Bill Text: IA SF2020 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the waiver of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees charged to certain specified first responders and dependents of such first responders who are enrolled in institutions of higher education under the state board of regents.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-17 - Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Celsi, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 119. [SF2020 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2020-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2020
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2020
BY
ZAUN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
waiver
of
undergraduate
tuition
and
1
mandatory
fees
charged
to
certain
specified
first
responders
2
and
dependents
of
such
first
responders
who
are
enrolled
in
3
institutions
of
higher
education
under
the
state
board
of
4
regents.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
262.9,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
17A.
a.
Adopt
rules
that
require
3
institutions
of
higher
education
under
its
control
to
waive
all
4
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
for
first
responders
5
or
a
dependent
of
the
first
responder,
if
designated
by
a
first
6
responder,
for
not
more
than
five
consecutive
years
while
the
7
first
responder
or
dependent
is
enrolled
in
the
institution
of
8
higher
education.
9
b.
The
rules
shall
require
all
of
the
following:
10
(1)
The
first
responder
must
file
with
the
institution
of
11
higher
education
under
the
board
for
each
year
the
waiver
of
12
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
is
granted
pursuant
to
13
this
subsection
an
application
for
the
waiver
and
documentation
14
demonstrating
proof
of
employment
as
a
first
responder,
15
verification
of
satisfactory
performance
as
a
first
responder,
16
and
proof
of
residence
in
this
state.
17
(2)
If
the
institution
of
higher
education
under
the
board
18
grants
the
waiver
of
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
to
the
first
19
responder,
the
first
responder
must
do
all
of
the
following:
20
(a)
Enroll
in
a
program
of
education
leading
to
a
bachelor’s
21
degree
that
is
related
to
the
job
duties
of
the
first
22
responder.
23
(b)
Enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
institution
that
24
requires
the
first
responder
to
either
pay
to
the
institution
25
an
amount
equal
to
the
first
responder’s
total
undergraduate
26
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
that
the
institution
waived
pursuant
27
to
this
subsection
or
to
remain
a
resident
of
this
state
for
at
28
least
five
years
after
the
first
responder
earns
a
bachelor’s
29
degree
or
for
at
least
five
years
after
the
date
the
final
30
year
of
mandatory
fees
and
tuition
are
waived,
whichever
is
31
later.
The
agreement
shall
also
require
the
first
responder
to
32
annually
file
with
the
institution
of
higher
education
under
33
the
board
documentation
demonstrating
the
residence
of
the
34
first
responder
for
the
required
time.
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(3)
If
the
institution
of
higher
education
under
the
1
board
grants
the
waiver
of
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
to
the
2
dependent
of
the
first
responder,
the
dependent
must
enter
into
3
an
agreement
with
the
institution
that
requires
the
dependent
4
to
either
pay
to
the
institution
an
amount
equal
to
the
5
dependent’s
total
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
that
6
the
institution
waived
pursuant
to
this
subsection
or
to
remain
7
a
resident
of
this
state
for
at
least
five
years
after
the
8
dependent
earns
a
bachelor’s
degree
from
the
institution
or
for
9
at
least
five
years
after
the
date
the
final
year
of
mandatory
10
fees
and
tuition
are
waived,
whichever
is
later.
The
agreement
11
shall
also
require
the
dependent
to
annually
file
with
the
12
institution
of
higher
education
under
the
board
documentation
13
demonstrating
the
residence
of
the
dependent
for
the
required
14
time.
15
c.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection:
16
(1)
“Dependent”
means
the
spouse
or
dependent
child
of
a
17
first
responder.
18
(2)
“First
responder”
means
all
of
the
following:
19
(a)
A
law
enforcement
officer,
as
defined
in
section
80B.3.
20
(b)
A
paid
professional
who
is
employed
on
a
full-time
or
21
part-time
basis
for
the
duty
of
fighting
fires.
22
(c)
A
paid
professional
who
is
employed
on
a
full-time
23
or
part-time
basis
for
the
duty
of
fighting
fires
and
who
24
is
trained
and
authorized
by
federal
or
state
law
to
provide
25
health
care
services
in
the
course
of
the
individual’s
official
26
duties.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
relates
to
the
waiver
of
undergraduate
tuition
and
31
mandatory
fees
charged
to
certain
specified
first
responders
32
and
dependents
of
such
first
responders
who
are
enrolled
in
33
institutions
of
higher
education
under
the
state
board
of
34
regents.
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The
bill
requires
state
board
of
regents
to
adopt
rules
1
that
waive
all
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
2
for
first
responders
or
a
dependent
of
the
first
responder
3
for
not
more
than
five
consecutive
years
while
the
first
4
responder
or
dependent
is
enrolled
in
an
institution
of
5
higher
education
under
the
board’s
control.
The
bill
defines
6
“dependent”
to
mean
the
spouse
or
dependent
child
of
a
first
7
responder.
The
bill
defines
“first
responder”
to
mean
a
law
8
enforcement
officer,
a
paid
professional
fire
fighter,
and
a
9
paid
professional
fire
fighter
who
is
trained
and
authorized
10
by
federal
or
state
law
to
provide
health
care
services
in
the
11
course
of
the
individual’s
official
duties.
12
The
bill
establishes
what
such
rules
are
to
require,
13
including
the
first
responder’s
filing
and
documentation
14
requirements.
The
bill
provides
that
such
rules
are
to
require
15
the
first
responder
to
enroll
in
a
program
of
education
leading
16
to
a
bachelor’s
degree
that
is
related
to
the
job
duties
of
the
17
first
responder.
Additionally,
the
bill
provides
that
such
18
rules
are
to
require
that
if
the
waiver
of
tuition
is
granted
19
to
the
first
responder
or
dependent,
the
first
responder
or
20
dependent
must
enter
into
an
agreement
with
the
institution
21
requiring
the
first
responder
or
dependent
to
either
repay
22
the
amount
of
undergraduate
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
that
23
were
waived
or
to
remain
a
resident
of
this
state
for
at
least
24
five
years
after
graduation
or
at
least
five
years
after
the
25
date
the
final
year
of
mandatory
fees
and
tuition
are
waived,
26
whichever
is
later.
The
bill
also
provides
that
such
rules
are
27
to
require
the
first
responder
and
dependent
to
annually
file
28
with
the
institution
documentation
demonstrating
the
residence
29
of
the
first
responder
or
dependent
for
the
required
time.
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