House File 547 - Introduced



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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring the state board of regents to periodically
  2    review and establish best practices, guidelines, and
  3    expectations relating to student=athlete academic excellence,
  4    conduct, and recruiting visits.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 2845YH 81
  7 kh/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 262.9, Code 2005, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  31.  Periodically review college student=
  1  4 athlete graduation rates, athlete conduct, recruitment
  1  5 practices, and discipline procedures at its institutions of
  1  6 higher education, along with policies that address those
  1  7 issues.  Upon completion of each review, the board shall
  1  8 establish best practices to improve student=athlete graduation
  1  9 rates and promote academic excellence, guidelines for
  1 10 disciplinary procedures, and, at a minimum, clear expectations
  1 11 of student=athlete conduct and the conduct of students and
  1 12 university officials involved with student=athlete recruiting
  1 13 visits during such visits.
  1 14    Sec. 2.  REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY == INITIAL REVIEW
  1 15 AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST PRACTICES, GUIDELINES, AND
  1 16 EXPECTATIONS.  The state board of regents shall complete the
  1 17 initial review required pursuant to section 262.9, subsection
  1 18 31, as enacted by this Act, implement the best practices and
  1 19 guidelines, and establish the expectations determined under
  1 20 section 262.9, subsection 31, as enacted by this Act, and
  1 21 shall submit its findings and identify the actions taken by
  1 22 the board upon completion of its review, in a report to the
  1 23 general assembly not later than January 15, 2007.
  1 24                           EXPLANATION
  1 25    This bill requires the state board of regents to
  1 26 periodically review college student=athlete graduation rates,
  1 27 athlete conduct, recruitment practices, and discipline
  1 28 procedures at its institutions of higher education, along with
  1 29 policies that address those issues.  The board must then
  1 30 establish best practices to improve student=athlete graduation
  1 31 rates and promote academic excellence, guidelines for
  1 32 disciplinary procedures, and clear expectations for student=
  1 33 athlete conduct and the conduct of students and university
  1 34 officials involved with student=athlete recruiting visits
  1 35 during such visits.
  2  1    The state board of regents must complete the initial
  2  2 review; implement the best practices and guidelines, and
  2  3 establish the expectations resulting from the findings from
  2  4 the review; and submit its findings and identify the actions
  2  5 taken by the board upon completion of its review in a report
  2  6 to the general assembly not later than January 15, 2007.
  2  7 LSB 2845YH 81
  2  8 kh:nh/gg/14