Bill Text: IA SF2029 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act directing the state board of regents and the department of education to convene a commission to study financing strategies for the state's public postsecondary institutions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-23 - Subcommittee, Dvorsky, Ernst, and Hogg. S.J. 117. [SF2029 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2029-Introduced.html
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BY
BOLKCOM
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
directing
the
state
board
of
regents
and
the
1
department
of
education
to
convene
a
commission
to
study
2
financing
strategies
for
the
state’s
public
postsecondary
3
institutions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
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IOWA:
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Section
1.
STUDY
OF
FINANCING
STRATEGIES
FOR
PUBLIC
1
POSTSECONDARY
INSTITUTIONS.
2
1.
The
state
board
of
regents
and
the
department
3
of
education
shall
convene
a
commission
consisting
of
4
representatives
of
the
community
colleges
and
the
institutions
5
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
board
to
study
financing
6
strategies,
as
described
in
this
section,
for
the
state’s
7
public
postsecondary
institutions.
8
2.
a.
The
commission
shall
study
the
feasibility
of
9
establishing
the
alternative
payment
pilot
program
described
10
in
paragraph
“b”
to
replace
the
current
system
of
charging
11
students
tuition
and
fees
for
enrollment
at
public
institutions
12
of
higher
learning.
The
commission
shall,
at
a
minimum,
review
13
the
following:
14
(1)
Potential
short-term
and
long-term
funding
sources
for
15
the
pilot
program.
16
(2)
The
manner
and
extent
to
which
a
student
who
withdraws
17
from
the
participating
institution
will
pay
for
the
education
18
credits
earned.
19
(3)
The
maximum
number
of
years
a
student
may
be
enrolled
in
20
the
participating
institution
under
the
pilot
program.
21
(4)
The
rate
of
payment
by
students
necessary
to
sustain
the
22
pilot
program.
23
(5)
Deferment
of
payment
or
a
reduced
rate
of
payment
for
24
students
who
after
graduation
are
unemployed
or
underemployed.
25
(6)
How
the
state
or
the
participating
institution
may
fund
26
the
pilot
program’s
implementation.
27
(7)
How
the
state
or
the
participating
institution
may
28
collect
accurate
income
data
on
students
who
move
out
of
state.
29
(8)
How
the
state
or
the
participating
institution
may
30
collect
and
enforce
payments
from
students.
31
(9)
How
the
pilot
program
may
account
for
and
apply
to
32
part-time
students,
transfer
students,
mid-career
students,
and
33
other
nontraditional
students.
34
(10)
How
the
pilot
program
may
function
with
federal
and
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state
financial
aid
programs.
1
(11)
The
provisions
or
services
that
may
be
provided
to
2
low-income
students
under
the
pilot
program.
3
(12)
Whether
participation
in
the
pilot
program
should
be
4
limited
to
specific
academic
programs,
such
as
programs
that
5
lead
to
employment
in
workforce
shortage
areas.
6
(13)
The
“pay
forward,
pay
back”
pilot
program
considered
by
7
the
Oregon
higher
education
coordinating
commission.
8
b.
If
the
commission
determines
that
a
pilot
program
is
9
warranted,
the
commission
shall
identify
one
or
more
public
10
institutions
of
higher
education
to
participate
in
the
pilot
11
program
and
shall
submit
the
proposed
pilot
program
in
the
12
report
required
under
subsection
4.
13
(1)
The
proposed
pilot
program
submitted
by
the
commission
14
shall
do
the
following:
15
(a)
Allow
students
who
are
residents
of
this
state,
as
16
defined
by
the
participating
institution,
and
who
qualify
for
17
admission
to
the
participating
institution
to
enroll
in
the
18
participating
institution
without
paying
tuition
or
fees.
19
(b)
Provide
that,
in
lieu
of
paying
tuition
or
fees,
20
students
must
sign
binding
contracts
to,
upon
graduation
from
21
the
participating
institution,
pay
to
the
state
of
Iowa
or
the
22
participating
institution
a
certain
percentage
of
the
student’s
23
annual
adjusted
gross
income
for
a
specified
number
of
years.
24
(c)
Specify
the
methodology
by
which
the
number
of
years
and
25
the
percentage
of
annual
adjusted
gross
income
for
contracts
26
shall
be
determined
and
base
the
specifications
on
research
to
27
date.
28
(d)
Establish
an
immediate
funding
source
for
the
first
15
29
to
20
years
of
the
pilot
program
and
include
the
establishment
30
of
a
revolving
fund
to
deposit
payments
made
under
the
pilot
31
program.
