HF 2539 — A bill for an act repealing certain programs and other matters relating to higher education.

SHouse TFile A2539 T- EEnrolled OHouse FFile I2539 OAN WACT AREPEALING KCERTAIN IPROGRAMS MAND ROTHER EMATTERS YRELATING NTO OHIGHER LEDUCATION. D S G O V E R N O R April30,2026 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

HouseFile2539,anActrepealingcertainprogramsBE andIT othermattersrelatingtohigherENACTED education.BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

TheaboveHouseFileisherebyapproved onthisdate.

Sinceiely, KimlBreynolds Govemor ofIow5 cc:

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B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :

Section 256.215, subsection 1, Code 2026, is aamended mto eread nas dfollows: e d t o r e a d a s f o l l o w s :

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'regents’ university, community college, or an accredited private institution, and who demonstrates financial need.

Applicants who receive vouchers under—sect-ion-262-.Q2under section 262.92 shall be given priority in receiving House File 2539, p.

2 grants under the program, but an applicant shall not bobe denied a grant bccausobecause the applicant docsdoes not hold vouchorovouchers under the program in section 262.02.—For262.92. the fiscal year conuriGncing July 1,—IQQO,—and in subsequent years,—grants Grants shall be awarded to all minority persons, with priority to be given to those minority persons who are residents of Iowa, Sec.

2,For Sectionthe 256.216,fiscal subsectionyear 7,commencing CodeJuly 2026,1, is1990, amendedand byin strikingsubsequent theyears, subsection.grants Grants shall be awarded to all minority persons, with priority to be given to those minority persons who are residents of Iowa.

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Section 256.216, subsection 7, Code 2026, is amended by striking the subsection.

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Section 262.9, subsection 31, paragraph h.h, Code 2026, is amended by striking the paragraph.

Code 2026, is amended by striking the paragraph.

Section 262.93, Code 2026, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

The college student aid commission and the state board of regents each shall submit to the general assembly, by January 15 of each year, a report on the progress and implementation of the programs which they administer program administered under sections 256.214 through 256.217 and 262.02.262.92.

By-By January 31 of each year,—theyear, the state board of regents shall submit a report to the general assembly regarding the progress and implementation of the program administered pursuant to section 262.82.

The reports shall report must include but ateare ^is not limited to the numbers of students and educators participating in the programs program and allocation of funds appropriated for the programs pprogram. r o g r a m .

Sections 256.181, 256.213, 262.9C, 262.20, 262.81, 262.82, 262.91, 262.92, and 266,47,266.47, Code 2026, are repealed.

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CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE.

The Code editor is directed to make the following ttransfer: r a n s f e r :

SSection e262.93 cto tsection i2256.217A. 6 2 .t os e c t i2 5 6 , 2 1 7 A .

The Code editor shall correct internal references in the Code and in any enacted legislation as necessary due to the eenactment nof athis csection. t m e t h i s s e c t i o n .

P______________________________ A______________________________ GPAT RGRASSLEY A S S L ] AMY SINpLAIRSINCLAIR Speaker otof the House PPresident rof ethe sSenate i d e t h e S e n a t e I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2539, Ninety-first General Assembly.

M______________________________ 5MEGHAN GNELSON HNELSONChief CClerk hof ithe C.fHouse H o u s e Approved 3_______________, ^2026 ^______________________________ ,2KIM 026REYNOLDS KGovernor I M G o v e r n o r