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Introduced Session

This bill establishes the national guard service professional qualification scholarship program within the college student aid commission. The program provides scholarships to members of the Iowa national guard who are participating in an educational program leading to a credential that is approved by the adjutant general and offered by a community college, an institution of higher learning under the state board of regents, or an accredited private institution. The bill requires the adjutant general to publish and maintain a list of approved educational programs. The bill defines “credential” to mean a postsecondary certificate or other competency-based credential that is not authorized for federal student aid, but does not include an associate degree or any degree beyond an associate degree. The bill establishes S.F. _____ H.F. _____ eligibility criteria for the program. The bill provides that scholarship awards paid pursuant to the program shall not exceed the total cost charged by the institution attended by the national guard member for the educational program. The bill provides that the eligibility of applicants and scholarship award amounts to be paid shall be certified by the adjutant general to the college student aid commission, and all amounts that are or become due to a community college, accredited private institution, or institution of higher learning under the control of the state board of regents under the program shall be paid to the college or institution by the college student aid commission upon receipt of certification by the president or governing board of the educational institution as to accuracy of charges made, and as to the attendance and academic progress of the individual at the educational institution. The bill authorizes the adjutant general to expend funds appropriated for purposes of the national guard service scholarship program, established in Code section 256.210, which remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated in the following fiscal year for purposes of the national guard service professional qualification scholarship program.

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Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 117. (on 01/23/2025)

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