261.104 - POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
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 students applying for grants under this
program.
3. Approve and award grants to community colleges and accredited
private institutions under the program.
4. Adopt rules for determining financial need and residency for
the purpose of awarding grants to qualified students, and any other
rules necessary for the administration of the program.
5. Report annually to the governor and the general assembly on
the progress and implementation of the program.
6. Require postsecondary institutions that receive moneys from
students awarded grants under the program to furnish any information
necessary for the implementation or administration of the program.
7. Solicit and receive private contributions and federal grants
available for purposes of the program.
8. Maintain records on the recipients of vouchers under section
262.92 and adopt rules to provide for the giving of priority to
students holding vouchers under that section.
9. Administer funds appropriated for the Iowa minority academic
grants for economic success program to carry out the duties of the
commission.
10. Provide for the proration of funds among qualified applicants
if funds available are insufficient to pay all approved grants. Section History: Recent Form
89 Acts, ch 319, § 56; 90 Acts, ch 1253, § 17
Referred to in § 262.93