Bills › 91st General Assembly
Modifying provisions related to the Iowa tuition grants program and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Shipley (R)
Topics:Higher education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill modifies provisions related to the Iowa tuition grants program. The Iowa tuition grants program consists of three component programs: the traditional Iowa tuition grants component, which provides tuition grants to students who attend a nonprofit institution of higher education in this state; the Iowa tuition grants for-profit institutions component, which provides tuition grants to students who attend a for-profit institution of higher education in this state; and the vocational-technical tuition grants component, which provides tuition grants to students who attend a vocational-technical or career option program at a community college in this state.
Read the full explanation
The bill strikes provisions related to the traditional Iowa tuition grants component. Any moneys appropriated to the college student aid commission for purposes of the Iowa tuition grants fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated as of the effective date of the bill are transferred to the general fund. The bill also strikes provisions related to the Iowa tuition grants for-profit institutions component. Any moneys appropriated to the college student aid commission for purposes of the Iowa tuition grants for-profit institutions fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated as of the effective date of the bill are transferred to the general fund. The bill makes conforming changes and takes effect upon enactment.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§139A.8B§256.180§256.181§256.183§256.194§256.203§256.207§256.210§256.210A§256.214§256.219§256.228§256.229§256.28§256.7§261B.11§261E.2§261G.2§297.24§714.19§84A.1B
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