Bills › 91st General Assembly
Providing for a review by the state board of regents of academic programs offered at regents institutions
Sponsored by the House Higher Education Committee
Topics:Higher education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2025
- 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
This bill requires the state board of regents to complete a review of all undergraduate and graduate academic programs offered at institutions of higher education governed by the board. The purpose of the review shall be to determine whether and to what extent each academic program aligns with current and future workforce needs in Iowa. The board shall conduct the review in consultation with the department of education and the department of workforce development. The review shall be completed no later than the first meeting of the board occurring on or after November 1, 2025.
Read the full explanation
The bill requires the board to submit a report on the results of the review to the governor and the general assembly no later than November 30, 2025. For each academic program reviewed, the report shall recommend that the program remain unchanged, recommend that the program be eliminated, or recommend that the program be changed and describe recommended changes.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named January 22, 2025 (as HSB 50). On January 29, 2025 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
2 written public comments to its subcommittee: January 29, 2025 (1), January 28, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
Lobbying
4 for · 2 against · 5 undecided · Who →
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