Bill Text: IA SSB1059 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the registration of postsecondary schools by the college student aid commission and student eligibility for state student financial aid programs.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2017-02-23 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB1059 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB1059-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1059
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COLLEGE
STUDENT
AID
COMMISSION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
registration
of
postsecondary
schools
by
1
the
college
student
aid
commission
and
student
eligibility
2
for
state
student
financial
aid
programs.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
261B.3,
subsection
4,
Code
2017,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
If
a
school
fails
to
meet
any
of
the
registration
3
criteria,
or
if
the
commission
believes
that
false,
misleading,
4
or
incomplete
information
has
been
submitted
in
connection
with
5
an
application
for
registration,
or
if
the
school
has
engaged
6
in
conduct
prohibited
under
section
261B.13,
the
commission
7
may
deny
,
suspend,
or
revoke
registration
and
the
school
shall
8
not
operate
in
Iowa
or
otherwise
offer
its
programs
to
Iowa
9
residents
.
The
commission
shall
conduct
a
hearing
on
the
10
denial
if
a
hearing
is
requested
by
a
school.
Upon
a
finding
11
after
the
hearing
that
the
school
fails
to
meet
any
of
the
12
registration
criteria,
or
that
information
contained
in
the
13
registration
application
is
false,
misleading,
or
incomplete,
14
the
commission
shall
deny
registration.
The
commission
shall
15
make
the
final
decision
on
each
registration.
However,
the
16
decision
of
the
commission
is
subject
to
judicial
review
in
17
accordance
with
section
17A.19
.
18
Sec.
2.
Section
261B.3A,
subsection
3,
Code
2017,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
3.
The
commission
may
grant
a
provisional
registration
to
21
a
school
that
is
not
accredited
by
an
agency
or
organization
22
that
is
recognized
by
the
United
States
department
of
education
23
or
its
successor
agency
while
the
school
is
seeking
authority
24
to
provide
programs
under
that
accreditation
at
a
location
in
25
this
state
.
The
commission
shall
determine
the
duration
of
the
26
provisional
registration.
During
the
provisional
registration
27
period,
the
school
shall,
at
six-month
intervals,
submit
to
28
the
commission
documentation
of
its
progress
toward
achieving
29
accreditation
receiving
authorization
.
The
commission
may
30
renew
the
school’s
provisional
registration
at
its
discretion
31
if
the
documentation
submitted
indicates
that
the
school
is
32
making
progress
toward
accreditation
authorization
.
33
Sec.
3.
Section
261B.6,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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261B.6
List
of
schools.
1
The
commission
shall
maintain
a
list
of
registered
schools
2
and
the
list
and
the
information
submitted
under
sections
3
261B.3
and
261B.4
this
chapter
are
public
records
under
chapter
4
22
.
5
Sec.
4.
Section
261B.9,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2017,
6
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7
Prior
to
the
commencement
of
a
course
of
instruction
and
8
prior
to
the
receipt
of
a
tuition
charge
or
fee
for
a
course
9
of
instruction,
a
school
shall
provide
written
disclosure
10
to
students
of
the
following
information
accompanied
by
a
11
statement
that
the
information
is
being
provided
in
compliance
12
with
this
section
:
13
Sec.
5.
Section
261B.11A,
Code
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
261B.11A
Ineligibility
for
state
student
aid
programs.
16
1.
Students
attending
schools
required
to
register
under
17
this
chapter
are
ineligible
for
state
student
financial
aid
18
programs
established
under
chapter
261
.
This
subsection
does
19
not
apply
to
students
attending
a
for-profit
accredited
private
20
institution
as
defined
in
section
261.25,
subsection
2.
21
2.
A
school
required
to
register
under
this
chapter
that
22
is
prohibited
from
offering
state
aid
or
advertising
shall
not
23
advertise
that
state
aid
is
or
may
be
available
to
students
24
attending
the
school.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
both
to
a
requirement
that
certain
29
postsecondary
schools
register
with
and
be
approved
by
the
30
college
student
aid
commission,
and
to
student
eligibility
for
31
state
student
financial
aid
programs.
32
Code
chapter
261B
requires
certain
postsecondary
schools
33
to
register
with
the
commission
in
order
to
operate
in
34
Iowa
or
otherwise
offer
its
programs
to
Iowa
residents.
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Currently,
the
commission
may
deny
registration
and
the
1
authorization
to
operate
in
Iowa
to
a
school
that
fails
to
2
meet
registration
criteria
or
provides
false,
misleading,
or
3
incomplete
information
in
connection
with
its
application
4
for
registration.
The
bill
authorizes
the
commission
to
5
also
deny,
suspend,
or
revoke
a
school’s
registration
if
6
the
school
engaged
in
conduct
prohibited
under
Code
section
7
261B.13.
Currently,
Code
section
261B.13
prohibits
a
8
postsecondary
school
from
operating
in
this
state
if
the
9
school
does
not
qualify
for
an
exemption
and
is
not
accredited
10
by
an
accrediting
agency
recognized
by
the
U.S.
department
11
of
education.
Code
section
261B.13
also
prohibits
a
school
12
that
is
registered
or
otherwise
authorized
to
operate
in
this
13
state
from
entering
into
an
agreement
to
conduct
a
course
of
14
instruction,
confer
a
degree,
or
conduct
any
other
aspect
of
15
its
operation
with
another
school
that
is
in
violation
of
the
16
Code
section.
17
The
bill
authorizes
the
commission
to
grant
provisional
18
registration
to
a
school
if
the
school
is
accredited
elsewhere
19
and
is
seeking
the
authorization
of
the
accrediting
agency
20
or
organization
to
provide
programs
in
Iowa
under
that
21
accreditation.
22
Under
the
bill,
lists
and
information
submitted
under
the
23
Code
chapter
are
public
records.
The
bill
strikes
a
provision
24
requiring
approved
schools
to
include
on
written
disclosures
25
provided
to
students,
prior
to
the
commencement
of
classes
and
26
receipt
of
tuition
or
fees,
a
statement
that
the
information
27
disclosed
is
provided
in
compliance
with
Code
section
261B.9.
28
A
Code
provision
making
students
who
are
attending
schools
29
that
are
required
to
register
with
the
commission
ineligible
30
for
state
student
financial
aid
programs
is,
under
the
bill,
31
inapplicable
to
students
attending
a
for-profit
accredited
32
private
institution,
as
defined
for
purposes
of
the
Iowa
33
tuition
grant.
34
Currently,
a
school
required
to
register
with
the
commission
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is
prohibited
from
offering
state
aid
or
advertising
that
state
1
aid
is
or
may
be
available
to
students
attending
the
school.
2
The
bill
provides
that
a
school
which
is
required
to
register
3
with
the
commission
and
is
prohibited
from
offering
state
aid
4
shall
not
advertise
that
state
aid
is
or
may
be
available
to
5
students
attending
the
school.
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