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Establishing requirements relating to the use and identification of open educational resources by postsecondary educational institutions and requiring exploration and action on opportunities to reduce education resources costs
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 28, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 6, 2019
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill establishes requirements relating to the use and identification of open educational resources by Iowa’s postsecondary institutions. Community colleges, postsecondary institutions whose students receive financial assistance administered by the college student aid commission, and regents universities are directed to identify the courses that will utilize open educational resources, where the institution provides information on mechanisms for course registration, which may be on the internet.
Read the full explanation
Open educational resources are defined as materials used to support education that are in the public domain or are under an open license and that may be freely accessed, reused, modified, and shared, including but not limited to instructional materials, course syllabi, and textbooks. In addition, the director of the department of education is directed to collaborate with the community colleges to explore and act on opportunities to negotiate access to educational resources that result in savings to the community colleges or their students. The state board of regents is also required to direct each regents university to explore and act on such opportunities.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 6, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part