88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
SF 166: Requesting the establishment of a state university governance interim study committee
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill requests that the legislative council establish an interim study committee to create a plan to eliminate the state board of regents while creating a separate board of directors for each of the state universities. The study committee shall develop a governance model that articulates the responsibilities of each university board of directors, meets the needs of students, recognizes the unique strengths of each university, is responsive to the state’s economic development and workforce needs on a local, regional, and statewide level, and provides each university with the autonomy necessary to function agilely.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 4, 2019
- Sen. Jerry Behn (R)
- Sen. Zach Wahls (D) · zach.wahls@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
In plain words
- January 31, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
- February 4, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Behn, Wahls and Zaun
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF166