HF155 • 2026

A bill for an act prohibiting meetings of the state board of regents from being held if the student member of the board is not present.

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: JACOBY
Last action: 2025-01-30
Official status: Introduced, referred to Higher Education. H.J. 150 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act prohibiting meetings of the state board of regents from being held if the student member of the board is not present.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act prohibiting meetings of the state board of regents from being held if the student member of the board is not present.

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Bill History

2025-01-30 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Higher Education. H.J. 150 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act prohibiting meetings of the state board of regents from being held if the student member of the board is not present.

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House

File

155

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

155

BY

JACOBY

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

prohibiting

meetings

of

the

state

board

of

regents

1

from

being

held

if

the

student

member

of

the

board

is

not

2

present.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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155

Section

1.

Section

262.8,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

1

follows:

2

262.8

Meetings.

3

Meetings

may

be

called

by

the

board,

by

the

president

of

the

4

board,

or

by

the

executive

director

of

the

board

upon

written

5

request

of

any

five

members

thereof.

A

meeting

shall

not

be

6

held

if

the

student

member

of

the

board

specified

in

section

7

262.1

is

not

present.

8

EXPLANATION

9

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

10

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

11

This

bill

prohibits

the

state

board

of

regents

from

holding

a

12

meeting

unless

the

student

member

of

the

board

is

present.

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