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Modifying provisions related to the national guard service scholarship program
Proposed by the Department of Public Defense · their explanation · all agency proposals
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 24, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateApril 9, 202547–0
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseJanuary 30, 202599–0
- Done: To the GovernorMay 2, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawMay 2, 2025
HF 118 became law → The same legislation passed as HF 118, so this version was set aside. Go to HF 118 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary This law changes how much money Iowa National Guard members can get through a specific college scholarship program. Instead of just capping the award at the state resident tuition rate, the new rules limit the scholarship to the difference between tuition costs and certain federal financial aid. Additionally, the bill allows the state to base scholarship decisions on a member's specific unit, drill location, or whether they are in the Army or Air National Guard.1
Read the official explanation
_____ the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill modifies provisions related to the national guard service scholarship program. The national guard service scholarship program, administered by the college student aid commission, provides annual awards to Iowa national guard members who attend eligible Iowa colleges and universities. Current law provides that scholarship awards under the program shall not exceed the resident tuition rate established for institutions of higher learning under the control of the state board of regents. The bill provides that the amount of the scholarship awards also shall not exceed the difference between the tuition rate at the institution attended by the national guard member less any financial aid the national guard member receives under certain specified federal programs. Current law provides that, for purposes of the national guard service scholarship program, neither eligibility nor scholarship award determinations shall be based upon a national guard member’s unit, the location at which drills are attended, or whether the eligible individual is a member of the Iowa army or air national guard. The bill strikes this provision.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 28, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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