Bill Text: IA SF58 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges.(See SF 252.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-08 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 252. S.J. 301. [SF58 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF58-Introduced.html
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BY
J.
TAYLOR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
students
who
are
pregnant
or
who
recently
1
gave
birth
who
attend
state
institutions
of
higher
education
2
governed
by
the
board
of
regents
and
community
colleges.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
261J.1
Student
parents
at
1
institutions.
2
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section:
3
a.
“Institution”
means
an
institution
of
higher
education
4
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents
or
a
community
college
5
established
under
chapter
260C.
“Institution”
also
includes
6
the
faculty,
staff,
and
other
employees
of
such
institution
of
7
higher
education
or
community
college
established
under
chapter
8
260C.
9
b.
“Reasonable
accommodations”
includes
but
is
not
limited
10
to
all
of
the
following:
11
(1)
Taking
additional
health
and
safety
measures.
12
(2)
Allowing
a
student
to
reschedule
tests
and
assignment
13
due
dates
that
are
missed
for
reasons
related
to
the
student’s
14
pregnancy.
15
(3)
Allowing
a
student
to
take
a
leave
of
absence.
16
(4)
Excusing
absences
for
reasons
deemed
medically
17
necessary
due
to
the
pregnancy.
18
2.
An
institution
shall
not
require
a
student
enrolled
19
in
a
course
of
study
or
research
activity
to
take
a
leave
20
of
absence,
withdraw
from
a
program,
or
limit
the
student’s
21
participation
in
academic
activities
solely
due
to
pregnancy.
22
An
institution
shall
make
reasonable
accommodations
to
a
23
pregnant
student
to
allow
the
student
to
complete
a
course
of
24
study
or
research.
25
3.
a.
An
institution
shall
allow
a
student
who
is
pregnant
26
or
has
recently
given
birth
an
additional
amount
of
time
to
27
take
examinations
up
to
the
longer
of
a
period
consistent
with
28
the
policies
of
the
institution
or
twelve
months
from
the
29
originally
scheduled
examination
date,
unless
a
longer
period
30
is
medically
necessary.
31
b.
An
institution
shall
allow
a
student
who
is
pregnant
32
or
has
recently
given
birth
an
additional
amount
of
time
to
33
complete
a
degree
or
candidacy
for
a
degree
up
to
the
longer
34
of
a
period
consistent
with
the
policies
of
the
institution
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or
twelve
months
from
the
date
originally
scheduled
for
1
completion,
unless
a
longer
period
is
medically
necessary.
2
4.
a.
An
institution
shall
allow
a
student
who
is
pregnant
3
or
has
recently
given
birth
a
period
of
up
to
twelve
months
to
4
take
a
leave
of
absence
unless
there
is
a
medically
necessary
5
reason
for
a
longer
leave
of
absence.
Following
the
leave
6
of
absence,
the
student
shall
be
allowed
to
return
to
the
7
student’s
program
with
the
same
standing
as
the
student
left
to
8
the
degree
reasonably
possible.
9
b.
If
a
student
who
is
residing
in
student
housing
through
10
the
institution
elects
to
take
a
leave
of
absence
pursuant
to
11
paragraph
“a”
,
the
institution
shall
allow
the
student
to
reside
12
in
student
housing
during
the
student’s
leave
of
absence.
13
5.
a.
The
attorney
general
shall
maintain
a
system
to
14
receive
and
investigate
complaints
from
students
alleging
a
15
violation
of
this
section.
16
b.
The
attorney
general
shall
forward
complaints
it
17
has
determined
as
founded
to
the
United
States
department
18
of
education’s
office
for
civil
rights
to
allow
for
an
19
investigation
into
the
institution’s
compliance
with
the
20
federal
Higher
Education
Act
of
1965,
as
amended,
20
U.S.C.
21
§1681
et
seq.
22
6.
An
institution
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
23
a.
Maintain
a
written
policy
for
students
on
pregnancy
24
discrimination
and
procedures
for
addressing
pregnancy
25
discrimination
complaints
under
this
section
and
the
federal
26
Higher
Education
Act
of
1965,
as
amended,
20
U.S.C.
§1681
et
27
seq.
The
institution
shall
provide
a
copy
of
the
policy
to
28
institution
faculty,
staff,
and
employees
in
required
training.
29
The
institution
shall
provide
a
copy
of
the
policy
to
all
30
students
attending
orientation
at
the
institution.
31
b.
Prominently
post
notice
of
the
protections
afforded
to
32
pregnant
students
and
students
who
have
recently
given
birth
33
under
the
federal
Higher
Education
Act
of
1965,
as
amended,
20
34
U.S.C.
§1681
et
seq.,
on
the
institution’s
internet
site.
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c.
Provide
information
concerning
the
protections
afforded
1
to
pregnant
students
and
students
who
have
recently
given
birth
2
under
the
federal
Higher
Education
Act
of
1965,
as
amended,
20
3
U.S.C.
§1681
et
seq.,
through
the
institution’s
medical
center
4
and
student
health
center
to
a
student
upon
the
student’s
5
request
and
when
otherwise
appropriate.
6
d.
Assign
responsibility
for
pregnancy
and
parenting
support
7
and
protection
to
a
staff
member
of
the
institution.
The
8
institution
shall
post
the
responsible
staff
member’s
name,
9
title,
and
contact
information
on
the
institution’s
internet
10
site.
Responsibilities
assigned
to
a
staff
member
pursuant
to
11
this
paragraph
shall
include
but
not
be
limited
to:
12
(1)
Maintaining
current
knowledge
of
the
provisions
of
this
13
section.
