HF 2495: Establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program

What it does

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, developmental, or learning disabilities who are at least years of age 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.

Senate subcommittee · named March 8, 2022

• Sen. J. Taylor
• Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council

In plain words

1. February 21, 2022Filed in the House
2. March 2, 2022Passed the House, 99–0
3. March 2, 2022Arrived in the Senate
4. March 8, 2022Senate subcommittee named: J. Taylor, Kraayenbrink and Quirmbach
5. March 10, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 15, 2022Approved by the Senate committee