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IA HSB55
SB
Status
1/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Higher Education
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AI Summary
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Requires Iowa Board of Regents institutions to publish syllabi for every section of every undergraduate credit course on their public websites
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Syllabi must include instructor name, descriptions of major assignments and examinations, required and recommended reading materials, and subject matter descriptions for each lecture or discussion
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Information must be accessible within five clicks from the institution's homepage, searchable by keywords, and available without requiring login credentials
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Syllabi must be posted by the first day of classes each semester and remain available online for at least one year, with updates made as soon as practicable after changes occur
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Act takes effect December 31, 2025, and may be cited as the "Syllabus Transparency Act"
Legislative Description
A bill for an act requiring regents institutions to make certain course syllabus information available to the public online and including effective date provisions.(See HF 270.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 270.
2/6/2025