Establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program

Sponsored by the House Education Committee

Topics:K–12 education Higher education

Same legislation: HF 16

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2023
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 18, 2023
Done: House committeeFebruary 7, 2023
Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 22, 202395–0
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Iowa is creating a new scholarship program to help people with intellectual, developmental, or learning disabilities pay for college tuition and fees. Students who are at least 18 years old and enrolled in approved transition programs can apply for this money. The state will prioritize giving these scholarships to people who live in Iowa.¹

Read the official explanation

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. 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.

Changed since by amendment H-1022; see Amendments.

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Senate subcommittee

Named February 27, 2023. On March 8, 2023 it recommended passage. [].

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§261.133

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Lobbying

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Tried before

HF 2495Passed a chamber89th GA HF 2306Renumbered89th GA

90th General Assembly

HF 16Renumbered HF 252Passed a chamberfrom HF 16

Picked up later

SF 283Cleared committee91st GA HF 271Cleared committee91st GA

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

HF 2495 Establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program
89th General Assembly · Passed House · same title
Passed a chamber
HF 2306 Establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program
89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2495 · same title
Cleared committee

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