Establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program

This bill establishes the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program. The bill requires the college student aid commission (commission) to develop and administer a scholarship program to provide scholarships to individuals with intellectual disabilities who are to years old and who are enrolled in a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program in this state that has been approved by the United States department of education, to help offset the cost associated with the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program’s tuition and fees, if moneys are appropriated by the general assembly for a fiscal year for this purpose. The bill requires the commission to establish the criteria to be used when evaluating applications for scholarships submitted under the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program. The bill also requires the commission to give priority to applicants who are residents of Iowa. The bill requires the commission to adopt rules to administer the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program. The bill establishes a comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program fund in the state treasury.