Title VII, EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE (Ch. 256 - 305B)

1. The board shall grant a temporary initial teaching license to an applicant who meets all of the following requirements: a. The applicant shall hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. b. The applicant shall have at least sixty contact hours in the cla…

1. The department shall annually audit postsecondary courses offered to high school students in accordance with chapter 261E . 2. The department shall establish a sampling technique that randomly selects courses for audit. The audit shall include but not be limited to a review of…

1. There is hereby created within the higher education division of the department a commission to be known as the “College Student Aid Commission” of the state of Iowa. 2. Membership of the commission shall be as follows: a. A member of the state board of regents to be named by t…

The commission shall: 1. Prepare and administer a state plan for a state supported and administered scholarship program. The state plan shall provide for scholarships to deserving students of Iowa, matriculating in Iowa universities, colleges, community colleges, or schools of pr…

1. The commission, under the authority of the higher education division of the department, shall draw up its own bylaws, adopt rules under chapter 17A , and do such other things as may be necessary and incidental in the administration of this part , including the housing and fixi…

The director of the department of administrative services shall keep an accounting of all funds received and expended by the commission. The members of the commission, except those members who are employees of the state, shall be paid a per diem as specified in section 7E.6 and s…

1. a. It is the policy of the general assembly that Iowa’s schools be the best and safest possible. To that end, each school is encouraged to instill the highest character and academic excellence in each student, in close cooperation with the student’s parents, and with input fro…

1. For purposes of this section , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Active duty” means “active duty” as defined in 10 U.S.C. §101(d)(1), except that the term does not include active duty for training or attendance at a service school. b. “Affected individual” means an in…

1. In order to promote consumer choice and lower the costs of textbooks in higher education, the general assembly intends that students enrolled in institutions of higher learning have access to appropriate textbook information prior to the start of classes, with adequate time to…

1. Nonprofit corporation for receiving and disbursing funds. The commission may organize a nonprofit corporation under the provisions of chapter 504 that qualifies under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization exempt from taxation for the purpose of rece…

When used in this subpart , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Accredited private institution” means an institution of higher learning located in Iowa which is operated privately and not controlled or administered by any state agency or any subdivision of the state and wh…

A tuition grant may be awarded to a resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as a full-time or part-time resident student at an accredited private institution and who establishes financial need. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §261.10 ] 88 Acts, ch 1284, §25 ; 2023 Acts, ch 1…

A qualified full-time resident student may receive tuition grants for not more than eight semesters of undergraduate study or the trimester or quarter equivalent. A qualified part-time resident student may receive tuition grants for not more than sixteen semesters of undergraduat…

1. The amount of a tuition grant to a qualified full-time student for the fall and spring semesters, or the trimester equivalent, shall be the amount of the student’s financial need for that period. However, a tuition grant shall not exceed the lesser of: a. The total tuition and…

A tuition grant may be made annually for the fall, spring, and summer semesters or the trimester equivalent. Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally among the semesters or trimesters and shall be paid at the beginning of each semester or trimester upon certification b…

If a student receives financial aid under any other program the full amount of such financial aid shall be considered part of the student’s financial resources available in determining the amount of the student’s financial need for that period. In no case may the state’s total fi…

1. The commission shall administer this program and shall do all of the following: a. Provide application forms and parents’ confidential statement forms. b. Adopt rules and regulations for determining financial need, defining tuition and mandatory fees, defining residence for th…

The board of directors of a school district or the authorities in charge of a nonpublic school may require a certain number of service learning units as a condition for the inclusion of a service learning endorsement on a student’s diploma or as a condition of graduation from the…

Each applicant, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the commission, shall: 1. Complete and file an application for a tuition grant. 2. Be responsible for the submission of the parents’ confidential statement for processing, the processed information to be returned bot…

1. Students qualified. A tuition grant from moneys appropriated under section 256.194, subsection 2 , may be awarded to a resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as a full-time or part-time resident student at an eligible institution and who establishes financial need.…

1. A vocational-technical tuition grant may be awarded to any resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as a full-time or part-time student in a vocational-technical or career option program at a community college in the state, and who establishes financial need. 2. All …

1. For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the commission for deposit in the Iowa tuition grants fund established in section 256.189, subsection 3 , the sum of fifty-three million seven hundred sixty-one…

As used in this subpart , unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Commission” means the college student aid commission of the state of Iowa. 2. “Eligible borrower” means a person, or the parent of a person, who is enrolled or will be enrolled at an eligible institution. All el…

