Bill Text: IA HSB569 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill relating to the disbursement of all Iowa opportunity scholarships.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-10 - Voted - Education. [HSB569 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2015-HSB569-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
569
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
JORGENSEN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
disbursement
of
all
Iowa
opportunity
1
scholarships.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
261.87,
subsection
3,
Code
2016,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
Extent
of
scholarship.
A
qualified
student
at
an
3
eligible
institution
may
receive
scholarships
for
not
more
than
4
the
equivalent
of
two
full-time
academic
years
of
undergraduate
5
study,
excluding
summer
semesters.
Scholarships
awarded
6
pursuant
to
this
section
may
,
at
the
qualified
student’s
7
request,
be
awarded
on
an
annual
basis
or
semester
disbursed
8
over
a
single
academic
year
or
two
academic
years,
and
shall
9
not
exceed
the
lesser
least
of
the
following
amounts
,
as
10
determined
by
the
commission:
11
a.
The
student’s
financial
need.
12
b.
One-half
of
the
The
average
resident
tuition
rate
and
13
mandatory
fees
established
for
institutions
of
higher
learning
14
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents
for
a
scholarship
15
disbursed
over
one
academic
year,
or
one-half
of
that
amount
16
for
a
scholarship
disbursed
over
two
academic
years
.
17
c.
The
resident
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
charged
for
the
18
program
of
enrollment
by
the
eligible
institution
at
which
the
19
student
is
enrolled.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
authorizes
the
college
student
aid
commission,
24
at
a
qualified
student’s
request,
to
disburse
the
all
Iowa
25
opportunity
scholarship
to
the
qualified
student
over
a
single
26
academic
year
or
two
academic
years.
The
scholarship
award
27
shall
not
exceed
the
least
of
the
student’s
financial
need
28
or
the
eligible
institution’s
tuition
and
fee
changes
or,
as
29
amended
under
the
bill,
the
average
resident
tuition
rate
and
30
mandatory
fees
established
for
regents
universities
for
awards
31
disbursed
over
one
academic
year,
or
one-half
of
that
amount
32
for
awards
disbursed
over
two
academic
years.
33
Currently,
a
qualified
student
at
an
eligible
institution
34
may
receive
scholarships
for
not
more
than
the
equivalent
of
35
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