HSB 606 (LSB 6134YC (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE _____ 

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON WHEELER)

A BILL FOR

An Act requiring reports to the general assembly regarding establishment of certain postsecondary student athletic programs and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  STUDENT ATHLETICS —— REPORTS TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
   1.  Iowa state university of science and technology and the university of northern Iowa shall each submit a report to the general assembly by July 30, 2026, on the feasibility of establishing men’s baseball and women’s wrestling programs at their respective institutions. The report must include a plan and timeline for establishing such programs as well as an analysis of the potential cost of establishment and the ongoing financial impact of maintaining such programs, including any potential increase in tuition received due to increased enrollment of student athletes.
   2.  Southwestern community college shall submit a report to the general assembly by July 30, 2026, on the feasibility of establishing a men’s wrestling program. The report must include a plan and timeline for establishing the program as well as an analysis of the potential cost of establishment and the ongoing financial impact of maintaining the program, including any potential increase in tuition received due to increased enrollment of student athletes.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill requires Iowa state university and the university of northern Iowa to each submit a report to the general assembly by July 30, 2026, on the feasibility of establishing men’s baseball and women’s wrestling programs at their respective institutions.
   The bill also requires southwestern community college to submit a report to the general assembly by July 30, 2026, on the feasibility of establishing a men’s wrestling program.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.