House File 2575 H-8288 Amend House File 2575 as follows: 1 1. Page 33, after line 6 by inserting: 2 < DIVISION ___ 3 HIGHER EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT 4 Sec. ___. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS —— HIGHER EDUCATION NEEDS 5 ASSESSMENT. The state board of regents shall issue a request 6 for proposals for a higher education needs assessment for 7 northwest Iowa, including but not limited to the Sioux City 8 area. The objectives of the assessment shall be to determine 9 the current and long-term demands for various undergraduate and 10 graduate degree programs and certificates in northwest Iowa, 11 determine the current and future demands for higher education 12 programming from the western Iowa regents resource center 13 and the center’s capacity to respond to current and future 14 demands for higher education programming, and to identify the 15 information necessary to ensure that efforts to meet current 16 and future higher education demands in northwest Iowa are 17 effective, efficient, and responsive to the higher education 18 needs of the students and stakeholders of the region and the 19 postsecondary institutions that serve the area. The assessment 20 shall separately assess and determine the current and long-term 21 prospects for online learning and distance education in 22 both undergraduate and graduate degree programs for students 23 residing within Iowa and out of state. The results and 24 recommendations from the assessment shall be reported to the 25 general assembly by October 1, 2023. > 26 2. By renumbering as necessary. 27 ______________________________ HALL of Woodbury -1- HF 2575.4122 (2) 89 jda/tm 1/ 1 #1. #2.