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2361
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HIGHER
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
543)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
12,
2026
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
general
education
requirements,
core
1
curricula,
other
functions
of
regents
institutions,
and
2
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
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DIVISION
I
1
SHORT
TITLE
2
Section
1.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
Act
shall
be
known
and
may
be
3
cited
as
the
“Increasing
Civic
Proficiency
in
Higher
Education
4
Act”.
5
DIVISION
II
6
REGENTS
INSTITUTIONS
——
GENERAL
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
7
CORE
CURRICULA
——
COURSES
ON
AMERICAN
HISTORY
AND
AMERICAN
8
GOVERNMENT
9
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
262.100
General
education
requirements
10
and
core
curricula
——
courses
on
American
history
and
American
11
government.
12
1.
The
state
board
of
regents
shall
require
each
institution
13
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
board
to
establish
as
14
a
requirement
for
the
completion
of
any
general
education
15
requirements
or
core
curricula
that
an
undergraduate
student
16
complete
an
introductory
survey
course
in
American
history
17
and
an
introductory
survey
course
in
American
government.
An
18
institution
shall
assign
a
value
of
at
least
three
semester
19
hours
of
credit
to
each
course.
A
course
required
by
this
20
section
shall
be
a
comprehensive
survey
of
all
American
history
21
and
American
government.
22
2.
A
course
required
by
this
section
shall
fulfill
the
23
general
education
or
core
curriculum
requirement
for
social
24
sciences
or
humanities,
as
designated
by
the
institution,
that
25
a
student
is
required
to
complete
as
a
condition
of
graduation.
26
3.
An
institution
shall
provide
equivalent
credit
toward
27
the
courses
required
by
this
section
to
a
student
transferring
28
to
the
institution
for
previous
coursework
completed
by
the
29
student
that
is
substantially
similar
to
a
required
course.
30
4.
This
section
does
not
apply
to
a
student
completing
a
31
degree
program
designated
by
an
institution
as
a
degree
program
32
of
three
years
or
less
in
duration.
33
5.
Annually,
the
center
for
intellectual
freedom
at
the
34
state
university
of
Iowa,
the
center
for
cyclone
civics
at
the
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Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology,
and
the
center
1
for
civic
education
at
the
university
of
northern
Iowa
shall
2
designate
courses
at
their
respective
institutions
that
satisfy
3
the
requirements
of
this
section.
4
Sec.
3.
Section
263C.3,
subsection
5,
Code
2026,
is
amended
5
by
striking
the
subsection.
6
Sec.
4.
REVIEW
OF
GENERAL
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
CORE
7
CURRICULA.
By
the
semester
beginning
fall
2028,
the
board
of
8
regents
shall
conduct
a
review
of
all
undergraduate
general
9
education
requirements
and
core
curricula
at
institutions
of
10
higher
education
governed
by
the
board.
11
Sec.
5.
APPLICABILITY.
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
12
section
262.100
applies
to
undergraduate
students
beginning
13
enrollment
at
institutions
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
14
board
of
regents
in
academic
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
15
1,
2028.
16
DIVISION
III
17
LECTURE
AND
DEBATE
SERIES
18
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
262.105
Lecture
and
debate
series.
19
By
December
31,
2026,
the
center
for
intellectual
freedom
at
20
the
state
university
of
Iowa,
the
center
for
cyclone
civics
at
21
the
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology,
and
the
22
center
for
civic
education
at
the
university
of
northern
Iowa
23
shall
each
establish
an
ongoing
lecture
and
debate
series.
The
24
series
must
promote
civil
dialogue
and
debate
on
the
issues
25
most
important
to
the
American
republic.
26
DIVISION
IV
27
CENTERS
——
ANNUAL
REPORTS
28
Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
266.8
Annual
report
——
center
for
29
cyclone
civics.
30
The
director
of
the
center
for
cyclone
civics
at
the
Iowa
31
state
university
of
science
and
technology
shall
submit
an
32
annual
report
to
the
governor,
the
general
assembly,
and
the
33
state
board
of
regents
by
December
31.
The
report
must
provide
34
a
full
account
of
the
center’s
achievements
and
must
identify
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any
opportunities,
challenges,
and
obstacles
in
the
development
1
of
the
center.
2
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
268.6
Annual
report
——
center
for
3
civic
education.
4
The
director
of
the
center
for
civic
education
at
the
5
university
of
northern
Iowa
shall
submit
an
annual
report
6
to
the
governor,
the
general
assembly,
and
the
state
board
7
of
regents
by
December
31.
The
report
must
provide
a
full
8
account
of
the
center’s
achievements
and
must
identify
any
9
opportunities,
challenges,
and
obstacles
in
the
development
of
10
the
center.
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