House File 2153 - Enrolled
House File 2153
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION’S REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 256.177, subsection 8, Code 2024, is
2 amended to read as follows:
3 8. Submit by January 15 annually a report to the general
4 assembly which provides, by program, the number of individuals
5 who received loan forgiveness or loan repayment state financial
6 aid funding in the previous fiscal year, the amounts paid to or
7 on behalf of the individuals under sections 256.205, 256.220,
8 and 256.224, and the institutions from which individuals
9 graduated, and that includes any proposed statutory changes and
10 the commission’s, other key program indicators, findings, and
11 recommendations. The report shall also include a description
12 of the methodology and manner in which the commission makes
13 the determination of awards for programs for which moneys are
14 appropriated under section 256.194.
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15 Sec. 2. Section 256.189, Code 2024, is amended to read as
16 follows:
17 256.189 Administration by commission —— rules.
18 1. The commission shall administer this program and shall
19 do all of the following:
20 1. a. Provide application forms and parents’ confidential
21 statement forms.
22 2. b. Adopt rules and regulations for determining financial
23 need, defining tuition and mandatory fees, defining residence
24 for the purposes of this subpart, processing and approving
25 applications for tuition grants, and determining priority of
26 grants. The commission may provide for proration of funds
27 if the available funds are insufficient to pay all approved
28 grants. Such proration shall take primary account of the
29 financial need of the applicant. In determining who is a
30 resident of Iowa, the commission’s rules shall be at least as
31 restrictive as those of the board of regents.
32 3. c. Approve and award tuition grants.
33 4. 2. Make an annual report to the governor and general
34 assembly, and evaluate the tuition grant program for the
35 period. The commission may require the an accredited private
1 institution to promptly furnish any information which the
2 commission may request in connection with the tuition grant
3 program.
4 Sec. 3. Section 256.192, subsection 7, paragraph d, Code
5 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph.
6 Sec. 4. Section 256.193, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended
7 by striking the subsection.
8 Sec. 5. Section 256.197, subsection 10, Code 2024, is
9 amended by striking the subsection.
10 Sec. 6. Section 256.216, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended
11 by striking the subsection.
12 Sec. 7. Section 256.219, subsection 9, Code 2024, is amended
13 by striking the subsection.
14 Sec. 8. Section 256.220, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended
15 by striking the subsection.
16 Sec. 9. Section 256.224, subsection 7, Code 2024, is amended
17 by striking the subsection.
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18 Sec. 10. Section 256.225, subsection 8, Code 2024, is
19 amended by striking the subsection.
20 Sec. 11. Section 256.227, subsection 8, paragraph d, Code
21 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph.
______________________________ ______________________________
PAT GRASSLEY AMY SINCLAIR
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2153, Ninetieth General Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN NELSON
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved _______________, 2024 ______________________________
KIM REYNOLDS
Governor


Statutes affected:
Introduced: 256.177, 256.189, 256.192, 256.193, 256.197, 256.216, 256.219, 256.220, 256.224, 256.225, 256.227
Enrolled: 256.177, 256.189, 256.192, 256.193, 256.197, 256.216, 256.219, 256.220, 256.224, 256.225, 256.227