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Providing for career development information for students newly enrolling in institutions of higher education and including applicability provisions
Sponsored by the Senate Workforce Committee
Topics:Jobs & workers
Same legislation: SSB 3006
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 11, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires an institution of higher education to schedule each enrolled undergraduate student for a meeting with the institution’s career development office or similar unit of the institution in a specified time frame. The bill specifies career-related information that must be provided to the student during the meeting as well as additional career-related information that must be provided to the student before or during the meeting. An institution is not required to schedule a meeting if the student attended such a meeting at another institution of higher education.
Read the full explanation
The bill provides for rescheduling the meeting if a student fails to attend. The bill defines “institution of higher education” as an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents. “Institution of higher education” also includes an accredited private institution with respect to students who are awarded the Iowa tuition grant. The bill applies to students enrolling in an institution of higher education for the first time on or after July 1, 2026.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named January 12, 2026 (as SSB 3006). On January 28, 2026 it recommended passage.
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Fiscal note
Minimal Compare with other bills
25 FTE positions The fiscal impact to the independent colleges and universities is expected to be minimal.
- Career Development Office Meetings, Colleges and Universities · March 12, 2026
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Iowa Code it changes
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
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