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Prohibiting tenure systems at the institutions of higher learning governed by the state board of regents, and including applicability provisions
Topics:Higher education
Same legislation: HF 496
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2021
- Done: House committeeFebruary 10, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 496
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
AI summary Public universities in Iowa would no longer be allowed to offer tenure to their employees. Instead, these schools must create new written rules for how they hire, evaluate, and fire faculty members. These changes do not apply to teachers who had existing contracts before July 1, 2021, unless those contracts are renewed.1
Read the official explanation
This bill directs the state board of regents to prohibit the establishment or continuation of a tenure system at the regents universities for any employee of a regents university. The bill provides that acceptable grounds for termination of employment of any member of a regents university’s faculty shall include but not be limited to just cause, program discontinuance, and financial exigency. Each university is directed to adopt a written statement enumerating employment agreements, annual performance evaluations of all faculty members, minimum standards of good practice, standards for review and discipline of faculty members, and policies with regard to dismissal for cause, program discontinuance, and financial exigency. The bill provides that each dean of a college at a regents university and the president of the university shall employ faculty as necessary to carry out the academic duties and responsibilities of the college.F. The provision relating to faculty members employed by regents universities does not apply to a faculty member who entered into an employment contract with a regents university prior to July 1, 2021, unless such contract is renewed on or after July 1, 2021. The bill makes corresponding changes in the Code.
House subcommittee
Named January 14, 2021. On January 26, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
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Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
1 for · 29 against · 7 undecided · Who →
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- SF 27 Relating to the establishment of tenure systems at public postsecondary educational instit…88th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · similarCleared committee
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