligibility
for
assistance
pursuant
to
this
subsection
23
shall
be
determined
upon
application
to
the
commission,
whose
24
decision
is
final.
The
eligibility
of
applicants
shall
be
25
certified
by
the
commission
to
the
director
of
the
department
26
of
administrative
services,
and
all
amounts
that
are
or
27
become
due
an
individual
or
a
training
institution
under
this
28
subsection
shall
be
paid
to
the
individual
or
institution
by
29
the
director
of
the
department
of
administrative
services
upon
30
receipt
by
the
director
of
certification
by
the
president
or
31
governing
board
of
the
educational
or
training
institution
32
as
to
accuracy
of
charges
made,
and
as
to
the
attendance
of
33
the
individual
at
the
educational
or
training
institution.
34
The
commission
may
pay
over
the
annual
sum
set
forth
in
this
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subsection
to
the
educational
or
training
institution
in
a
lump
1
sum,
or
in
installments
as
the
circumstances
warrant,
upon
2
receiving
from
the
institution
such
written
undertaking
as
the
3
department
may
require
to
assure
the
use
of
funds
for
the
child
4
for
the
authorized
purposes
and
for
no
other
purpose.
A
person
5
is
not
eligible
for
the
benefits
of
this
subsection
until
6
the
person
has
graduated
from
a
high
school
or
educational
7
institution
offering
a
course
of
training
equivalent
to
high
8
school
training.
9
d.
Any
expense
incurred
in
carrying
out
the
provisions
of
10
this
subsection
shall
be
chargeable
to
the
trust
fund.
11
Sec.
3.
REPEAL.
Sections
35A.19,
35A.20,
35A.21,
and
12
35A.22,
Code
2013,
are
repealed.
13
Sec.
4.
TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.
All
unencumbered
and
unobligated
14
moneys
remaining
in
the
war
orphans
educational
assistance
fund
15
on
July
1,
2013,
shall
be
transferred
to
the
veterans
trust
16
fund
created
in
section
35A.13.
17
Sec.
5.
ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES
——
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
18
1.
Any
rule,
regulation,
form,
order,
or
directive
19
promulgated
by
the
department
of
veterans
affairs
as
required
20
to
administer
and
enforce
the
provisions
for
the
operation
21
of
the
war
orphans
educational
assistance
fund,
created
in
22
section
35A.19,
shall
continue
in
full
force
and
effect
until
23
amended,
repealed,
or
supplemented
by
affirmative
action
of
the
24
commission
of
veterans
affairs.
25
2.
Any
award
issued
by
the
department
of
veterans
affairs,
26
under
section
35A.21,
and
in
effect
on
the
effective
date
27
of
this
Act,
shall
continue
in
full
force
and
effect
until
28
expiration
or
renewal.
29
EXPLANATION
30
This
bill
eliminates
the
war
orphans
educational
assistance
31
fund
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
veterans
affairs.
32
The
bill
transfers
all
unencumbered
and
unobligated
moneys
in
33
the
war
orphans
educational
assistance
fund
to
the
veterans
34
trust
fund
under
the
control
of
the
commission
of
veterans
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