IowaIowa regents schools waive tuition for some disabled veterans
Iowa regents schools waive tuition and mandatory fees for admitted veterans with a permanent 100% service-connected disability rating after other aid is unavailable or used up.
What it does
Veterans with a permanent 100% service-connected disability rating can receive a waiver for tuition and mandatory fees at Iowa regents schools. They must lack other state or federal aid for those costs or have used it up, and the school adjusts the waiver for aid received.
Argument forEligible veterans could pay less for college because the school waives tuition and fees left after other state or federal aid.
Argument againstVeterans may have to use or exhaust other aid first, which could delay help with any tuition and fees that remain.
More detail
Iowa regents schools waive tuition and mandatory fees for eligible veterans. The rule covers veterans with a permanent 100% service-connected disability rating certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs who apply to and are admitted to a regents school. The veteran must not qualify for other state or federal aid for those costs, or must have used that aid up. The school prorates the waiver each semester to cover the difference between other aid obtained and tuition and fees. The school prorates the waiver each semester.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 30Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds.Became Law
- Apr 30Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.To Governor
- Mar 31Message from Senate.
- Mar 30Immediate message.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 30Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 26Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- Mar 17Placed on calendar.
- Mar 17Committee report, recommending passage.Minor
- Mar 17Subcommittee recommends passage.Minor
- Mar 16Subcommittee Meeting: 03/17/2026 10:00AM Senate Lounge.
- Mar 9Subcommittee: Salmon, Dotzler, and Pike.
- Mar 5Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs.Minor
- Mar 5Message from House.
- Mar 4Immediate message.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0.Passed 1st Chamber
- Feb 16Introduced, placed on calendar.Introduced
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