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HOUSE
FILE
194
BY
JACOBY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
membership
of
the
board
of
regents
and
1
including
transition
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
262.1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
262.1
Membership.
3
The
state
board
of
regents
consists
of
nine
members,
eight
4
of
whom
shall
be
selected
from
the
state
at
large
solely
with
5
regard
to
their
qualifications
and
fitness
to
discharge
the
6
duties
of
the
office
elected
pursuant
to
section
262.3
.
The
7
ninth
member
shall
be
appointed
by
the
elected
members
of
the
8
board
and
shall
be
a
student
enrolled
on
a
full-time
basis
in
9
good
standing
at
either
the
graduate
or
undergraduate
level
at
10
one
of
the
institutions
listed
in
section
262.7,
subsection
1,
11
2,
or
3
,
at
the
time
of
the
member’s
appointment.
Not
more
than
12
five
members
shall
be
of
the
same
political
party.
The
elected
13
members
of
the
state
board
of
regents
may,
by
a
majority
vote
14
of
those
members,
remove
or
suspend
the
ninth
member.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
262.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
16
follows:
17
262.2
Appointment
——
term
of
office.
18
The
members
shall
be
appointed
by
the
governor
subject
to
19
confirmation
by
the
senate.
Prior
to
appointing
the
ninth
20
member
as
specified
in
section
262.1
,
the
governor
shall
21
consult
with
the
appropriate
student
body
government
at
the
22
institution
at
which
the
proposed
appointee
is
enrolled.
The
23
term
of
each
member
of
the
board
shall
be
for
six
years,
24
except
as
provided
in
section
262.3,
unless
the
ninth
member,
25
appointed
in
accordance
with
section
262.1
,
graduates
or
is
26
no
longer
enrolled
at
an
institution
of
higher
education
27
under
the
board’s
control,
at
which
time
the
term
of
the
28
ninth
member
shall
expire
one
year
from
the
date
on
which
the
29
member
graduates
or
is
no
longer
enrolled
in
an
institution
30
of
higher
education
under
the
board’s
control.
However,
if
31
within
that
year
the
ninth
member
reenrolls
in
any
institution
32
of
higher
education
under
the
board’s
control
on
a
full-time
33
basis
and
is
a
student
in
good
standing
at
either
the
graduate
34
or
undergraduate
level,
the
term
of
the
ninth
member
shall
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continue
in
effect.
The
terms
of
three
members
of
the
board
1
shall
begin
and
expire
in
each
odd-numbered
year
as
provided
2
in
section
69.19
.
3
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
262.3
Election
of
certain
members
——
4
vacancies.
5
1.
Of
the
eight
elective
members
of
the
board,
two
shall
6
be
elected
by
the
registered
voters
of
each
of
the
three
7
congressional
districts
in
which
is
located
an
institution
of
8
higher
learning
governed
by
the
board,
one
shall
be
elected
9
from
the
remaining
congressional
district,
and
one
shall
be
10
elected
on
a
statewide
basis.
Members
of
the
board
shall
be
11
elected
on
a
nonpartisan
basis
at
the
regular
school
election
12
under
section
277.1
for
staggered
six-year
terms,
with
terms
13
commencing
on
the
first
day
of
January
that
is
not
a
Sunday
or
14
holiday
following
their
election.
Any
eligible
elector
who
is
15
a
resident
of
this
state
is
entitled
to
elective
membership
16
on
the
board,
except
that
a
member
elected
by
the
voters
of
a
17
congressional
district
must
be
a
resident
of
that
congressional
18
district.
A
vacancy
in
an
elected
position
on
the
board
shall
19
be
filled
by
the
chairperson
of
the
board
for
the
unexpired
20
balance
of
the
term
as
provided
in
section
69.12
until
the
next
21
succeeding
regular
election
for
school
districts.
22
2.
a.
At
each
regular
school
election,
a
successor
shall
23
be
chosen
for
each
board
member
whose
term
will
expire
in
the
24
succeeding
January.
Nominations
of
candidates
shall
be
made
25
by
petition
in
accordance
with
chapter
45.
Nominations
of
26
candidates
for
the
statewide
elected
member
shall
be
signed
by
27
at
least
three
hundred
eligible
electors
residing
in
the
state.
28
Nominations
of
all
other
candidates
shall
be
signed
by
at
least
29
three
hundred
eligible
electors
residing
in
the
congressional
30
district.
The
petition
form
shall
be
furnished
by
the
county
31
commissioner
of
elections.
