Bill Text: IA HF2185 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the appointment of a director of public policy events at each institution of higher education governed by the state board of regents.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-30 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 168. [HF2185 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2185-Introduced.html
House
File
2185
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2185
BY
SALMON
,
GASSMAN
,
BAXTER
,
GERHOLD
,
JENEARY
,
SHIPLEY
,
and
WHEELER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
appointment
of
a
director
of
public
1
policy
events
at
each
institution
of
higher
education
2
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
262.100
Director
of
public
policy
1
events
——
institutions
of
higher
education.
2
1.
The
board
of
regents
shall
direct
each
institution
of
3
higher
education
to
appoint
a
current
employee
to
the
position
4
of
director
of
public
policy
events.
The
director
shall
report
5
to
the
office
of
general
or
university
counsel,
as
appropriate,
6
at
the
institution.
7
2.
The
duties
and
responsibilities
of
the
director
shall
8
include
all
of
the
following:
9
a.
Organizing,
publicizing,
and
staging
debates,
group
10
forums,
and
individual
lectures
that
address,
from
multiple,
11
divergent,
and
opposing
perspectives,
an
extensive
range
12
of
public
policy
issues
widely
discussed
and
debated.
The
13
director
shall
make
a
reasonable
effort
to
organize
a
14
substantial
number
of
debates,
group
forums,
and
individual
15
lectures
that
fall
within
the
parameters
described
in
this
16
section.
17
b.
Inviting
speakers
who
hold
a
wide
diversity
of
18
perspectives,
from
within
and
outside
the
campus
community,
to
19
participate
in
public
policy
events,
with
particular
attention
20
to
inviting
speakers
from
outside
the
institution
who
can
ably
21
articulate
perspectives
on
widely
debated
public
policy
issues
22
otherwise
poorly
represented
on
campus.
23
c.
Providing,
when
funding
is
available,
honoraria
and
24
actual
transportation
and
lodging
expenses
to
speakers
when
the
25
speakers
are
from
outside
the
campus
community.
The
director
26
shall
make
every
reasonable
effort
to
ensure
that
funding
is
27
available
to
host
speakers
holding
opposing
view
points.
28
d.
Maintaining
a
publicly
accessible,
current,
searchable
29
calendar
of
public
policy
events
open
to
the
entire
campus
30
community,
on
the
institution’s
internet
site.
The
director
31
shall
make
print
copies
of
the
calendar
available
to
the
32
campus
community.
The
calendar
of
events
shall
include
events
33
organized
by
the
director
and
shall
also
include
public
policy
34
events
organized
by
other
offices,
institutes,
departments,
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programs,
or
organizations
affiliated
with
the
institution.
1
The
calendar
of
events
shall
include
the
title
of
the
event,
2
the
name
and
institutional
affiliation
of
the
speaker,
and
the
3
sponsor
of
the
event.
The
calendar
of
events
need
not
include
4
an
event
sponsored
by
an
entity
that
rents
a
facility
under
the
5
control
of
the
institution
if
the
entity
is
not
affiliated
with
6
the
institution.
7
e.
Publishing
a
document
of
the
previous
academic
year’s
8
annual
public
policy
event
calendar
for
the
institution,
9
arranged
chronologically,
on
the
institution’s
internet
10
site.
The
director
shall
make
print
copies
of
the
document
11
available
to
the
public
upon
request
and
may
collect
a
fee
12
from
the
recipient
totaling
not
more
than
the
cost
of
printing
13
and
postage,
and
shall
submit
copies
of
the
document
to
the
14
institution’s
library
for
preservation
and
for
public
access.
15
f.
Making
publicly
available
a
complete
internet-accessible
16
video
record
of
every
event
organized
pursuant
to
paragraph
17
“a”
,
and
publishing
each
video
on
the
institution’s
internet
18
site
within
ten
business
days
of
the
event
recorded.
Each
19
video
shall
be
accessible
on
the
institution’s
internet
site
20
for
not
less
than
five
consecutive
years
following
the
date
of
21
the
event
recorded.
The
videos
shall
also
be
provided
to
the
22
institution’s
library
for
preservation
and
public
access.
23
3.
All
events
organized
pursuant
to
subsection
2,
paragraph
24
“a”
,
shall
be
open
to
all
students,
faculty,
and
staff
at
the
25
institution
and,
unless
restricting
attendance
by
persons
26
unaffiliated
with
the
university
is
necessary
to
achieve
a
27
compelling
governmental
interest,
to
the
general
public.
28
4.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“campus
community”
means
29
the
same
as
defined
in
section
261H.1.
30
EXPLANATION
31
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
32
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
33
This
bill
requires
the
state
board
of
regents
to
direct
34
each
of
the
universities
it
governs
to
appoint
a
director
of
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public
policy
events
who
shall
be
responsible
for
organizing,
1
publicizing,
and
staging
debates,
group
forums,
and
individual
2
lectures
that
address,
from
multiple,
divergent,
and
opposing
3
perspectives,
an
extensive
range
of
public
policy
issues
widely
4
discussed
and
debated.
5
At
the
university
of
Iowa,
the
director
shall
report
to
the
6
office
of
general
counsel,
while
the
directors
at
Iowa
state
7
university
and
the
university
of
northern
Iowa
shall
report
to
8
their
institution’s
office
of
university
counsel.
9
The
director
must
make
a
reasonable
effort
to
organize
a
10
substantial
number
of
such
events,
and
to
invite
speakers,
11
especially
speakers
from
outside
the
campus
community,
who
hold
12
a
wide
diversity
of
perspectives
and
can
ably
articulate
widely
13
held
perspectives
on
public
policy
issues
otherwise
poorly
14
represented
on
campus,
and
to
pay
the
expenses,
when
funding
15
is
available,
of
speakers
who
are
from
outside
the
campus
16
community.
The
director
must
make
every
reasonable
effort
to
17
ensure
funding
is
available
to
host
speakers
with
opposing
view
18
points.
19
The
director
is
responsible
for
maintaining
a
publicly
20
accessible,
current,
searchable
calendar
of
public
policy
21
events
open
to
the
entire
campus
community
on
the
institution’s
22
internet
site,
and
must
make
print
copies
of
the
calendar
23
available
to
the
campus
community.
The
calendar
shall
also
24
include
similar
events
organized
by
other
entities
affiliated
25
with
the
institution.
The
bill
describes
the
details
the
26
calendar
must
contain.
27
The
director
must
also
publish
the
previous
academic
year’s
28
calendar
on
the
institution’s
internet
site,
make
print
copies
29
available
to
the
public
upon
request,
and
submit
copies
of
the
30
calendar
to
the
institution’s
library
for
preservation
and
for
31
public
access.
The
director
may
collect
a
fee
of
not
more
than
32
the
cost
of
printing
and
postage
from
anyone
requesting
a
copy
33
of
the
document.
34
Similarly,
the
director
must
make
publicly
available
a
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complete
internet-accessible
video
record
of
every
event,
and
1
organize
and
publish
each
such
video
on
the
institution’s
2
internet
site
within
10
business
days
of
the
event
recorded.
3
Each
video
must
be
accessible
on
the
internet
site
for
at
least
4
five
years
and
must
be
provided
to
the
institution’s
library
5
for
preservation
and
public
access.
6
All
events
organized
by
the
director
must
be
open
to
all
7
students,
faculty,
and
staff
at
the
institution
and,
unless
8
restricting
attendance
is
necessary
to
achieve
a
compelling
9
governmental
interest,
to
the
general
public.
10
The
bill
defines
“campus
community”.
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