Bill Text: IA SSB3071 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the national guard service scholarship program and establishing the national guard service continuing education scholarship program.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-31 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. []. [SSB3071 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB3071-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3071
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
DEFENSE
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
modifying
provisions
related
to
the
national
guard
1
service
scholarship
program
and
establishing
the
national
2
guard
service
continuing
education
scholarship
program.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
NATIONAL
GUARD
SERVICE
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
2
Section
1.
Section
256.210,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
2.
a.
Scholarship
Subject
to
paragraph
“b”
,
scholarship
5
awards
paid
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
not
exceed
the
6
resident
tuition
rate
established
for
institutions
of
higher
7
learning
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents
.
8
If
the
amount
appropriated
in
a
fiscal
year
for
purposes
of
9
this
section
is
insufficient
to
provide
scholarships
to
all
10
national
guard
members
who
apply
for
the
program
and
who
are
11
determined
by
the
adjutant
general
to
be
eligible
for
the
12
program,
the
adjutant
general
shall,
in
coordination
with
13
the
commission,
determine
the
distribution
of
scholarships.
14
However,
scholarship
awards
paid
pursuant
to
this
section
and
15
shall
not
be
less
than
fifty
percent
of
the
resident
tuition
16
rate
established
for
institutions
of
higher
learning
under
17
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents
or
fifty
percent
of
18
the
tuition
rate
at
the
institution
attended
by
the
national
19
guard
member,
whichever
is
lower.
Neither
eligibility
nor
20
scholarship
award
determinations
shall
be
based
upon
a
national
21
guard
member’s
unit,
the
location
at
which
drills
are
attended,
22
or
whether
the
eligible
individual
is
a
member
of
the
Iowa
army
23
or
air
national
guard.
24
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
scholarship
awards
paid
25
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
not
exceed
the
difference
26
between
the
tuition
rate
at
the
institution
attended
by
the
27
national
guard
member
less
any
financial
aid
the
national
guard
28
member
receives
under
10
U.S.C.
§2007.
29
c.
If
the
amount
appropriated
in
a
fiscal
year
for
purposes
30
of
this
section
is
insufficient
to
provide
scholarships
to
31
all
national
guard
members
who
apply
for
the
program
and
who
32
are
determined
by
the
adjutant
general
to
be
eligible
for
the
33
program,
the
adjutant
general
shall,
in
coordination
with
the
34
commission,
determine
the
distribution
of
scholarships.
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d.
Neither
eligibility
nor
scholarship
award
determinations
1
shall
be
based
upon
a
national
guard
member’s
unit,
the
2
location
at
which
drills
are
attended,
or
whether
the
eligible
3
individual
is
a
member
of
the
Iowa
army
or
air
national
guard.
4
DIVISION
II
5
NATIONAL
GUARD
SERVICE
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
SUPPORT
PROGRAM
6
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.210A
National
guard
service
7
continuing
education
scholarship
program.
8
1.
A
national
guard
service
continuing
education
9
scholarship
program
is
established
to
be
administered
by
the
10
college
student
aid
commission
for
members
of
the
Iowa
national
11
guard
who
are
participating
in
an
educational
program
leading
12
to
a
credential
that
is
approved
by
the
adjutant
general
and
13
offered
by
a
community
college,
an
institution
of
higher
14
learning
under
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
an
accredited
15
private
institution.
The
college
student
aid
commission
shall
16
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
administer
this
section.
17
An
individual
is
eligible
for
the
national
guard
service
18
continuing
education
scholarship
program
if
the
individual
19
meets
all
of
the
following
conditions:
20
a.
Is
a
resident
of
the
state
and
a
member
of
an
Iowa
army
21
or
air
national
guard
unit
while
receiving
scholarship
award
22
payments
issued
pursuant
to
this
section.
23
b.
Satisfactorily
completed
required
initial
active
duty
24
training.
25
c.
Maintains
satisfactory
performance
of
duty
upon
return
26
from
initial
active
duty
training,
including
attending
a
27
minimum
ninety
percent
of
scheduled
drill
dates
and
attending
28
annual
training.
29
d.
Is
enrolled
in
an
educational
program
that
has
been
30
approved
by
the
adjutant
general
and
is
offered
by
a
community
31
college
as
defined
in
section
260C.2,
an
institution
of
higher
32
learning
under
the
control
of
the
board
of
regents,
or
an
33
accredited
private
institution
as
defined
in
section
256.183.
34
e.
Is
maintaining
satisfactory
academic
progress
toward
a
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credential.
1
f.
Provides
proper
notice
of
national
guard
status
to
the
2
community
college
or
institution
at
the
time
of
registration
3
for
the
term
in
which
program
benefits
are
sought.
4
g.
Completes
and
submits
application
forms
required
by
5
the
commission,
including
the
free
application
for
federal
6
student
aid,
and
applies
for
all
nonrepayable
state
and
federal
7
financial
aid
for
which
the
member
is
eligible.
8
h.
Submits
an
application
to
the
adjutant
general
of
9
Iowa,
on
forms
prescribed
by
the
adjutant
general,
who
10
shall
determine
eligibility
and
whose
decision
is
final.
11
Notwithstanding
any
deadline
established
for
the
administration
12
of
this
paragraph,
the
adjutant
general
shall
accept
an
13
application
submitted
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
from
an
14
otherwise
eligible
member
of
the
national
guard
who
was
on
15
federal
active
duty
at
the
time
of
such
deadline.
16
2.
Scholarship
awards
paid
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
17
not
exceed
the
total
cost
charged
by
the
institution
attended
18
by
the
national
guard
member
for
the
educational
program
19
leading
to
a
credential.