The commission shall have necessary powers to carry out its purposes and duties under this subpart , including but not limited to the power to: 1. Sue and be sued in its own name. 2. Incur and discharge debts including the payment of any defaulted loan obligations which have been…

The duties of the commission under this subpart shall be as follows: 1. To review the Iowa guaranteed loan program. 2. To review and make disposition of all applications for the guarantee of student loans. 3. Collect an insurance premium of not more than the amount authorized by …

1. The commission shall establish an agency operating account as authorized by the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 . The commission shall credit to the agency operating account all moneys provided for the state student loan program by the United States, the state of Iowa, or…

This subpart shall be known and may be cited as the “Iowa Guaranteed Loan Program” . [C79, 81, §261.42 ] 89 Acts, ch 300, §8 ; 90 Acts, ch 1168, §39 ; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76 ; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2627, 2641 C2024, §256.199

As used in this chapter : 1. “Department” means the department of education. 2. “Director” means the director of the department of education. 3. “Online learning” and “online coursework” mean educational instruction and content which are delivered primarily over the internet. “On…

No lapse of time shall be a bar to any action to recover on any loan guaranteed by the commission. 89 Acts, ch 300, §9 CS89, §261.43 2023 Acts, ch 19, §2641 C2024, §256.200

A nonprofit organization qualifying for tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code , as defined in section 422.3 , that provides or acquires education loans in the organization’s normal course of business shall, notwithstanding any contrary provision of chapter 554 or othe…

The Iowa state fair scholarship fund is established in the office of treasurer of state to be administered by the commission. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A for the administration of this section . The rules shall provide, at a minimum, that only residen…

1. A chiropractic graduate student forgivable loan program is established, to be administered by the college student aid commission for resident graduate students who are enrolled at Iowa chiropractic colleges and universities. A resident graduate student attending an Iowa chirop…

A chiropractic loan revolving fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund under the control of the commission. The commission shall deposit payments made by chiropractic loan recipients and the proceeds from the sale of chiropractic loans, less costs of collection of…

1. A chiropractic loan forgiveness program is established to be administered by the commission. A chiropractor is eligible for the program if the chiropractor is a resident of this state, is licensed to practice under chapter 151 , and is engaged in the practice of chiropractic i…

The Iowa college work-study program is established to stimulate and promote the part-time employment of students attending Iowa postsecondary educational institutions, and the part-time or full-time summer employment of students registered for classes at Iowa postsecondary instit…

1. An eligible postsecondary education institution is an institution of higher education under the state board of regents, a community college, or an accredited private institution as defined in section 256.183, subsection 1 . The commission may enter into an agreement with an el…

In order to be eligible, a student must: 1. Be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state. 2. Be enrolled and making satisfactory academic progress or accepted for enrollment at an eligible postsecondary institution on a half-time or greater basis. 3. Demonstrate…

1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of two million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars for the work-study program. 2. From moneys appropriated in this section , one million five hundred thousand dollars shall…

1. A national guard service scholarship program is established to be administered by the college student aid commission for members of the Iowa national guard who are enrolled as undergraduate students in a community college, an institution of higher learning under the state boar…

1. A national guard service professional qualification scholarship program is established to be administered by the college student aid commission for members of the Iowa national guard who are participating in an educational program leading to a credential that is approved by th…

1. a. The adjutant general has the authority under this section to authorize the expenditure of unencumbered or unobligated funds as described in section 256.210, subsection 6 , to recruit or retain individuals who have completed or are pursuing training in science, technology, e…

1. Definitions. As used in this subpart , unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Commission” means the college student aid commission. b. “Eligible foster care student” means a person under twenty-six years of age who has a high school diploma or a high school equivalency dip…

The general assembly finds that the failure of many young Iowans to complete their education limits their opportunity for a life of fulfillment and hinders the state’s efforts to provide a well-trained workforce for business and industry in Iowa. The general assembly also declare…

1. “Accredited private institution” means an institution of higher education as defined in section 256.183, subsection 1 . 2. “Commission” means the college student aid commission. 3. “Financial need” means the difference between the student’s financial resources, including resou…

1. A grant under the program may be awarded to any minority person who is a resident of Iowa, who is accepted for admission or is attending a board of regents’ university, community college, or an accredited private institution, and who demonstrates financial need. Applicants who…

In administering the program for the community colleges and the private institutions, the commission shall: 1. Provide application forms to students enrolled and attending or seeking to enroll and attend community colleges or accredited private institutions. 2. Develop and provid…