S.F. 372 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 262.3 Board and board office —— 1 prohibited activities. 2 1. A member of the state board of regents, the executive 3 director of the board, and professional staff employed for 4 the administration of the board’s office shall not have any 5 business or financial relationship with any person employed by 6 an institution governed by the board. 7 2. A person who registers as a lobbyist pursuant to section 8 68B.36 on behalf of a person who is a member of the state 9 board of regents or on behalf of that member’s business or 10 employer shall not, within two years after the termination of 11 such service or employment as a lobbyist, become a lobbyist, 12 state relations officer, or governmental liaison for any 13 office, program, or department of an institution governed or 14 administered by the board. 15 Sec. 2. Section 262.8, Code 2017, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 262.8 Meetings —— public forums —— public readings . 18 1. The board shall meet four times a year. Special meetings 19 may be called by the board, by the president of the board, or 20 by the executive director of the board upon written request of 21 any five members thereof. 22 2. Each regular meeting of the state board of regents 23 shall begin with at least thirty minutes for public comment if 24 requested by members of the public. A member of the public 25 shall be granted up to five minutes to make comments and may be 26 granted more time by a member of the board. 27 3. At least two members of the state board of regents 28 shall hold public forums at which issues relating to the 29 activities of the board and the institutions the board governs 30 can be discussed and addressed. The forums shall provide 31 the community with opportunities to pose questions, receive 32 answers, and make comments. The board shall divide the 33 state into at least six geographic regions, including but 34 not limited to northwest, southwest, north central, south 35 -1- LSB 2196SS (6) 87 kh/jh 1/ 4

S.F. 372 central, northeast, and southeast Iowa, and shall hold a forum 1 in accordance with this subsection in each region at least 2 quarterly. Notice of a forum shall be prominently posted on 3 the board’s internet site at least two weeks prior to the date 4 of the forum. 5 4. The board shall hold public readings of a proposal at two 6 regular meetings of the board before the board takes action on 7 a proposal before the board if the proposal affects an academic 8 program at an institution governed by the board, or if the 9 estimated cost of the proposal is one hundred thousand dollars 10 or more. A quorum of the board must be physically present at 11 any board meeting that includes a public reading required by 12 this subsection. The affirmative vote of a majority of the 13 membership of the board is necessary for any action to be taken 14 by the board on a proposal subject to this subsection. 15 Sec. 3. Section 262.12, Code 2017, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 262.12 Committees and administrative offices under board. 18 1. The state board of regents shall also have and exercise 19 all the powers necessary and convenient for the effective 20 administration of its office and of the institutions under 21 its control, and to this end may create such committees, 22 offices and agencies from its own members or others, and employ 23 persons to staff the same, fix their compensation and tenure 24 and delegate thereto, or to the administrative officers and 25 faculty of the institutions under its control, such part of the 26 authority and duties vested by statute in the board, and shall 27 formulate and establish such rules, outline such policies and 28 prescribe such procedures therefor, all as may be desired or 29 determined by the board as recorded in their minutes. 30 2. The board of regents shall publish on its internet 31 site specific criteria, including qualification requirements 32 and preferences, for electing a president of any institution 33 of higher learning governed by the board pursuant to section 34 262.9, subsection 2. 35 -2- LSB 2196SS (6) 87 kh/jh 2/ 4

S.F. 372 3. The board shall determine and adopt by rule the necessary 1 qualifications, abilities, experience, and technical knowledge 2 required for each position of employment within the office 3 of the board. Notwithstanding subsection 1, in filling 4 any position of employment in the office of the board, the 5 executive director shall post public notice of the position 6 title, the qualifications for the position, and the application 7 deadline to fill the position on the board’s internet site at 8 least two weeks before the deadline. The executive director 9 shall review each applicant’s qualifications and shall approve 10 the employment of an applicant only when the applicant’s 11 qualifications meet the minimum job qualifications for the 12 position as established by the board. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill relates to activities and duties of the state 17 board of regents, the executive director of the board, and the 18 persons employed in the office of the state board. 19 The bill provides that the board and its executive director 20 and professional staff in the board’s office are prohibited 21 from having any business or financial relationship with any 22 person employed by an institution governed by the board. 23 A person who registers as a lobbyist on behalf of a person 24 who is a member of the board or on behalf of that member’s 25 business or employer shall not within two years after the 26 termination of such service or employment as a lobbyist become 27 a lobbyist, state relations officer, or governmental liaison 28 for any office, program, or department of an institution 29 governed or administered by the board. 30 If a proposal before the board affects an institution’s 31 academic program or if its estimated cost is $100,000 or 32 more, the bill requires that the board hold public readings 33 of the proposal at two regular meetings of the board before 34 taking action on the proposal. A quorum of the board must be 35 -3- LSB 2196SS (6) 87 kh/jh 3/ 4

S.F. 372 physically present at these meetings, and the proposal must 1 receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the membership 2 for any action to be taken on the proposal. 3 At least two members of the board shall hold public forums in 4 each of at least six geographic regions of the state quarterly. 5 Notice of a forum must be prominently posted on the board’s 6 internet site at least two weeks prior to the date of the 7 forum. 8 Each regular board meeting shall begin with at least 30 9 minutes for public comment if requested by members of the 10 public. A member of the public shall be granted up to five 11 minutes to make comments and may be granted more time by a 12 member of the board. 13 The board must publish on its internet site specific 14 criteria for electing a president of a regents university. 15 The board must also adopt by rule the qualifications for 16 each job in the office of the board. The executive director 17 must post public notice of an open employment position on 18 the board’s internet site at least two weeks before the 19 application deadline, and shall review the qualifications of 20 each applicant. The executive director shall not approve the 21 employment of an applicant whose qualifications do not meet the 22 minimum qualifications set by the board. 23 The bill includes conforming changes. 24 -4- LSB 2196SS (6) 87 kh/jh 4/ 4