Bill Text: IA HF270 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring regents institutions to make certain course syllabus information available to the public online and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 55.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-06 - Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 262. [HF270 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF270-Introduced.html
House
File
270
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
270
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HIGHER
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
55)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
regents
institutions
to
make
certain
course
1
syllabus
information
available
to
the
public
online
and
2
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
1208HV
(2)
91
je/jh
H.F.
270
Section
1.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
Act
shall
be
known
and
may
be
1
cited
as
the
“Syllabus
Transparency
Act”.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
262.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
3
following
new
subsection:
4
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
39.
a.
Direct
each
institution
of
5
higher
learning
under
its
control
to
make
available
to
the
6
public
on
the
institution’s
internet
site
a
syllabus
for
each
7
undergraduate
course
offered
for
credit
by
the
institution.
8
The
syllabus
shall
include
all
of
the
following:
9
(1)
The
name
of
the
instructor.
10
(2)
A
brief
description
of
each
major
course
requirement,
11
including
each
major
assignment
and
examination.
12
(3)
Any
required
or
recommended
reading
material.
13
b.
The
syllabus
information
made
available
to
the
public
14
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
shall
be
subject
to
the
following
15
requirements:
16
(1)
The
information
shall
be
accessible
from
the
17
institution’s
internet
site
home
page
by
use
of
no
more
than
18
five
links.
19
(2)
The
information
shall
be
searchable
by
keywords
and
20
phrases.
21
(3)
The
information
shall
be
accessible
to
the
public
22
without
requiring
registration
or
use
of
a
user
name,
password,
23
or
other
user
identification.
24
(4)
The
information
shall
be
made
available
no
later
than
25
the
first
day
of
classes
for
the
semester
or
other
academic
26
term
during
which
the
section
of
the
course
is
offered.
27
(5)
The
information
shall
be
updated
as
soon
as
practicable
28
after
the
information
changes.
29
(6)
The
information
shall
remain
available
on
the
30
institution’s
internet
site
for
at
least
one
year
after
the
31
date
on
which
the
institution
initially
made
the
information
32
available.
33
c.
This
subsection
does
not
apply
to
an
undergraduate
course
34
that
does
not
regularly
meet
in
a
classroom
setting,
including
35
-1-
LSB
1208HV
(2)
91
je/jh
1/
2
H.F.
270
but
not
limited
to
an
internship,
independent
study
program,
1
or
study
abroad
program.
2
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act
takes
effect
December
31,
3
2025.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
requires
a
regents
institution
to
make
available
8
to
the
public
on
the
institution’s
internet
site
a
syllabus
9
for
each
undergraduate
course
offered
for
credit
by
the
10
institution.
The
syllabus
shall
include
the
name
of
11
the
instructor,
a
brief
description
of
each
major
course
12
requirement,
and
any
required
or
recommended
reading
material.
13
The
bill
provides
accessibility
requirements
and
timelines
14
for
making
such
syllabus
information
available.
The
bill
does
15
not
apply
to
an
undergraduate
course
that
does
not
regularly
16
meet
in
a
classroom
setting.
17
The
bill
takes
effect
December
31,
2025.
18
-2-
LSB
1208HV
(2)
91
je/jh
2/
2
