HF 35: Relating to postsecondary schools and COVID-19 vaccine exemptions for clinical students

What it does

This bill relates to postsecondary schools and COVID-19 vaccine exemptions for certain clinical students. The bill requires a postsecondary school that offers a degree program that requires a clinical rotation to, upon request of a student enrolled in the degree program, identify a clinical rotation placement where the student will be exempt from any COVID-19 vaccine requirement imposed by the placement location. If a postsecondary school fails to comply with the bill, the postsecondary school shall not qualify as an eligible institution for the purpose of the Iowa tuition grant program. Under the program, tuition grants are awarded to Iowa residents enrolled at eligible institutions.

House subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

• Rep. Dr. Steven P. Bradley (R) · steven.bradley@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D) · timi.brown-powers@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 3 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; VALOR Iowa

Against: American Physical Therapy Association of Iowa; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council

In plain words

1. January 14, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee
2. January 15, 2025House subcommittee named: Bradley, Brown-Powers and Nordman
3. January 23, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it