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HSB 542Died when the session ended · January 26, 2022

HSB 542

Topics:K–12 educationHigher education

Same legislation: SSB 3048, SF 2130, HF 2156

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 18, 2022
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 18, 2022
  3. Done: House committeeJanuary 26, 2022
  4. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 2, 202298–0
  5. Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 9, 202246–0
  7. Done: To the GovernorApril 21, 2022
  8. Done: Signed into lawApril 21, 2022

SF 2130 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 2130, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 2130 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to schools that are required to register with the college student aid commission.23, which provides standards for refund policies and penalties for violating those standards.23 is a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855. The bill requires the school to submit the refund policy to the college student aid commission. Under current law, the provisions of Code chapter 261B do not apply to colleges and universities authorized by the laws of this state to grant degrees.

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The bill strikes this exception and replaces it with an exception for community colleges established under Code chapter 260C and institutions of higher learning under the control of the board of regents. Additionally, under current law, the provisions of Code chapter 261B do not apply to either a postsecondary educational institution established in Bettendorf in 1969 to prepare students for the federal communications commission radio broadcasting examination or a school of religious study located in Iowa that was established in Spain in 1982, is affiliated with the department of global missions of open bible churches, grants bachelor’s degrees, and is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency. The bill strikes these exceptions.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed1

House subcommittee

Named January 18, 2022. On January 25, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§261B.11§261B.4

How the Code works2

Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 7 undecided · Who →

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