HF 175 — A bill for an act relating to in-state residency for purposes of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions and community colleges for certain military personnel and family members.

House File 175 - IntroducedReprinted HOUSE FILE 175 BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 6) (As Amended and Passed by the House February 20, 2025) A BILL FOR An Act relating to in-state residency for purposes of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions and community colleges for certain military personnel and family members.

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(a) (i) “Dependent child” means a student who was claimed by a qualified military person or qualified veteran as a dependent on the qualified military person’s or qualified veteran’s internal revenue service tax filing for the previous tax year.

(ii) In the case of a survivor, “dependent child” means a student who was claimed by a qualified military person or qualified veteran as a dependent on the qualified military person’s or qualified veteran’s internal revenue service tax filing for the last tax year for which the qualified military person or qualified veteran filed.

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175 (d) “Survivor” means a student who is the spouse or child of a deceased veteran, as defined in section 35.1.

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175 (b) “Qualified military person” means a person on active duty in the military service of the United States who is stationed in this state or at the Rock Island arsenal.

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(d) “Survivor” means a student who is the spouse or dependent child of a deceased veteran, as defined in section 35.1.

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Under current law, qualified veterans and qualified military persons, and their spouses and dependent children, are considered residents of Iowa for purposes of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions and community colleges.

This bill expands the definition of “qualified military person” to mean a “veteran” as defined in Code section 35.1, which generally includes veterans of armed conflicts and other service members who were discharged under honorable conditions.

Under current law, the definition generally includes veterans eligible for benefits under the federal Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 who have been domiciled in Iowa for one year.

The bill also provides that surviving spouses and children of qualified veterans are considered residents of Iowa for purposes of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions and community colleges.

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