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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 14, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: House committeeJanuary 21, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 118
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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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 covering the cost of resident tuition, the scholarship amount would now be limited by the difference between tuition costs and certain federal financial aid. Additionally, the rules for who can get the scholarship would now be able to depend on a person's specific unit, where they attend drills, 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.
House subcommittee
Named January 14, 2025. On January 21, 2025 it recommended passage.
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