If
the
amount
appropriated
in
a
20
fiscal
year
for
purposes
of
this
section
is
insufficient
to
21
provide
scholarships
to
all
national
guard
members
who
apply
22
for
the
program
and
who
are
determined
by
the
adjutant
general
23
to
be
eligible
for
the
program,
the
adjutant
general
shall,
in
24
coordination
with
the
college
student
aid
commission,
determine
25
the
distribution
of
scholarships.
Neither
eligibility
nor
26
scholarship
award
determinations
shall
be
based
upon
a
national
27
guard
member’s
unit,
the
location
at
which
drills
are
attended,
28
or
whether
the
eligible
individual
is
a
member
of
the
Iowa
army
29
or
air
national
guard.
30
3.
The
eligibility
of
applicants
and
scholarship
award
31
amounts
to
be
paid
shall
be
certified
by
the
adjutant
general
32
of
Iowa
to
the
college
student
aid
commission,
and
all
amounts
33
that
are
or
become
due
to
a
community
college,
accredited
34
private
institution,
or
institution
of
higher
learning
under
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the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents
under
this
section
1
shall
be
paid
to
the
college
or
institution
by
the
college
2
student
aid
commission
upon
receipt
of
certification
by
the
3
president
or
governing
board
of
the
educational
institution
4
as
to
accuracy
of
charges
made,
and
as
to
the
attendance
5
and
academic
progress
of
the
individual
at
the
educational
6
institution.
The
college
student
aid
commission
shall
maintain
7
an
annual
record
of
the
number
of
participants
and
the
dollar
8
value
of
the
awards
issued.
9
4.
The
adjutant
general
shall
publish
and
maintain
a
list
of
10
approved
educational
programs
that
are
eligible
for
purposes
of
11
this
section.
12
5.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
13
for
purposes
of
this
section
which
remain
unencumbered
14
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
for
which
15
the
moneys
were
appropriated
shall
not
revert
but
shall
be
16
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
upon
the
17
authority
of
the
adjutant
general.
18
6.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“credential”
means
a
19
postsecondary
certificate
or
other
competency-based
credential.
20
“Credential”
does
not
include
an
associate
degree
or
any
degree
21
beyond
an
associate
degree.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
modifies
provisions
related
to
the
national
guard
26
service
scholarship
program
and
establishes
the
national
guard
27
service
continuing
education
scholarship
program.
28
DIVISION
I
——
NATIONAL
GUARD
SERVICE
SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.
29
The
national
guard
service
scholarship
program,
administered
by
30
the
college
student
aid
commission,
provides
annual
awards
to
31
Iowa
national
guard
members
who
attend
eligible
Iowa
colleges
32
and
universities.
Current
law
provides
that
scholarship
awards
33
under
the
program
shall
not
exceed
the
resident
tuition
rate
34
established
for
institutions
of
higher
learning
under
the
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control
of
the
state
board
of
regents.
The
bill
provides
that
1
the
amount
of
the
scholarship
awards
also
shall
not
exceed
2
the
difference
between
the
tuition
rate
at
the
institution
3
attended
by
the
national
guard
member
less
any
financial
aid
4
the
national
guard
member
receives
under
certain
specified
5
federal
programs.
6
DIVISION
II
——
NATIONAL
GUARD
SERVICE
CONTINUING
EDUCATION
7
SUPPORT
PROGRAM.
The
bill
establishes
the
national
guard
8
service
continuing
education
scholarship
program
within
9
the
college
student
aid
commission.
The
program
provides
10
scholarships
to
members
of
the
Iowa
national
guard
who
are
11
participating
in
an
educational
program
leading
to
a
credential
12
that
is
approved
by
the
adjutant
general
and
offered
by
a
13
community
college,
an
institution
of
higher
learning
under
the
14
state
board
of
regents,
or
an
accredited
private
institution.
15
The
bill
requires
the
adjutant
general
to
publish
and
maintain
16
a
list
of
approved
educational
programs.
The
bill
defines
17
“credential”
to
mean
a
postsecondary
certificate
or
other
18
competency-based
credential,
but
does
not
include
an
associate
19
degree
or
any
degree
beyond
an
associate
degree.
The
bill
20
establishes
eligibility
criteria
for
the
program.
21
The
bill
provides
that
scholarship
awards
paid
pursuant
to
22
the
program
shall
not
exceed
the
total
cost
charged
by
the
23
institution
attended
by
the
national
guard
member
for
the
24
educational
program.
The
bill
also
provides
that
neither
25
eligibility
nor
scholarship
award
determinations
shall
be
based
26
upon
a
national
guard
member’s
unit,
the
location
at
which
27
drills
are
attended,
or
whether
the
eligible
individual
is
a
28
member
of
the
Iowa
army
or
air
national
guard.
29
The
bill
provides
that
the
eligibility
of
applicants
and
30
scholarship
award
amounts
to
be
paid
shall
be
certified
by
the
31
adjutant
general
of
Iowa
to
the
college
student
aid
commission,
32
and
all
amounts
that
are
or
become
due
to
a
community
college,
33
accredited
private
institution,
or
institution
of
higher
34
learning
under
the
control
of
the
state
board
of
regents
under
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the
program
shall
be
paid
to
the
college
or
institution
by
the
1
college
student
aid
commission
upon
receipt
of
certification
by
2
the
president
or
governing
board
of
the
educational
institution
3
as
to
accuracy
of
charges
made,
and
as
to
the
attendance
4
and
academic
progress
of
the
individual
at
the
educational
5
institution.
6
The
bill
establishes
that
moneys
appropriated
for
purposes
7
of
the
program
which
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
8
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
be
9
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
upon
the
10
authority
of
the
adjutant
general.
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