Bill Text: IA HF35 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to postsecondary schools and COVID-19 vaccine exemptions for clinical students.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-23 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HF35 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF35-Introduced.html
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BY
FISHER
and
BRADLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
postsecondary
schools
and
COVID-19
vaccine
1
exemptions
for
clinical
students.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
139A.8B,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
a.
A
postsecondary
school
that
3
offers
a
degree
program
that
requires
completion
of
a
clinical
4
rotation
shall,
upon
request
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
5
degree
program,
identify
a
clinical
rotation
placement
at
which
6
the
student
will
be
permitted
an
exemption
from
any
COVID-19
7
vaccination
requirement
imposed
by
the
placement
location
8
during
the
duration
of
the
student’s
clinical
rotation.
9
b.
Notwithstanding
section
256.183,
a
postsecondary
school
10
that
fails
to
comply
with
paragraph
“a”
shall
not
qualify
as
an
11
eligible
institution
for
the
purpose
of
the
Iowa
tuition
grant
12
program
under
section
256.191.
13
Sec.
2.
Section
139A.8B,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
14
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
15
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0a.
“Clinical
rotation”
means
the
education
16
and
experiences
a
health
care
student
receives
while
observing
17
and
working
with
a
qualified
health
care
professional
of
a
18
specific
profession
or
specialty
for
the
purpose
of
completing
19
a
degree
program.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
relates
to
postsecondary
schools
and
COVID-19
24
vaccine
exemptions
for
certain
clinical
students.
25
The
bill
requires
a
postsecondary
school
that
offers
a
26
degree
program
that
requires
a
clinical
rotation
to,
upon
27
request
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
degree
program,
identify
a
28
clinical
rotation
placement
where
the
student
will
be
exempt
29
from
any
COVID-19
vaccine
requirement
imposed
by
the
placement
30
location.
If
a
postsecondary
school
fails
to
comply
with
the
31
bill,
the
postsecondary
school
shall
not
qualify
as
an
eligible
32
institution
for
the
purpose
of
the
Iowa
tuition
grant
program.
33
Under
the
program,
tuition
grants
are
awarded
to
Iowa
residents
34
enrolled
at
eligible
institutions.
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