HF 97: Establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program and making appropriations

What it does

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.

House subcommittee · named January 28, 2025

• Rep. Chad Ingels (R) · chad.ingels@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Chad Behn (R) · chad.behn@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Eric J. Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 12 for, 0 against

For: Autism Speaks; Brain Injury Association of Iowa; Easterseals Iowa; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp.; Personal Interest- Tony Thompson; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 22, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. January 28, 2025House subcommittee named: Ingels, Behn and Gjerde
3. February 6, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 6, 2025Approved by the House committee
5. February 6, 2025Committee vote: 22–0
6. February 10, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 271