SF 2081 (LSB 5545XS (6) 86)

SENATE FILE 2081

BY  CHELGREN

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to a prohibition on certain collaborations with Stanford university and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS —— PROHIBITIONS.
   1.  The general assembly finds all of the following:
   a.  That Leland Stanford junior university marching band’s performance during the 2016 rose bowl football game halftime offended Iowa’s citizens in general and university of Iowa fans in particular.
   b.  That Stanford university otherwise banned the marching band from traveling with any Stanford athletic team to perform at away athletic events during the 2015-2016 academic year, including postseason games, after officials found incidents of alcohol and drug use, hazing, and sexual harassment.
   c.  That Stanford university officials displayed a lack of judgment in authorizing the marching band’s performance during the 2016 rose bowl game.
   2.  The state board of regents shall prohibit any future collaboration or cooperation between the institutions of higher learning governed by the board and Stanford university, excluding sporting events, until Stanford university officials publicly apologize to Iowa’s citizens and to the university of Iowa for the unsporting behavior of the Leland Stanford junior university marching band.
   3.  Collaborations and contracts in effect on or before the effective date of this Act, between any institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents and Stanford university are exempt from the requirements of subsection 2.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill establishes legislative findings relating to Stanford university and its marching band, and prohibits certain future collaboration and cooperation between Stanford university and the universities governed by the state board of regents.
   The general assembly finds that the Stanford marching band’s performance during the 2016 rose bowl football game halftime offended Iowa’s citizens in general and university of Iowa fans in particular. Stanford university otherwise banned the marching band from traveling with any Stanford athletic team to perform at away athletic events during the 2015-2016 academic year, including postseason games, after officials found incidents of alcohol and drug use, hazing, and sexual harassment. Therefore, Stanford university officials displayed a lack of judgment in authorizing the marching band’s performance during the 2016 rose bowl game.
   The bill requires the board of regents to prohibit any future collaboration or cooperation between its universities and Stanford university, excluding sporting events, until Stanford university officials publicly apologize to Iowa’s citizens and to the university of Iowa for the unsporting behavior of Stanford’s marching band. Collaborations and contracts in effect on or before the effective date of the bill, are exempt from the prohibition.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.