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Establishing requirements relating to the residency of persons accepted for admission to the state university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry and requiring an annual report
Sponsored by the House Human Resources Committee
Topics:K–12 educationHigher education
Same legislation: HSB 168
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2021
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeFebruary 17, 2021
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 17, 202161–35
- Done: Senate committeeApril 6, 2021
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary The state board of regents would require the University of Iowa's medical and dental schools to accept a certain percentage of students who are Iowa residents or previously attended Iowa colleges. The university and its hospitals would also have to send a yearly report to the state legislature about where their graduates and medical residents move after finishing their programs. This report would track where these professionals live, their medical specialties, and whether they were Iowans when they started their training.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the state board of regents to adopt a policy requiring that not less than percent of the students accepted at the colleges of medicine and dentistry at the state university of Iowa be residents of Iowa or persons who prior to applying to the college of medicine or dentistry were enrolled in a community college in Iowa, an accredited private institution in Iowa, or a regents university. The bill also requires the state university of Iowa, in collaboration with the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics (UIHC), to submit an annual report to the general assembly with information relating to the residency of graduates of the colleges of dentistry and medicine and UIHC residency programs post-graduation and medical residency. The annual report must include information regarding which states the graduates and the medical residents moved to in the year following graduation or completion of medical residency, as well as information regarding whether or not the graduates and medical residents were Iowa residents at the time of admission to such college or acceptance in the medical residency, and information regarding the medical residents’ areas of specialty.
Changed since by amendment H-1059; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 22, 2021. On April 1, 2021 it recommended amendment and passage.
- Sen. J. Taylor
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach DEmail
- Sen. Annette Sweeney REmail
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
Fiscal note
AI summary This bill requires the University of Iowa's College of Medicine and College of Dentistry to ensure at least 75.0% of accepted students are Iowa residents or enrolled in an eligible Iowa postsecondary institution. It is estimated to reduce tuition revenue for these two colleges by a combined $800,000 to $1.0 million annually.3
Read the fiscal note
Description
House File 468 requires the Board of Regents to adopt a policy requiring that not less than 75.0% of students accepted at the University of Iowa’s College of Medicine and College of Dentistry be either residents of Iowa or enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution prior to enrolling in the College of Medicine or the College of Dentistry. Iowa Code section 261E.2 defines an eligible postsecondary institution as a public university under the control of the Board of Regents, an Iowa community college, or an accredited private college or university in Iowa. The University of Iowa is also required to submit an annual report to the General Assembly containing specified information about graduates.
Background
The tuition rates at the University of Iowa College of Medicine (Doctor of Medicine) for spring 2021 enrollment is $18,191 for resident students and $28,579 for nonresidents, a difference of $10,388 for nonresident students. The tuition rates at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry (Doctor of Dental Surgery) for spring 2021 enrollment is $23,143 for resident students and $35,712 for nonresidents, a difference of $12,569 for nonresident students. According to the Board of Regents’ fall 2020 Enrollment Report, resident students represented 59.5% of enrollment in the College of Dentistry and 62.6% of enrollment in the College of Medicine.
Assumptions
If HF 468 is enacted, the Board of Regents anticipates a resulting reduction in nonresident tuition revenue of $400,000 to $500,000 per year for each of the two colleges. Based on the latest data available to the Legislative Services Agency (LSA) regarding enrollments and tuition rates, this estimate seems to be reasonable and may be conservative.
Fiscal Impact
House File 468 is estimated to reduce tuition revenue to the University of Iowa Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry by a combined $800,000 to $1.0 million annually.
Source
- Board of Regents
- Residency Enrollment Requirements, Medical and Dental Schools · February 15, 2021
Iowa Code it changes
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This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- HF 2383 Relating to the percentage of students who are residents of Iowa or who attend postseconda…88th General Assembly · Passed House · similarPassed a chamber
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