HSB 530 (LSB 5084YC (5) 91)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON COLLINS)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Iowa, including priority for admission and reporting requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 262.9, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  39A.  a.  Adopt a policy requiring that not less than eighty percent of the students who are accepted into the bachelor of science in nursing program at the college of nursing at the state university of Iowa be residents of Iowa.
   b.  Adopt a policy that gives priority for admission to residents of Iowa who apply to the bachelor of science in nursing program at the state university of Iowa.
   c.  Adopt a policy requiring an application for admission to the bachelor of science in nursing program at the state university of Iowa to include an applicant attestation that includes all of the following:
   (1)  I was born in Iowa or graduated from an Iowa high school.
   (2)  I was not born in Iowa or did not graduate from an Iowa high school; however, I am interested in working in Iowa after graduation.
   (3)  I was not born in Iowa or did not graduate from an Iowa high school; however, I am interested in enrolling in the bachelor of science in nursing program at the state university of Iowa.
   d.  (1)  Require the state university of Iowa to submit an annual report to the general assembly that contains, for the immediately preceding calendar year, all of the following:
   (a)  The number of applicants who are residents of Iowa who were accepted to the bachelor of science in nursing program.
   (b)  The number of applicants who are residents of Iowa who were not accepted to the bachelor of science in nursing program, and a brief statement related to why each applicant was denied.
   (2)  Personal information regarding an applicant in an annual report submitted pursuant to this paragraph shall be kept confidential as required under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. §1252g, and in the same manner as personal information in student records maintained, created, collected, or assembled by or for a school corporation or education institution in accordance with section 22.7, subsection 1.
   e.  For purposes of this subsection:
   (1)  “Bachelor of science in nursing program” means the undergraduate bachelor of science in nursing degree program offered by the college of nursing at the state university of Iowa.
   (2)  “Resident of Iowa” means an individual who graduated from an Iowa high school.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Iowa college of nursing, including priority for admission and reporting requirements.
   The bill requires the state board of regents to adopt a policy providing that not less than 80 percent of students accepted into the bachelor of science in nursing program be residents of Iowa. The bill defines “resident of Iowa” as an individual who graduated from an Iowa high school. The bill further requires that the board of regents adopt a policy giving priority for admission to residents of Iowa who apply to the bachelor of science in nursing program, and a policy requiring an application for admission to the bachelor of science in nursing program include an applicant attestation.
   The bill requires the university of Iowa to submit an annual report to the general assembly containing, for the immediately preceding calendar year, the number of applicants who are residents of Iowa who were accepted to the bachelor of science in nursing program and the number of applicants who are residents of Iowa who were not accepted, including a brief statement related to why each applicant was denied.