Senate File 2081 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2081 BY CHELGREN A BILL FOR An Act relating to a prohibition on certain collaborations with 1 Stanford university and including effective date provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5545XS (6) 86 kh/rn

S.F. 2081 Section 1. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS —— PROHIBITIONS. 1 1. The general assembly finds all of the following: 2 a. That Leland Stanford junior university marching band’s 3 performance during the 2016 rose bowl football game halftime 4 offended Iowa’s citizens in general and university of Iowa fans 5 in particular. 6 b. That Stanford university otherwise banned the marching 7 band from traveling with any Stanford athletic team to perform 8 at away athletic events during the 2015-2016 academic year, 9 including postseason games, after officials found incidents of 10 alcohol and drug use, hazing, and sexual harassment. 11 c. That Stanford university officials displayed a lack of 12 judgment in authorizing the marching band’s performance during 13 the 2016 rose bowl game. 14 2. The state board of regents shall prohibit any future 15 collaboration or cooperation between the institutions of 16 higher learning governed by the board and Stanford university, 17 excluding sporting events, until Stanford university officials 18 publicly apologize to Iowa’s citizens and to the university of 19 Iowa for the unsporting behavior of the Leland Stanford junior 20 university marching band. 21 3. Collaborations and contracts in effect on or before the 22 effective date of this Act, between any institution of higher 23 learning governed by the state board of regents and Stanford 24 university are exempt from the requirements of subsection 2. 25 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 26 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 27 EXPLANATION 28 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 29 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 30 This bill establishes legislative findings relating to 31 Stanford university and its marching band, and prohibits 32 certain future collaboration and cooperation between Stanford 33 university and the universities governed by the state board of 34 regents. 35 -1- LSB 5545XS (6) 86 kh/rn 1/ 2

S.F. 2081 The general assembly finds that the Stanford marching 1 band’s performance during the 2016 rose bowl football game 2 halftime offended Iowa’s citizens in general and university 3 of Iowa fans in particular. Stanford university otherwise 4 banned the marching band from traveling with any Stanford 5 athletic team to perform at away athletic events during the 6 2015-2016 academic year, including postseason games, after 7 officials found incidents of alcohol and drug use, hazing, and 8 sexual harassment. Therefore, Stanford university officials 9 displayed a lack of judgment in authorizing the marching band’s 10 performance during the 2016 rose bowl game. 11 The bill requires the board of regents to prohibit any future 12 collaboration or cooperation between its universities and 13 Stanford university, excluding sporting events, until Stanford 14 university officials publicly apologize to Iowa’s citizens 15 and to the university of Iowa for the unsporting behavior of 16 Stanford’s marching band. Collaborations and contracts in 17 effect on or before the effective date of the bill, are exempt 18 from the prohibition. 19 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 20 -2- LSB 5545XS (6) 86 kh/rn 2/ 2