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Providing for a waiver of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees and a stipend at regents institutions for Iowa residents who receive the maximum score on certain standardized tests
Sponsored by Rep. Brent Siegrist (R)
Topics:Higher education
Same legislation: HF 577
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 3, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 19, 2025
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 577 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 577 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires regents institutions to waive undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees for a resident of Iowa who receives the maximum score possible on the college readiness assessment administered by ACT, inc., or the college readiness assessment administered by the college board and to provide the student with a stipend of $5,000 per semester. The board may require that documentation of the score be provided in order to qualify for such a waiver and stipend. A student must make satisfactory academic progress toward graduation in order to continue to receive such a waiver and stipend.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named February 3, 2025. On February 11, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Fiscal note
When the program is at its estimated full enrollment of 24 students in FY 2029, the estimated total fiscal impact is approximately $509,000 to $550,000. This includes $269,000 to $310,000 in reduced tuition revenue and an increase in stipend costs of $240,000.
Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§262.9
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Lobbying
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