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Requiring reporting by regents institutions of funding from certain foreign sources and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Higher Education Committee
Topics:State governmentHigher education
Same legislation: HSB 54
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 19, 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
AI summary Iowa's state universities must create a yearly report about money they receive from foreign sources. These reports must list how much money was given, where it came from, and what it is being used for. The universities have to post this information on their websites and share it with state leaders.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires each regents institution to prepare a report annually by December that includes specified information on certain funding received from foreign sources, as defined in the bill. This information includes the amount, type, and purposes of the funding and a description of the foreign source. The bill requires each institution to post the report required on the institution’s internet site, provide the report to the governor and the general assembly, and update the report regularly. The report and updates are public records. The bill authorizes the attorney general to bring an action against a regents institution for a writ of mandamus to compel the institution to comply with the bill. The bill does not require reporting of payments made by a natural person who would otherwise qualify as a foreign source for tuition or related fees to support an individual matriculating as a student at a regents institution. The bill takes effect January 1, 2026.
House subcommittee
Named January 22, 2025 (as HSB 54). On February 12, 2025 it recommended amendment and 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
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 11, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
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