Iowa SF 243: A bill for an act extending the limitations of certain criminal actions committed on or with minors, and providing penalties.

Bill Text

Senate
File
243
-
Introduced

SENATE
FILE
243

BY
GREEN

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
relating
to
tuition,
degree
programs,
employment,
and
1

related
matters
pertaining
to
students
enrolled
at
regents
2

institutions.
3

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
Act
shall
be
known
and
may
be
1

cited
as
the
“College
Affordability
Act”.
2

Sec.
2.
Section
262.9,
subsection
19,
paragraph
a,
Code
3

2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4

a.
Not
less
than
thirty
days
prior
to
action
by
the
board
5

on
any
proposal
to
increase
tuition,
fees,
or
charges
at
6

one
or
more
of
the
institutions
of
higher
education
under
7

its
control,
send
written
notification
of
the
amount
of
the
8

proposed
increase
including
a
copy
of
the
proposed
tuition
9

increase
docket
memorandum
prepared
for
its
consideration
to
10

the
presiding
officers
of
the
student
government
organization
11

of
the
affected
institutions.
The
final
decision
on
an
12

increase
in
tuition
or
mandatory
fees
charged
to
all
students
13

at
an
institution
for
a
fiscal
year
shall
be
made
at
a
regular
14

meeting
and
shall
be
reflected
in
a
final
docket
memorandum
15

that
states
the
estimated
total
cost
of
attending
each
of
the
16

institutions
of
higher
education
under
the
board’s
control.
17

The
regular
meeting
shall
be
held
in
Ames,
Cedar
Falls,
or
Iowa
18

City
and
shall
not
be
held
during
a
period
in
which
classes
19

have
been
suspended
for
university
holiday
or
break.
The
final

20

decision
on
an
increase
in
tuition
charged
to
all
students
at

21

an
institution
for
a
fiscal
year
shall
be
made
at
a
regular
22

meeting
held
no
later
than
December
31
of
the
previous
fiscal

23

year.
24

Sec.
3.
Section
262.9,
subsection
19,
Code
2025,
is
amended
25

by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
26

NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
Limit
any
annual
increase
in
tuition
or
27

mandatory
fees
charged
for
a
fiscal
year
to
all
students
at
an
28

institution
who
are
in-state
residents
to
no
more
than
three
29

percent.
30

Sec.
4.
Section
262.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
31

following
new
subsections:
32

NEW
SUBSECTION

.
39.
Direct
each
institution
of
higher
33

education
governed
by
the
board
to
establish
a
policy
whereby
34

the
tuition
amount
charged
to
students
classified
as
residents
35

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that
is
charged
to
an
undergraduate
student
in
the
student’s
1

first
academic
year
of
enrollment,
commencing
with
a
first
2

academic
year
of
enrollment
beginning
in
or
after
2026,
will
3

not
increase
in
the
student’s
subsequent
academic
years
of
4

undergraduate
enrollment.
For
a
student
who
begins
their
first
5

academic
year
of
undergraduate
enrollment
with
sufficient
6

academic
transfer
credits
that
the
student
can
complete
a
7

baccalaureate
degree
program
in
less
than
four
academic
years,
8

this
requirement
shall
only
apply
for
the
number
of
academic
9

years
necessary
for
the
student
to
complete
a
degree
program
10

with
their
academic
transfer
credits,
rounded
up.
This
11

subsection
does
not
apply
to
any
academic
years
beyond
three
12

consecutive
academic
years
of
undergraduate
enrollment
after
a
13

student’s
first
academic
year
of
enrollment.
14

NEW
SUBSECTION

.
40.
Direct
each
institution
of
higher
15

education
governed
by
the
board
to
offer
at
least
one
16

baccalaureate
degree
program
that
can
be
completed
in
three
17

years
by
the
academic
year
beginning
in
2027.
18

NEW
SUBSECTION

.
41.
a.
Direct
each
institution
of
higher
19

education
governed
by
the
board
to
establish,
no
later
than
20

the
academic
year
beginning
in
2027,
a
work
plus
program
in
21

accordance
with
this
subsection.
The
program
shall
allow
22

an
undergraduate
student
to
engage
in
part-time
employment
23

while
pursuing
a
baccalaureate
degree
with
the
employer
being
24

financially
responsible
for
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
during
25

semesters
of
employment.
26

b.
A
student
and
employer
participating
in
the
program
shall
27

sign
an
agreement,
in
a
form
established
by
the
institution,
to
28

comply
with
the
requirements
of
this
subsection.
The
agreement
29

must
provide
the
rights
and
responsibilities
of
the
student
and
30

employer
under
the
program.
The
agreement
must
include
but
not
31

be
limited
to
the
following
requirements:
32

(1)
The
student
shall
perform
part-time
work
for
the
33

employer
for
at
least
one
semester
while
enrolled
at
the
34

institution.
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(2)
The
employer
shall
pay
the
student
for
such
work
as
1

provided
in
chapter
91D.
2

(3)
The
employer
shall
be
financially
responsible
for
all
3

tuition
and
mandatory
fees
owed
by
the
student
during
semesters
4

in
which
the
student
is
employed
under
the
program.
5

c.
Each
institution
shall
establish
a
registration
process
6

for
employers
participating
in
the
program.
7

d.
The
board
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
8

administer
this
s