Bill Text: IA SF2129 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to students who are eligible to receive a scholarship from the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship fund.(Formerly SSB 3046.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-23 - Withdrawn. S.J. 876. [SF2129 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-SF2129-Introduced.html
Senate File 2129 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2129 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3046) A BILL FOR An Act relating to students who are eligible to receive a 1 scholarship from the future ready Iowa skilled workforce 2 last-dollar scholarship fund. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5241SV (1) 89 jda/jh
S.F. 2129 Section 1. Section 261.131, subsection 1, paragraph g, 1 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (a), Code 2022, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 (a) A graduate of an Iowa high school, or a person who 4 completed private instruction under chapter 299A , or a person 5 who is a recipient of a high school equivalency diploma, and 6 who prior to becoming an adult learner enrolls full-time or 7 part-time during the academic year , or part-time for a summer 8 semester , in an eligible program at an eligible institution. 9 EXPLANATION 10 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 11 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 12 This bill relates to students who are eligible to receive 13 a scholarship from the future ready Iowa skilled workforce 14 last-dollar scholarship fund. 15 Current law provides that certain students may receive a 16 future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship 17 from the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar 18 scholarship fund. The scholarship is intended to cover any 19 remaining gap between federal and state grants or scholarships 20 and tuition and certain fees. Under current law, among other 21 people, an Iowa resident who is less than 20 years of age; 22 who graduated from an Iowa high school, completed private 23 instruction under Code chapter 299A, or received a high school 24 equivalency diploma; and who prior to turning 20 years of age 25 enrolls full-time during the academic year or part-time during 26 the summer semester in an eligible program at an eligible 27 institution, may receive a scholarship from the fund. Under 28 the bill, such a person who enrolls part-time during the 29 academic year is also eligible. 30 -1- LSB 5241SV (1) 89 jda/jh 1/ 1
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