SF 14: 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.

Senate subcommittee · named January 28, 2025

• Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R) · kerry.gruenhagen@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 10 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; Personal Interest- Tony Thompson; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 13, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. January 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Taylor, Gruenhagen and Quirmbach
3. February 6, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 12, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 283