SF 2302: Providing for career development information for students newly enrolling in institutions of higher education and including applicability provisions

What it does

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.

Senate subcommittee · named January 12, 2026

• Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: VALOR Iowa

In plain words

1. January 12, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Workforce committee · as SSB 3006
2. January 12, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Dickey, Donahue and Taylor · as SSB 3006
3. January 28, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 3006
4. February 11, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2302 · as SSB 3006
5. February 12, 2026Filed in the Senate
6. February 12, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
7. March 12, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted