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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2558: Relating to higher education, including by modifying the responsibilities of private institutions of higher education, community colleges, the state board of regents, and institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents, modifying provisions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, tuition, and administrator hiring at state universities, membership of the state board of regents, and student-employer work and tuition programs at state universities and community colleges, and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to higher education, including by modifying the responsibilities of private institutions of higher education, community colleges, the state board of regents, and institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents, modifying provisions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, tuition, and administrator hiring at state universities, membership of the state board of regents, and student-employer work and tuition programs at state universities and community colleges.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

Division I is not estimated to have a fiscal impact. Division II — Community Colleges Description Division II requires that the community colleges establish a program that would allow a student to work part-time for a registered employer while pursuing an asso…

Senate subcommittee · named March 11, 2024

  • Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 10 for, 7 against

For: Cicero Action; Do No Harm Action; Inspired Life; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Opportunity Solutions Project; Protect My Innocence; State Armor Action; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: ACT Education Corp.; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; One Iowa; One Iowa Action; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 15, 2024Filed in the House
  2. February 28, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. February 29, 2024Passed the House, 56–39
  4. March 4, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 7, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. March 11, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Kraayenbrink, Quirmbach and Rozenboom

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2558