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IA SF323

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/17/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jesse Green

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Restructures the Iowa Board of Regents from nine voting members to nine voting members plus five ex officio, nonvoting members, including one student from each of the three regent universities (University of Iowa, Iowa State, University of Northern Iowa) appointed by their institution's president, plus two legislative members appointed by Senate majority leader and House speaker

  • Reduces voting member terms from six years to four years, with five terms beginning and expiring in each odd-numbered year instead of three

  • Requires institutions to incorporate the "classic learning test" into the regent admission index prior to the 2025-2026 academic year

  • Mandates the board adopt policies prohibiting faculty senate committees from exercising governance authority over institutions, requiring board approval before institutions can establish new majors or minors, and providing for post-tenure review of any tenured employee when authorized by board majority vote or institution president

  • Authorizes the General Assembly, through joint resolution approved by the governor, to disapprove any individual ongoing expenditure by the board or regent institutions not specifically authorized by law, with the expenditure terminated upon the resolution's effective date

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to the membership and functions of the state board of regents and including effective date provisions.

Last Action

Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Kraayenbrink, and Quirmbach. S.J. 326.

2/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Education2/17/2025

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