32
(2)
The
proposed
pilot
program
submitted
by
the
commission,
33
and
the
contracts
entered
into
under
the
program,
may
vary
by
34
institution
depending
on
factors
which
include
but
are
not
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limited
to
the
following:
1
(a)
The
total
cost
of
education
at
the
participating
2
institution.
3
(b)
The
portion
of
the
cost
of
education
that
is
paid
by
4
appropriations
of
funds
from
the
state
of
Iowa.
5
3.
The
commission
shall
also
conduct
a
study
of
whether
6
the
state’s
public
postsecondary
institutions
can
successfully
7
implement
a
tuition
freeze
that
will
guarantee
incoming
8
undergraduate
students
the
same
tuition
rate
for
four
years.
9
The
study
must
include
an
analysis
of:
10
a.
The
western
tuition
promise
program
offered
by
western
11
Oregon
university.
12
b.
The
finish
in
four
program
proposed
in
Florida,
and
13
similar
programs.
14
c.
Options
for
mitigating
the
financial
strain
that
the
15
adoption
of
a
tuition
freeze
would
place
on
an
institution’s
16
finances.
17
4.
The
commission
shall
submit
its
findings
and
18
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
state
board
of
education,
19
the
state
board
of
regents,
the
governor,
and
the
general
20
assembly
by
January
15,
2015.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
directs
the
state
board
of
regents
and
the
25
department
of
education
to
convene
a
commission
consisting
of
26
representatives
of
the
community
colleges
and
the
institutions
27
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
board
to
conduct
two
28
studies
regarding
financing
strategies
related
to
payment
of
29
tuition
and
fees
at
public
postsecondary
institutions.
30
The
commission
is
directed
to
study
the
feasibility
of
31
creating
an
alternative
payment
pilot
program
to
replace
the
32
current
system
of
charging
students
tuition
and
fees
for
33
enrollment
at
public
institutions
of
higher
learning.
34
With
regard
to
the
pilot
program
study,
the
commission
is
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directed
to,
at
a
minimum,
review
issues
relating
to
funding
1
sources
for
the
pilot
program,
student
payments
under
the
2
pilot
program,
the
scope
of
the
pilot
program
in
regards
3
to
participation
of
students
and
academic
programs,
data
4
collection
under
the
pilot
program,
and
the
manner
in
which
the
5
pilot
program
may
function
with
federal
and
state
financial
6
aid
programs.
The
commission
is
also
directed
to
review
the
7
“pay
forward,
pay
back”
pilot
program
considered
by
the
Oregon
8
education
coordinating
commission.
9
The
proposed
pilot
program
submitted
by
the
commission
10
shall
allow
students
who
are
residents
of
this
state,
and
11
who
qualify
for
admission,
to
enroll
in
the
participating
12
institution
without
paying
tuition
or
fees;
provided
that,
13
in
lieu
of
paying
tuition
or
fees,
students
sign
binding
14
contracts
to
pay
to
the
state
or
the
participating
institution
15
a
certain
percentage
of
the
student’s
annual
adjusted
gross
16
income
upon
graduation
from
the
participating
institution
17
for
a
specified
number
of
years.
The
pilot
program
is
to
18
specify
the
methodology
by
which
the
number
of
years
and
the
19
percentage
of
annual
adjusted
gross
income
for
contracts
shall
20
be
determined
and
base
the
specifications
on
research
to
date
21
and
to
establish
an
immediate
funding
source
for
the
first
22
15
to
20
years
of
the
pilot
program,
which
is
to
include
the
23
establishment
of
a
revolving
fund
to
deposit
payments
made
24
under
the
pilot
program.
25
The
proposed
pilot
program
may
vary
by
institution
depending
26
on
the
total
cost
of
education
at
the
participating
institution
27
and
the
portion
of
the
cost
that
is
paid
by
the
state.
28
The
commission
is
also
directed
to
study
the
question
of
29
whether
the
state’s
public
postsecondary
institutions
can
30
successfully
implement
a
tuition
freeze
that
will
guarantee
31
that
incoming
undergraduate
students
have
the
same
tuition
32
rate
for
four
years.
The
study
must
include
an
analysis
of
a
33
tuition
promise
program
offered
by
western
Oregon
university,
34
the
finish
in
four
program
proposed
in
Florida
and
similar
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programs,
and
ways
of
mitigating
the
financial
strain
that
the
1
adoption
of
a
tuition
freeze
would
place
on
an
institution’s
2
finances.
3
The
commission
must
submit
its
findings
and
recommendations
4
in
a
report
to
the
state
board
of
education,
the
state
board
of
5
regents,
the
governor,
and
the
general
assembly
by
January
15,
6
2015.
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