Bills › 91st General Assembly

HF 97Renumbered as HF 271 · February 10, 2025

Establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program and making appropriations

Sponsored by Rep. Chad Ingels (R)

Topics:State budgetK–12 educationHigher education

Same legislation: HF 271

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2025
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

This bill establishes the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program. The bill requires the college student aid commission (commission), in consultation with the division of vocational rehabilitation services of the department of workforce development (IVRS), 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.

Read the full explanation

The bill provides that the amount awarded to an individual under the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program shall not exceed $5,000 per academic year. The bill requires individuals to apply for the scholarship award annually.F. The bill requires the commission, in consultation with IVRS, 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, in consultation with IVRS, 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 under the control of the college student aid commission.

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 January 28, 2025. On February 6, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§256.231

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Lobbying

12 for · 0 against · 4 undecided · Who →

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