Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to vaccination exemptions for certain students in clinical rotations and the qualification of postsecondary schools as eligible institutions for Iowa tuition grants
Sponsored by Rep. Jennifer J. Smith (R)
Topics:Health careHigher education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2026
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeFebruary 23, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 Colleges and universities that offer medical or healthcare degrees must help students find training placements where they do not have to get certain vaccines. If a school refuses to find these exempt rotation spots when a student asks, that school will no longer be allowed to receive Iowa tuition grants. This change affects students in healthcare programs and the schools that teach them.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to vaccination exemptions for certain students in clinical rotations and the qualification for postsecondary schools as eligible institutions for Iowa tuition grants. The bill defines “clinical rotation” (rotation) as a period of training completed for academic credit by a student in a medical, nursing, or other health care-related degree that is supervised by a health care professional in a facility. The bill also defines “postsecondary school” and “facility”. The bill requires a postsecondary school offering a degree program requiring a rotation to, upon request of a student enrolled in the degree program, identify a rotation placement where the student will be exempt from any vaccination requirements imposed by the placement during the duration of the rotation. Under the bill, a postsecondary school that fails to comply does not qualify as an eligible institution for purposes of Iowa tuition grants.183.
Why it matters. Students in medical, nursing, or health care-related degree programs can request that their postsecondary school find a clinical rotation placement where they are exempt from vaccination requirements. Postsecondary schools that do not comply with these requests will no longer qualify as eligible institutions to receive Iowa tuition grants.2
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§139A.8C
Amends§256.183
Cites§261.9
Lobbying
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