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IA SF12
Bill
Status
1/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Taylor
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AI Summary
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Prohibits Iowa Board of Regents institutions and community colleges from requiring pregnant students to take leave of absence, withdraw from programs, or limit academic participation solely due to pregnancy
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Requires institutions to provide reasonable accommodations including rescheduling tests and assignments, excusing medically necessary absences, taking additional health and safety measures, and allowing leaves of absence
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Grants pregnant students or those who recently gave birth up to 12 months additional time to take examinations, complete degrees, or take a leave of absence, with extensions for medical necessity
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Allows students living in campus housing to remain during pregnancy-related leaves of absence
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Requires the Attorney General to maintain a complaint system for violations and forward founded complaints to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights for investigation under federal Title IX requirements
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Mandates institutions maintain written pregnancy discrimination policies, assign a staff member responsible for pregnancy and parenting support, and prominently post student protections on institutional websites
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges.(See SF 288.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 288. S.J. 258.
2/12/2025