Bill Text: IA HSB162 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing that public postsecondary institutions are prohibited from requiring students or employees to wear face masks or social distance off campus and only accredited private institutions that do not require students or employees to wear face masks or social distance off campus can qualify for the Iowa tuition grant program, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 204.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-02 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1 [HSB162 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HSB162-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
162
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
KAUFMANN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
that
public
postsecondary
institutions
1
are
prohibited
from
requiring
students
or
employees
to
2
wear
face
masks
or
social
distance
off
campus
and
only
3
accredited
private
institutions
that
do
not
require
students
4
or
employees
to
wear
face
masks
or
social
distance
off
5
campus
can
qualify
for
the
Iowa
tuition
grant
program,
and
6
including
effective
date
provisions.
7
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
260C.14,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25.
Prohibit
the
community
college
from
3
requiring
a
student
or
employee
who
is
off
campus
to
wear
4
a
face
mask
to
cover
the
nose
and
mouth
for
the
purpose
of
5
blocking
or
reducing
the
spread
of
respiratory
droplets
or
to
6
social
distance
by
maintaining
a
physical
distance
of
at
least
7
six
feet
from
any
other
individual
to
prevent
the
spread
of
8
COVID-19
or
any
other
infectious
disease.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
261.9,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
10
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
“Accredited
private
institution”
means
an
institution
of
12
higher
learning
located
in
Iowa
which
is
operated
privately
13
and
not
controlled
or
administered
by
any
state
agency
or
14
any
subdivision
of
the
state
and
which
meets
the
criteria
in
15
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
and
all
of
the
criteria
in
paragraphs
“d”
16
through
“i”
“j”
,
except
that
institutions
defined
in
paragraph
17
“c”
of
this
subsection
are
exempt
from
the
requirements
of
18
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
:
19
Sec.
3.
Section
261.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
amended
20
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
21
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
j.
Does
not
require
a
student
or
employee
22
who
is
off
campus
to
wear
a
face
mask
to
cover
the
nose
and
23
mouth
for
the
purpose
of
blocking
or
reducing
the
spread
of
24
respiratory
droplets
or
to
social
distance
by
maintaining
25
a
physical
distance
of
at
least
six
feet
from
any
other
26
individual
to
prevent
the
spread
of
COVID-19
or
any
other
27
infectious
disease.
28
Sec.
4.
Section
262.9,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
29
following
new
subsection:
30
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
39.
Prohibit
an
institution
of
higher
31
learning
under
its
control
from
requiring
a
student
or
employee
32
who
is
off
campus
to
wear
a
face
mask
to
cover
the
nose
and
33
mouth
for
the
purpose
of
blocking
or
reducing
the
spread
of
34
respiratory
droplets
or
to
social
distance
by
maintaining
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a
physical
distance
of
at
least
six
feet
from
any
other
1
individual
to
prevent
the
spread
of
COVID-19
or
any
other
2
infectious
disease.
3
Sec.
5.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
4
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
relates
to
face
mask
and
social
distance
9
requirements
imposed
by
community
colleges,
accredited
private
10
institutions,
or
regents
universities
on
students
and
employees
11
who
are
off
campus.
12
The
bill
directs
the
state
board
of
regents
to
prohibit
13
the
universities
under
its
control,
and
directs
the
board
of
14
directors
of
a
community
college
to
prohibit
the
community
15
college,
from
requiring
a
student
or
employee
who
is
off
campus
16
to
wear
a
face
mask
for
the
purpose
of
blocking
or
reducing
17
respiratory
droplets
or
to
social
distance
by
maintaining
18
a
physical
distance
of
at
least
six
feet
from
any
other
19
individual
to
prevent
the
spread
of
COVID-19
or
any
other
20
infectious
disease.
21
The
bill
amends
the
definition
of
“accredited
private
22
institution”
to
add
to
the
criteria
an
institution
must
meet
23
in
order
for
its
students
to
qualify
for
an
Iowa
tuition
24
grant
awarded
by
the
college
student
aid
commission.
Under
25
the
new
criterion,
only
accredited
private
institutions
that
26
do
not
require
a
student
or
employee
who
is
off
campus
to
27
wear
a
face
mask
to
cover
the
nose
and
mouth
for
the
purpose
28
of
blocking
or
reducing
the
spread
of
respiratory
droplets
29
or
to
social
distance
by
maintaining
a
physical
distance
of
30
at
least
six
feet
from
any
other
individual
to
prevent
the
31
spread
of
COVID-19
or
any
other
infectious
disease
can
meet
the
32
definition.
33
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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