S.F. 136 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 262.100 System established —— 1 definitions. 2 1. The Iowa higher education system is established under 3 the direction of the state board of regents. The system shall 4 be comprised of the universities governed by the state board 5 of regents. 6 2. As used in this division, unless the context otherwise 7 requires: 8 a. “Iowa higher education system” or “system” means the 9 universities governed by the state board of regents. 10 b. “President” means the president of a university in the 11 system governed by the state board. 12 c. “State board” means the state board of regents. 13 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 262.101 Chancellor —— appointment —— 14 qualifications and compensation. 15 1. The chief executive officer of the Iowa higher education 16 system shall be the chancellor, who shall serve as the 17 primary link between the state board and the presidents of 18 the universities on matters of board policy and institutional 19 operations. The chancellor shall ensure that all policies 20 related to the system are uniformly carried out in a fair and 21 equitable manner. 22 2. The chancellor shall be appointed by the governor to 23 serve at the pleasure of the governor, subject to confirmation 24 by the senate. The chancellor shall serve for a four-year 25 term beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19. 26 The appointment shall be made without regard for political 27 affiliation and without regional or institutional bias. The 28 chancellor shall not be a member of any local, state, or 29 national committee of a political party, an officer or member 30 of a committee in any partisan political club or organization, 31 or hold or be a candidate for a paid elective public office. 32 The governor shall fill a vacancy in this office in the same 33 manner as the original appointment. 34 3. The chancellor shall possess a background in 35 -1- LSB 1536XS (3) 85 kh/nh 1/ 7

S.F. 136 postsecondary education and at least five years’ experience in 1 the field of management. 2 4. The chancellor, following consultation with the 3 state board, may employ necessary personnel and fix their 4 compensation. 5 5. If a person appointed chancellor pursuant to this 6 section is a tenured faculty member employed by a university 7 in the system, the person may retain tenure status while 8 serving as chancellor. If, immediately prior to appointment 9 as chancellor pursuant to this section, the chancellor was 10 a tenured professor at an accredited private institution in 11 Iowa or at an accredited university in another state, the 12 governor may direct that a university in the system assign the 13 chancellor an academic rank of professor, commensurate with 14 the chancellor’s academic qualifications, and confer tenure 15 upon the chancellor. The state board shall fix the salary of 16 the chancellor. The chancellor shall not receive, in addition 17 to the salary or compensation fixed by the state board, any 18 additional compensation or benefits for employment in a tenured 19 assignment at a university. 20 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 262.102 Duties and responsibilities 21 of chancellor. 22 1. Under the direction of the state board, the chancellor 23 shall do the following: 24 a. Provide vision and overall leadership for the system and 25 a single focus of accountability to the state and its citizens. 26 b. Promote and preserve the overall mission and goals of the 27 system. 28 c. Work with each president to do the following: 29 (1) Develop and submit to the state board proposals for 30 short-term and long-term planning goals, policies, and actions 31 which serve the best interests of the system. 32 (2) Promulgate guidelines and procedures for the consistent 33 interpretation and application of state board policies and 34 rules directed at the system’s universities. 35 -2- LSB 1536XS (3) 85 kh/nh 2/ 7

S.F. 136 (3) Develop inter-institutional cooperative academic and 1 operational programs and services designed to reduce costs 2 while improving efficiencies and accountability. 3 (4) Plan, build, and sustain appropriate academic and 4 co-curricular programs and initiatives to minimize duplication 5 and link system resources to state, regional, and national 6 needs. 7 d. Annually monitor and evaluate the performance of each 8 president. 9 e. Monitor and evaluate each system university’s mission and 10 progress in accomplishing its established goals. 11 f. Serve as the system advocate and as liaison between the 12 system and the governor, the general assembly, the state board, 13 Iowa’s citizens, and other stakeholders in matters relating to 14 the capacity of the system to meet the priorities of the state 15 and in matters not reserved to the state board. 16 g. Communicate the needs of the state and state board 17 policies to the system community, including but not limited to 18 the presidents and all subordinate administrative officers and 19 personnel employed by the universities. 20 h. Provide oversight and performance evaluations relating 21 to academic policy, planning, and quality assessment; capital 22 planning and construction; budgeting; human resource policy and 23 compliance; institutional research; intellectual property and 24 patents; risk management; auditing; legal services; information 25 technology systems; and legislative and community relations. 26 i. Administer the academic, financial, and other functions 27 of the system in a manner that assures support for the approved 28 mission of each university in the system. 29 j. Direct the activities of each president in such a way 30 as to support the general welfare of the system while ensuring 31 support for the approved mission of each university. 32 k. Balance, to the extent reasonably possible, the competing 33 interests of the universities. 34 l. Provide a forum which encourages system presidents to 35 -3- LSB 1536XS (3) 85 kh/nh 3/ 7

