Relating to the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions

This bill relates to the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program. The program covers the difference between the cost to students of tuition and fees of certain specified eligible programs and the federal and state grants and scholarships available to the students. Current law defines an “eligible program” as a program of study or an academic major jointly approved by the college student aid commission and the department of workforce development that leads to a credential aligned with a high-demand job. The bill provides that “eligible program” includes a program of study or an academic major related to criminal justice, law enforcement, or police science. This provision is repealed July 1, 2026. The bill provides a supplemental appropriation from the general fund of $2 million for FY 2021-2022 to the college student aid commission for deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship fund, which supports the program. The bill takes effect upon enactment.