HF2245 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutions. (Formerly HSB 538 .)

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutions. (Formerly HSB 538 .)

A bill for an act relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutions.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutions.
(Formerly HSB 538 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599 .
2026-03-16 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, attached to SF 2359 . S.J. 574 .
2026-03-16 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 574 .
2026-03-12 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 666 .
2026-03-12 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 63, nays 27. H.J. 662 .
2026-03-12 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8003 adopted. H.J. 662 .
2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8003 filed. H.J. 210 .
2026-01-30 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 189 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutions. (Formerly HSB 538 .)

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House

File

2245

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Reprinted

HOUSE

FILE

2245

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

HIGHER

EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

538)

(As

Amended

and

Passed

by

the

House

March

12,

2026

)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

selection

committees

for

presidents

of

1

regents

institutions.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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Section

1.

SHORT

TITLE.

This

Act

shall

be

known

and

may

be

1

cited

as

the

“University

President

Selection

Reform

Act”.

2

Sec.

2.

Section

262.9,

subsection

2,

paragraph

b,

Code

2026,

3

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

4

b.

(1)

When

electing

a

president

of

an

institution

of

5

higher

learning,

the

board

may

shall

use

a

presidential

6

selection

committee.

Only

members

of

the

board

shall

serve

7

as

voting

members

of

a

presidential

selection

committee.

The

8

committee

shall

recommend

the

most

well-qualified

candidates

9

considered

by

the

committee

to

the

board.

The

board

shall

10

only

elect

a

president

from

the

recommended

candidates.

The

11

committee

may

do

any

of

the

following

in

carrying

out

its

12

duties:

13

(a)

Contract

for

and

use

the

services

of

any

person

engaged

14

in

the

business

of

placing

highly

qualified

job

candidates

in

15

leadership

positions.

16

(b)

Use

moneys

allocated

to

the

committee

by

the

board.

17

(2)

The

identity

of

a

candidate

being

considered

by

the

18

committee

shall

be

confidential

for

purposes

of

chapter

22

and

19

shall

not

be

subject

to

public

disclosure

unless

the

identity

20

of

the

candidate

is

made

public

by

agreement

of

all

voting

21

members

of

the

committee.

22

(3)

(a)

A

presidential

selection

committee

shall

consist

of

23

five

voting

members

who

shall

be

members

of

the

board.

24

(b)

A

presidential

selection

committee

shall

also

consist

25

of

the

following

nonvoting

members

selected

by

the

board:

26

(i)

A

student

enrolled

at

the

institution.

27

(ii)

A

member

of

the

faculty

senate

at

the

institution.

28

(iii)

One

other

employee

of

the

institution.

29

(iv)

One

member

who

is

either

a

graduate

of

the

institution,

30

a

member

of

a

nonprofit

foundation

acting

solely

for

the

31

support

of

the

institution,

or

a

member

of

the

public.

32

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