261.1 Commission created. 1. There is hereby created 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 the board, or the executive director of the board […]
261.10 Who qualified. 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
261.101 Legislative intent. 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 declares that it is the policy of this state […]
261.102 Definitions. 1. “Accredited private institution” means an institution of higher education as defined in section 261.9, subsection 1. 2. “Commission” means the college student aid commission. 3. “Financial need” means the difference between the student’s financial resources, including resources available from the student’s parents and the student, as determined by a completed parents’ financial […]
261.103 Program qualifications. 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 receive vouchers under section 262.92 shall […]
261.104 Powers of the commission. 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 provide confidential financial statement forms to the parents or guardians of […]
261.105 Duties of applicant. An applicant for a grant under the program shall: 1. Complete and file an application for a grant on forms provided by the commission or regents institutions. 2. Submit the financial information required for evaluation of the applicant’s financial need for a grant. 3. Comply with rules and information requests of […]
261.11 Extent of grant. 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 undergraduate study or the trimester or quarter equivalent. [C71, 73, 75, […]
261.110 Teach Iowa scholar program. 1. A teach Iowa scholar program is established to provide teach Iowa scholar grants to selected high-caliber teachers. The commission shall administer the program in collaboration with the department of education. 2. An Iowa resident or nonresident applicant shall be eligible for a teach Iowa scholar grant if the applicant […]
261.111 Teacher shortage forgivable loan program. 1. A teacher shortage forgivable loan program is established to be administered by the college student aid commission. An individual is eligible for the forgivable loan program if the individual is a resident of this state who is enrolled as a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in an […]
261.112 Teacher shortage loan forgiveness program. 1. A teacher shortage loan forgiveness program is established to be administered by the commission. A teacher is eligible for the program if the teacher is practicing in a teacher shortage area as designated by the department of education pursuant to subsection 2. A person is ineligible for this […]
261.113 Rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program — fund — appropriations. 1. Program established. A rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program is established to be administered by the college student aid commission for purposes of providing loan repayments for medical students who agree to practice as physicians in service commitment areas for five […]
261.114 Rural Iowa advanced registered nurse practitioner and physician assistant loan repayment program — fund — appropriations. 1. Program established. A rural Iowa advanced registered nurse practitioner and physician assistant loan repayment program is established to be administered by the college student aid commission for purposes of providing loan repayments for advanced registered nurse practitioner […]
261.115 Health care professional recruitment program. 1. A health care professional recruitment program is established to be administered by the college student aid commission for students who graduate from an academic program at an eligible institution that leads to licensure as a health care professional. The program shall consist of a loan repayment program for […]
261.116 Health care loan repayment program. 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Advanced registered nurse practitioner” means a person licensed as a registered nurse under chapter 152 or 152E who is licensed by the board of nursing as an advanced registered nurse practitioner. b. “Nurse educator” means a […]
261.12 Amount of grant. 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 mandatory fees […]
261.120 Rural veterinarian loan repayment program — fund — appropriations. 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Eligible loan” means the veterinarian’s total federally guaranteed Stafford loan amount under the federal family education loan program or the federal direct loan program, or the recipient’s federal grad plus loans, including […]
261.121 Notice to individual of potential sanction of license. Repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 13, §3 .
261.122 Conference. Repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 13, §3 .
261.123 Written agreement. Repealed by 2019 Acts, ch 13, §3 .
