Bill Text: IA HF877 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the establishment of a program that allows an out-of-state applicant or student to pay in-state tuition rates at a state university or community college if the individual agrees to live and work in Iowa for a specified time period following graduation.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-21 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 983. [HF877 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF877-Introduced.html
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BY
GAINES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
establishment
of
a
program
that
allows
1
an
out-of-state
applicant
or
student
to
pay
in-state
tuition
2
rates
at
a
state
university
or
community
college
if
the
3
individual
agrees
to
live
and
work
in
Iowa
for
a
specified
4
time
period
following
graduation.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
260C.14,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
2.
Have
authority
to
determine
tuition
rates
for
3
instruction.
4
a.
Tuition
for
residents
of
Iowa
shall
not
exceed
the
5
lowest
tuition
rate
per
semester,
or
the
equivalent,
charged
6
by
an
institution
of
higher
education
under
the
state
board
of
7
regents
for
a
full-time
resident
student.
However,
except
8
b.
Except
for
students
enrolled
under
section
261E.6
,
if
9
a
local
school
district
pays
tuition
for
a
resident
pupil
of
10
high
school
age,
the
limitation
on
tuition
for
residents
of
11
Iowa
shall
not
apply,
the
amount
of
tuition
shall
be
determined
12
by
the
board
of
directors
of
the
community
college
with
the
13
consent
of
the
local
school
board,
and
the
pupil
shall
not
14
be
included
in
the
full-time
equivalent
enrollment
of
the
15
community
college
for
the
purpose
of
computing
general
aid
to
16
the
community
college.
17
c.
Tuition
for
nonresidents
of
Iowa
shall
not
be
less
than
18
the
marginal
cost
of
instruction
of
a
student
attending
the
19
college.
A
lower
tuition
for
nonresidents
may
be
permitted
20
under
a
reciprocal
tuition
agreement
between
a
merged
area
and
21
an
educational
institution
in
another
state,
if
the
agreement
22
is
approved
by
the
director.
The
board
may
designate
that
a
23
portion
of
the
tuition
moneys
collected
from
students
be
used
24
for
student
aid
purposes.
25
d.
Subject
to
an
appropriation
of
funds
by
the
general
26
assembly
for
this
purpose,
and
notwithstanding
paragraph
“c”
,
27
the
board
shall
develop
and
implement
a
program
to
classify
28
nonresidents
as
residents
for
purposes
of
tuition
and
mandatory
29
fees
if
the
nonresident
applicant
or
student
agrees
to
live
30
and
work
in
this
state
following
graduation
from
the
community
31
college
for
an
amount
of
time
equivalent
to
the
amount
of
time
32
the
individual
paid
in-state
tuition
and
mandatory
fee
rates.
33
Sec.
2.
Section
262.9,
subsection
17,
Code
2021,
is
amended
34
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
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NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
Subject
to
an
appropriation
of
funds
by
1
the
general
assembly
for
this
purpose,
develop
and
implement
2
a
program
to
classify
nonresidents
as
residents
for
purposes
3
of
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
if
the
nonresident
4
applicant
or
student
agrees
to
live
and
work
in
this
state
5
following
graduation
from
the
institution
for
an
amount
of
time
6
equivalent
to
the
amount
of
time
the
individual
paid
in-state
7
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fee
rates.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
each
community
12
college
and
the
state
board
of
regents
to
develop
and
13
implement
a
program
to
classify
nonresidents
as
residents
14
for
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
purposes
if
the
15
nonresident
applicant
or
student
agrees
to
live
and
work
16
in
this
state
following
graduation
for
an
amount
of
time
17
equivalent
to
the
amount
of
time
the
individual
paid
in-state
18
tuition
and
mandatory
fee
rates.
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