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IA HF440

Bill

Status

Passed

5/6/2025

Primary Sponsor

Higher Education

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires the Board of Regents to make final tuition increase decisions by April 30 of the previous fiscal year at meetings held in Ames, Cedar Falls, or Iowa City when classes are in session

  • Directs each regent institution to develop at least one baccalaureate degree program that can be completed in three years

  • Mandates each regent institution to implement at least one work-study program where employers pay the student's tuition and mandatory fees during semesters of employment

  • Requires the Board of Regents to study a tuition-lock policy that would freeze resident undergraduate tuition at the first-year rate for three consecutive years of enrollment

  • Study report on the tuition-lock policy, including enrollment projections, feasibility, implementation costs, and results from other states, due to the governor and general assembly by November 30, 2025

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions. (Formerly HSB 51.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Last Action

Signed by Governor. H.J. 1091.

5/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Education3/19/2025

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