Bills › 91st General Assembly
Establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program and making appropriations
Sponsored by Sen. Jeff Taylor (R)
Topics:State budgetK–12 educationHigher education
Same legislation: SF 283
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 12, 2025
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- 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. 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.F. 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
Senate subcommittee
Named January 28, 2025. On February 6, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§256.231
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Lobbying
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- HF 271 Establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program an…91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passageNearly identical
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