Bill Text: IA HF175 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to in-state residency for purposes of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions and community colleges for certain military personnel and family members.(Formerly HSB 6.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-30 - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 153. [HF175 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF175-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
6)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
in-state
residency
for
purposes
of
1
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
at
regents
2
institutions
and
community
colleges
for
certain
military
3
personnel
and
family
members.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
260C.14,
subsection
14,
paragraph
b,
1
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
(1)
Adopt
rules
to
classify
as
residents
for
purposes
of
3
tuition
and
mandatory
fees,
qualified
veterans
and
qualified
4
military
persons
and
their
spouses
,
and
dependent
children
,
and
5
survivors
who
are
domiciled
in
this
state
while
enrolled
in
a
6
community
college.
A
spouse
,
or
dependent
child
,
or
survivor
7
of
a
military
person
or
veteran
shall
not
be
deemed
a
resident
8
under
this
paragraph
“b”
unless
the
qualified
military
person
or
9
qualified
veteran
meets
the
requirements
of
subparagraph
(2),
10
subparagraph
division
(b)
or
(c),
as
appropriate.
11
(2)
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph
“b”
,
unless
the
context
12
otherwise
requires:
13
(a)
“Dependent
child”
means
a
student
who
was
claimed
by
a
14
qualified
military
person
or
qualified
veteran
as
a
dependent
15
on
the
qualified
military
person’s
or
qualified
veteran’s
16
internal
revenue
service
tax
filing
for
the
previous
tax
year.
17
(b)
“Qualified
military
person”
means
a
person
on
active
18
duty
in
the
military
service
of
the
United
States
who
is
19
stationed
in
this
state
or
at
the
Rock
Island
arsenal.
If
20
the
qualified
military
person
is
transferred,
deployed,
or
21
restationed
while
the
person’s
spouse
or
dependent
child
is
22
enrolled
in
the
community
college,
the
spouse
or
dependent
23
child
shall
continue
to
be
classified
as
a
resident
provided
24
the
spouse
or
dependent
child
maintains
continuous
enrollment.
25
(c)
“Qualified
veteran”
means
a
person
,
other
than
26
a
qualified
military
person,
who
meets
the
following
27
requirements:
is
a
veteran
as
defined
in
section
35.1,
28
notwithstanding
any
residency
requirement
in
that
section.
29
(i)
Is
eligible
for
benefits,
or
has
exhausted
the
benefits,
30
under
the
federal
Post-9/11
Veterans
Educational
Assistance
Act
31
of
2008.
32
(ii)
Is
domiciled
in
this
state,
or
has
resided
in
this
33
state
for
at
least
one
year
or
sufficient
time
to
have
filed
an
34
Iowa
tax
return
in
the
preceding
twelve
months.
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(d)
“Survivor”
means
a
student
who
is
the
spouse
or
child
of
1
a
deceased
veteran,
as
defined
in
section
35.1.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
262.9,
subsection
17,
paragraph
b,
Code
3
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
b.
(1)
Adopt
rules
to
classify
as
residents
for
purposes
of
5
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees,
qualified
veterans
6
and
qualified
military
persons
and
their
spouses
,
and
dependent
7
children
,
and
survivors
who
are
domiciled
in
this
state
while
8
enrolled
in
an
institution
of
higher
education
under
the
board.
9
A
spouse
,
or
dependent
child
,
or
survivor
of
a
military
person
10
or
veteran
shall
not
be
deemed
a
resident
under
this
paragraph
11
“b”
unless
the
qualified
military
person
or
qualified
veteran
12
meets
the
requirements
of
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
13
division
(b)
or
(c),
as
appropriate.
14
(2)
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph
“b”
,
unless
the
context
15
otherwise
requires:
16
(a)
“Dependent
child”
means
a
student
who
was
claimed
by
a
17
qualified
military
person
or
qualified
veteran
as
a
dependent
18
on
the
qualified
military
person’s
or
qualified
veteran’s
19
internal
revenue
service
tax
filing
for
the
previous
tax
year.
20
(b)
“Qualified
military
person”
means
a
person
on
active
21
duty
in
the
military
service
of
the
United
States
who
is
22
stationed
in
this
state
or
at
the
Rock
Island
arsenal.
If
23
the
qualified
military
person
is
transferred,
deployed,
or
24
restationed
while
the
person’s
spouse
or
dependent
child
is
25
enrolled
in
an
institution
of
higher
education
under
the
26
control
of
the
board,
the
spouse
or
dependent
child
shall
27
continue
to
be
classified
as
a
resident
provided
the
spouse
or
28
dependent
child
maintains
continuous
enrollment.
29
(c)
“Qualified
veteran”
means
a
person
,
other
than
30
a
qualified
military
person,
who
meets
the
following
31
requirements:
is
a
veteran
as
defined
in
section
35.1,
32
notwithstanding
any
residency
requirement
in
that
section.
33
(i)
Is
eligible
for
benefits,
or
has
exhausted
the
benefits,
34
under
the
federal
Post-9/11
Veterans
Educational
Assistance
Act
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of
2008.
1
(ii)
Is
domiciled
in
this
state,
or
has
resided
in
this
2
state
for
at
least
one
year
or
sufficient
time
to
have
filed
an
3
Iowa
tax
return
in
the
preceding
twelve
months.
4
(d)
“Survivor”
means
a
student
who
is
the
spouse
or
child
of
5
a
deceased
veteran,
as
defined
in
section
35.1.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
Under
current
law,
qualified
veterans
and
qualified
10
military
persons,
and
their
spouses
and
dependent
children,
11
are
considered
residents
of
Iowa
for
purposes
of
undergraduate
12
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
at
regents
institutions
and
13
community
colleges.
14
This
bill
expands
the
definition
of
“qualified
military
15
person”
to
mean
a
“veteran”
as
defined
in
Code
section
35.1,
16
which
generally
includes
veterans
of
armed
conflicts
and
other
17
service
members
who
were
discharged
under
honorable
conditions.
18
Under
current
law,
the
definition
generally
includes
veterans
19
eligible
for
benefits
under
the
federal
Post-9/11
Veterans
20
Educational
Assistance
Act
of
2008
who
have
been
domiciled
in
21
Iowa
for
one
year.
22
The
bill
also
provides
that
surviving
spouses
and
children
23
of
qualified
veterans
are
considered
residents
of
Iowa
for
24
purposes
of
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
at
regents
25
institutions
and
community
colleges.
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