Bill Text: IA HSB50 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for a review by the state board of regents of academic programs offered at regents institutions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-29 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [HSB50 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HSB50-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
50
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
HIGHER
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
COLLINS)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
review
by
the
state
board
of
regents
of
1
academic
programs
offered
at
regents
institutions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
Act
shall
be
known
and
may
be
1
cited
as
the
“Workforce
First
Act”.
2
Sec.
2.
INSTITUTIONS
OF
HIGHER
EDUCATION
GOVERNED
BY
THE
3
STATE
BOARD
OF
REGENTS
——
REVIEW
OF
ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS.
4
1.
No
later
than
the
first
meeting
of
the
state
board
of
5
regents
occurring
on
or
after
November
1,
2025,
the
board
shall
6
complete
a
review
of
all
undergraduate
and
graduate
academic
7
programs
offered
at
institutions
of
higher
education
governed
8
by
the
board.
The
purpose
of
the
review
shall
be
to
determine
9
whether
and
to
what
extent
each
academic
program
aligns
with
10
current
and
future
workforce
needs
in
this
state.
The
board
11
shall
conduct
the
review
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
12
education
and
the
department
of
workforce
development.
13
2.
The
board
shall
submit
a
report
on
the
results
of
the
14
review
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
no
later
than
15
November
30,
2025.
For
each
academic
program
reviewed,
the
16
report
shall
recommend
that
the
program
remain
unchanged,
17
recommend
that
the
program
be
eliminated,
or
recommend
that
the
18
program
be
changed
and
describe
recommended
changes.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
requires
the
state
board
of
regents
to
complete
23
a
review
of
all
undergraduate
and
graduate
academic
programs
24
offered
at
institutions
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
25
board.
The
purpose
of
the
review
shall
be
to
determine
whether
26
and
to
what
extent
each
academic
program
aligns
with
current
27
and
future
workforce
needs
in
Iowa.
The
board
shall
conduct
28
the
review
in
consultation
with
the
department
of
education
29
and
the
department
of
workforce
development.
The
review
shall
30
be
completed
no
later
than
the
first
meeting
of
the
board
31
occurring
on
or
after
November
1,
2025.
32
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
submit
a
report
on
the
results
33
of
the
review
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
no
later
34
than
November
30,
2025.
For
each
academic
program
reviewed,
35
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