Repealing the board of regents’ minority and women educators enhancement program

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2026
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2026
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 3, 202666–30
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 19, 2026
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 14, 202630–17
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   Done: To the GovernorApril 30, 2026
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   Done: Signed into lawApril 30, 2026

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What’s in it

This bill repeals the board of regents’ minority and women educators enhancement program. The program has the purposes of recruiting minority educators to faculty positions and creating faculty opportunities for women educators at regents institutions. The program also requires the board to develop and implement tenure, promotion, and hiring policies that recognize the unique needs of faculty members who are principal caregivers to dependents.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text · What changed before it passed

House subcommittee

Named January 22, 2026. On January 29, 2026 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Brooke Boden REmail
• Rep. Angel Ramirez DEmail
• Rep. Henry Stone REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§262.93

Repeals§262.81§262.82

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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