Every
candidate
shall
file
with
32
the
nomination
papers
an
affidavit
stating
the
candidate’s
33
name,
the
candidate’s
residence,
that
the
person
is
a
candidate
34
and
is
eligible
for
board
membership,
and
that
if
elected
the
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candidate
will
qualify
for
the
office.
The
affidavit
shall
1
also
state
that
the
candidate
is
aware
that
the
candidate
is
2
disqualified
from
holding
office
if
the
candidate
has
been
3
convicted
of
an
infamous
crime
and
the
candidate’s
rights
have
4
not
been
restored
by
the
governor
or
by
the
president
of
the
5
United
States.
6
b.
The
signed
petitions
shall
be
filed
with
the
county
7
commissioner
of
elections
not
later
than
5:00
p.m.
on
the
8
sixty-ninth
day
before
the
regular
election
held
pursuant
9
to
section
277.1.
The
votes
for
board
membership
shall
be
10
canvassed
in
the
same
manner
as
the
votes
for
state
officers,
11
and
the
returns
shall
be
certified
to
the
state
commissioner
of
12
elections.
A
plurality
is
sufficient
to
elect
members,
and
a
13
primary
election
for
the
office
shall
not
be
held.
14
3.
As
used
in
this
section,
“congressional
district”
15
means
those
districts
established
following
the
2020
federal
16
decennial
census.
17
Sec.
4.
REPEAL.
Sections
262.4,
262.5,
and
262.6,
Code
18
2025,
are
repealed.
19
Sec.
5.
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
20
1.
Membership
terms
of
all
regents
board
members
on
the
21
effective
date
of
this
Act
shall
expire
on
December
31,
2027.
22
2.
a.
At
the
regular
election
for
school
districts
to
be
23
held
in
2027,
and
at
the
regular
election
for
school
districts
24
immediately
preceding
the
expiration
of
the
member’s
term,
one
25
member
each
shall
be
elected
as
follows:
26
(1)
Statewide,
for
a
full
term.
27
(2)
By
the
registered
voters
of
the
third
congressional
28
district,
for
a
full
term.
29
(3)
By
the
registered
voters
of
the
first
congressional
30
district,
for
an
initial
four-year
term.
31
(4)
By
the
registered
voters
of
the
second
congressional
32
district,
for
an
initial
four-year
term.
33
(5)
By
the
registered
voters
of
the
fourth
congressional
34
district,
for
an
initial
four-year
term.
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(6)
By
the
registered
voters
of
the
first
congressional
1
district,
for
an
initial
two-year
term.
2
(7)
By
the
registered
voters
of
the
second
congressional
3
district,
for
an
initial
two-year
term.
4
(8)
By
the
registered
voters
of
the
fourth
congressional
5
district,
for
an
initial
two-year
term.
6
EXPLANATION
7
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
8
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
9
This
bill
relates
to
the
membership
of
the
board
of
regents.
10
Under
current
law,
there
are
nine
members
of
the
board
of
11
regents
(board)
with
one
student
member
and
with
all
members
12
being
appointed
by
the
governor,
subject
to
confirmation
by
the
13
senate.
14
The
bill
requires
that
eight
members
of
the
board
be
elected
15
on
a
nonpartisan
basis
at
the
regular
school
election
and
16
requires
that
a
ninth
member
be
a
student
appointed
by
the
17
elective
members
of
the
board.
The
bill
requires
that
one
18
elective
member
be
elected
statewide
and
that
one
elective
19
member
be
elected
by
the
third
congressional
district.
The
20
bill
also
requires
that
two
members
be
elected
by
each
of
the
21
other
three
congressional
districts,
in
which
are
located
an
22
institution
of
higher
learning
governed
by
the
board.
The
bill
23
requires
that
board
member
terms
are
staggered.
24
The
bill
requires
that
a
member
of
the
board
be
an
eligible
25
elector
of
the
state
and
requires
that
a
member
elected
by
26
the
voters
of
a
congressional
district
be
a
resident
of
that
27
congressional
district.
The
bill
provides
that
filling
a
28
vacancy
in
elective
membership
on
the
board
shall
be
conducted
29
in
accordance
with
current
Code
section
69.12.
The
bill
30
also
establishes
elections
administration
provisions
for
the
31
nomination
and
election
of
board
members.
32
The
bill
provides
transition
provisions
for
the
regular
33
election
for
school
districts
scheduled
for
2027.
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