IA SF243

Annual tuition and mandatory fee increases for in-state resident students at Iowa Board of Regents institutions are capped at 3 percent

Tuition rates for in-state undergraduate students are frozen at the amount charged during their first academic year of enrollment, applying to students beginning enrollment in 2026 or later, for up to four consecutive years

Each regents institution must offer at least one baccalaureate degree program completable in three years by the 2027 academic year

A "work plus program" must be established at each institution by the 2027 academic year, allowing undergraduate students to work part-time while enrolled, with participating employers paying all tuition and mandatory fees during semesters of employment

Final decisions on tuition increases must be made at a Board of Regents meeting held no later than December 31 of the previous fiscal year, in Ames, Cedar Falls, or Iowa City, and not during university breaks