S.F. 136 offer advice to the chancellor regarding matters affecting the 1 system. 2 m. Ensure cooperation between system universities to 3 encourage efforts to improve academic offerings, expand access 4 to education, promote faculty development, improve support 5 services, and increase efficiency throughout the system. 6 n. Exercise such other authority and perform such other 7 responsibilities as may be assigned by the state board. 8 2. The chancellor, with or without specific direction from 9 the state board, shall do the following: 10 a. Execute and administer the policies, decisions, and rules 11 promulgated by the state board. 12 b. Prepare recommendations, in collaboration with the 13 presidents, for the state board’s consideration relating 14 to matters including but not limited to policy, personnel, 15 compensation, tenure, and terms of employment for all system 16 personnel. 17 c. Exercise administrative control, consonant with state 18 board policy, over inter-institutional matters including but 19 not limited to university budgets, curriculum, research, public 20 service, and extension activities. 21 d. Appoint, determine the composition of, and delegate 22 duties to such committees or councils as the chancellor deems 23 advisable. 24 e. Act on behalf of the state board during the interim 25 between state board meetings. However, the chancellor shall 26 promptly inform the president of the state board of any action 27 taken by the chancellor and shall submit the action for state 28 board approval at the next following state board meeting. 29 f. Act on behalf of the state board to request opinions from 30 the attorney general’s office and coordinate all legal services 31 of the universities. 32 3. The chancellor may consult with university constituency 33 groups on matters the chancellor deems appropriate. 34 EXPLANATION 35 -4- LSB 1536XS (3) 85 kh/nh 4/ 7

S.F. 136 This bill creates an office of the chancellor to administer 1 the Iowa higher education system, which is comprised of 2 the three state universities governed by the state board of 3 regents. 4 The chancellor serves as the chief executive officer of the 5 system and as the primary link between the state board and 6 the presidents of the universities on matters of board policy 7 and institutional operations. The chancellor is charged with 8 ensuring that all policies related to the system are uniformly 9 carried out in a fair and equitable manner. The chancellor, 10 following consultation with the state board, may employ 11 necessary personnel and fix their compensation. 12 The chancellor shall be appointed by the governor to serve 13 a four-year term at the pleasure of the governor, subject to 14 confirmation by the senate. The appointment must be made 15 without regard for political affiliation and without regional 16 or institutional bias. The chancellor shall not be a member of 17 any local, state, or national committee of a political party 18 or a partisan political club or organization, or hold or be 19 a candidate for a paid elective public office. The governor 20 shall fill a vacancy in this office in the same manner as 21 the original appointment. The chancellor shall possess a 22 background in postsecondary education and at least five years’ 23 experience in the field of management. 24 If a person appointed chancellor is a tenured faculty member 25 employed by a system university, the person may retain tenure 26 status while serving as chancellor. If, immediately prior 27 to appointment as chancellor, the chancellor was a tenured 28 professor at an accredited private institution in Iowa or 29 at an accredited university in another state, the governor 30 may direct that a system university assign the chancellor an 31 academic rank of professor, commensurate with the chancellor’s 32 academic qualifications, and confer tenure upon the chancellor. 33 The state board shall fix the salary of the chancellor. The 34 chancellor shall not receive, in addition to the salary 35 -5- LSB 1536XS (3) 85 kh/nh 5/ 7

S.F. 136 or compensation fixed by the state board, any additional 1 compensation or benefits for employment in a tenured assignment 2 at a university. 3 Under the direction of the state board, the chancellor shall 4 provide vision, accountability, and overall leadership for the 5 system; annually monitor and evaluate each president and each 6 system university’s mission and progress in accomplishing its 7 established goals; serve as the system advocate and as liaison 8 between the system and stakeholders; communicate the needs of 9 the state and board policies to the system community; provide 10 oversight and performance evaluations relating to academic 11 policy, planning, quality assessment, capital planning and 12 construction, budgeting, human resource policy and compliance, 13 institutional research, intellectual property and patents, 14 risk management, auditing, legal services, information 15 technology systems, and legislative and community relations; 16 administer the academic, financial, and other functions of 17 the system in a manner that assures support for the approved 18 mission of each system university; direct the activities of 19 each president to support the general welfare of the system 20 while ensuring support for the approved mission of each 21 university; balance, to the extent reasonably possible, the 22 competing interests of the universities; provide a forum which 23 encourages system presidents to offer advice to the chancellor 24 regarding matters affecting the system; ensure cooperation 25 between system universities to encourage efforts to improve 26 academic offerings, expand access to education, promote faculty 27 development, improve support services, and increase efficiency 28 throughout the system; and exercise such other authority and 29 perform such other responsibilities as may be assigned by the 30 state board. 31 The chancellor is also directed to work with each president 32 to plan, build, and sustain appropriate academic and 33 co-curricular programs and initiatives to minimize duplication 34 and link system resources to society’s needs, develop and 35 -6- LSB 1536XS (3) 85 kh/nh 6/ 7

S.F. 136 submit to the state board proposals for short-term and 1 long-term planning goals, policies, and actions which serve 2 the best interests of the system, promulgate guidelines and 3 procedures for the consistent interpretation and application 4 of state board policies and rules directed at the system’s 5 universities, develop inter-institutional cooperative academic 6 and operational programs and services designed to reduce costs 7 while improving efficiencies and accountability. 8 The chancellor, with or without specific direction from 9 the state board, shall execute and administer the policies, 10 decisions, and rules promulgated by the state board; prepare 11 recommendations, in collaboration with the presidents, for 12 the state board’s consideration relating to matters including 13 but not limited to policy, personnel, compensation, tenure, 14 and terms of employment for all system personnel; exercise 15 administrative control, consonant with state board policy, 16 over inter-institutional matters including but not limited 17 to university budgets, curriculum, research, public service, 18 and extension activities; appoint, determine the composition 19 of, and delegate duties to such committees or councils as the 20 chancellor deems advisable; act on behalf of the state board 21 during the interim between state board meetings and to request 22 opinions from the attorney general’s offices and to coordinate 23 all legal services of the universities. The chancellor may 24 consult with university constituency groups on matters the 25 chancellor deems appropriate. 26 -7- LSB 1536XS (3) 85 kh/nh 7/ 7