14
(2)
Overseeing
institution
compliance
with
this
section.
15
(3)
Understanding
and
publicizing
topics
related
to
16
pregnancy
and
parenting,
including
but
not
limited
to
child
17
care
availability,
breastfeeding
accommodations,
and
pregnancy
18
and
parenting
assistance
from
public
and
private
providers,
in
19
order
to
enhance
campus
life
and
academic
performance.
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
students
who
are
pregnant
or
who
24
recently
gave
birth
who
attend
state
institutions
of
higher
25
education
governed
by
the
board
of
regents.
26
The
bill
defines
the
term
“institution”
as
an
institution
of
27
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents
or
a
28
community
college.
“Institution”
also
includes
the
faculty,
29
staff,
and
other
employees
of
such
institution
of
higher
30
education
or
community
college.
31
The
bill
defines
“reasonable
accommodations”
as
including
32
but
not
being
limited
to
taking
additional
health
and
safety
33
measures;
allowing
a
student
to
reschedule
tests
and
assignment
34
due
dates
that
are
missed
for
reasons
related
to
the
student’s
35
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pregnancy;
allowing
a
student
to
take
a
leave
of
absence;
and
1
excusing
absences
for
reasons
deemed
medically
necessary
due
2
to
the
pregnancy.
3
The
bill
prohibits
an
institution
from
requiring
a
student
4
enrolled
in
a
course
of
study
or
research
activity
to
take
5
a
leave
of
absence,
withdraw
from
a
program,
or
limit
the
6
student’s
participation
in
academic
activities
solely
due
to
7
pregnancy.
8
The
bill
requires
an
institution
to
make
reasonable
9
accommodations
to
a
pregnant
student
to
allow
the
student
to
10
complete
a
course
of
study
or
research.
11
The
bill
requires
an
institution
to
allow
a
student
who
is
12
pregnant
or
has
recently
given
birth
an
additional
amount
of
13
time
to
take
examinations,
complete
a
degree,
or
complete
a
14
candidacy
for
a
degree
up
to
the
longer
of
a
period
consistent
15
with
the
policies
of
the
institution
or
12
months
from
the
date
16
originally
scheduled
for
examination
or
completion,
unless
a
17
longer
period
is
medically
necessary.
18
The
bill
requires
an
institution
to
allow
a
student
who
19
is
pregnant
or
has
recently
given
birth
a
period
of
up
to
12
20
months
to
take
a
leave
of
absence
unless
there
is
a
medically
21
necessary
reason
for
a
longer
leave
of
absence.
Following
the
22
leave
of
absence,
the
student
shall
be
allowed
to
return
to
23
the
student’s
program
with
the
same
standing
and
manner
as
the
24
student
left
to
the
degree
reasonably
possible.
25
The
bill
allows
a
student
who
is
residing
in
student
housing
26
through
the
institution
that
elects
to
take
a
leave
of
absence
27
due
to
pregnancy
or
recent
birth
to
reside
in
student
housing
28
during
the
student’s
leave
of
absence.
29
The
bill
requires
the
state
attorney
general
to
maintain
30
a
system
to
receive
and
investigate
complaints
from
students
31
alleging
a
violation
relating
to
pregnancy
and
recent
birth
32
accommodations.
33
The
bill
requires
the
attorney
general
to
forward
complaints
34
it
has
determined
as
founded
to
the
United
States
department
35
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of
education’s
office
for
civil
rights
to
allow
for
an
1
investigation
into
the
institution’s
compliance
with
the
2
federal
Higher
Education
Act
of
1965.
3
The
bill
requires
an
institution
to
maintain
a
written
4
policy
for
students
on
pregnancy
discrimination
and
procedures
5
for
addressing
pregnancy
discrimination
complaints
under
this
6
Code
section
and
the
federal
Higher
Education
Act
of
1965.
The
7
institution
must
provide
a
copy
of
the
policy
to
institution
8
faculty,
staff,
and
employees
in
required
training
and
to
all
9
students
attending
orientation
at
the
institution.
10
The
bill
requires
an
institution
to
prominently
post
11
notice
of
the
protections
afforded
to
pregnant
students
and
12
students
who
have
recently
given
birth
under
the
federal
Higher
13
Education
Act
of
1965
on
the
institution’s
internet
site.
14
The
bill
requires
an
institution
to
provide
information
15
concerning
the
protections
afforded
to
pregnant
students
and
16
students
who
have
recently
given
birth
under
the
federal
17
Higher
Education
Act
of
1965,
as
amended,
20
U.S.C.
§1681
et
18
seq.,
through
the
institution’s
medical
center
and
student
19
health
center
to
a
student
upon
the
student’s
request
and
when
20
otherwise
appropriate.
21
The
bill
requires
an
institution
to
assign
responsibility
22
for
pregnancy
and
parenting
support
and
protection
to
a
staff
23
member
of
the
institution.
The
institution
must
post
the
24
responsible
person’s
name,
title,
and
contact
information
25
on
the
institution’s
internet
site.
The
responsibilities
26
assigned
to
the
staff
member
include
but
are
not
limited
to
27
maintaining
current
knowledge
of
Code
provisions
relating
to
28
accommodations
afforded
to
pregnant
students
and
students
29
who
recently
gave
birth;
overseeing
institution
compliance
30
with
Code
provisions
relating
to
accommodations
afforded
to
31
pregnant
students
and
students
who
recently
gave
birth;
and
32
understanding
and
publicizing
topics
related
to
pregnancy
33
and
parenting,
including
but
not
limited
to
child
care
34
availability,
breastfeeding
accommodations,
and
pregnancy
and
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