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HOUSE
FILE
2339
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HIGHER
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
547)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
regarding
student
admission
factors
to
regents
1
universities.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
TLSB
5036HV
(1)
91
mb/jh
H.F.
2339
Section
1.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
Act
shall
be
known
and
may
be
1
cited
as
the
“Admissions
Reform
Act”.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
262.9,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
3.
Make
rules
for
admission
to
and
for
the
government
of
5
said
institutions,
not
inconsistent
with
law.
The
rules
shall
6
require
the
institutions
of
higher
learning
under
its
control
7
to
accept
the
classic
learning
test,
developed
by
classic
8
learning
initiatives,
into
the
regent
admission
index
as
an
9
additional
standardized
test
option,
in
addition
to
the
college
10
readiness
assessment
administered
by
ACT,
inc.,
and
the
college
11
readiness
assessment
administered
by
the
college
board,
for
12
purposes
of
calculating
the
regent
admission
index
score
prior
13
to
the
beginning
of
the
2026-2027
academic
year.
14
Sec.
3.
Section
262.9,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
15
following
new
subsection:
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
43.
By
December
31,
2026,
develop
and
17
adopt
a
policy
ensuring
that
only
merit
and
the
likelihood
of
18
employment
in
Iowa
after
graduation
are
considered
in
admission
19
determination
for
students
who
do
not
qualify
under
the
regent
20
admission
index.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
relates
to
student
admission
in
regents
25
universities.
The
bill
directs
the
state
board
of
regents
26
to
adopt
a
policy
ensuring
only
the
factors
of
merit
and
27
likelihood
to
work
in
Iowa
post-graduation
are
considered
in
28
admission
determination
for
students
who
do
not
qualify
under
29
the
regent
admission
index
(RAI).
The
RAI
is
part
of
the
30
admission
requirements
for
Iowa
high
school
students
applying
31
to
regents
universities.
The
RAI
combines
the
following
32
factors:
ACT
or
SAT
test
score,
high
school
cumulative
33
grade-point
average,
and
the
number
of
completed
high
school
34
core
courses
to
predict
success
at
regents
universities.
For
35
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students
who
do
not
qualify
under
the
RAI,
the
bill
provides
1
that
the
only
factors
universities
can
utilize
in
making
2
admission
determinations
of
these
students
are
merit
and
3
likelihood
of
employment
in
Iowa
after
graduation.
The
state
4
board
shall
adopt
the
policy
by
December
31,
2026.
5
The
bill
further
directs
the
state
board
of
regents
to
6
accept
the
classic
learning
test
into
the
RAI
as
an
additional
7
standardized
test
option,
in
addition
to
the
college
readiness
8
assessments
administered
by
ACT,
inc.,
and
the
college
board,
9
respectively
the
ACT
and
SAT,
for
purposes
of
calculating
the
10
RAI
score
prior
to
the
beginning
of
the
2026-2027
academic
11
year.
The
classic
learning
test
is
an
online
college
entrance
12
exam.
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