House Study Bill 545 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON COLLINS) A BILL FOR An Act requiring the state board of regents to conduct a 1 study regarding the reintroduction of VEISHEA at Iowa state 2 university, and including effective date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5022YC (2) 91 mb/jh
H.F. _____ Section 1. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS —— VEISHEA FEASIBILITY 1 STUDY. 2 1. The state board of regents shall conduct a study 3 regarding the feasibility of reintroducing VEISHEA, the 4 university-wide celebration that began in 1922 and was held 5 nearly annually until 2014, at Iowa state university. The 6 objectives of the study are to determine whether it is 7 practical and beneficial to reinstate VEISHEA. 8 2. The state board shall submit its findings and 9 recommendations in a report to the chairperson of the house 10 committee on higher education and the chairperson of the senate 11 committee on education prior to the November 2026 meeting of 12 the state board. 13 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 14 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill directs the state board of regents to conduct a 19 study regarding the feasibility of reintroducing VEISHEA at 20 Iowa state university. The objectives of the study are to 21 determine whether it is practical and beneficial to reinstate 22 VEISHEA. The state board shall submit its findings and 23 recommendations in a report to the chairperson of the house 24 committee on higher education and the chairperson of the senate 25 committee on education prior to the November 2026 meeting of 26 the state board. 27 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 28 -1- LSB 5022YC (2) 91 mb/jh 1/ 1