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House
File
868
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HOUSE
FILE
868
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
277)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
study
of
establishing
an
institution
of
1
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents
in
2
Pottawattamie
county
or
a
contiguous
county.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
REGENTS
INSTITUTION
——
POTTAWATTAMIE
COUNTY
1
——
STUDY.
The
department
of
education
shall
conduct
a
2
study
of
the
feasibility
of
establishing
an
institution
of
3
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
4
which
offers
undergraduate
and
graduate
degree
programs,
in
5
Pottawattamie
county
or
a
contiguous
county.
The
study
shall
6
also
include
a
recommendation
of
the
city
in
the
specified
7
region
that
would
be
most
suitable
for
the
location
of
such
an
8
institution,
tentative
timelines
in
which
such
an
institution
9
could
be
established
and
become
operational,
and
analysis
10
of
key
determinations
that
must
be
made
to
effectuate
such
11
establishment.
The
department
may
consult
with
any
relevant
12
federal,
state,
or
local
agencies
or
stakeholders
to
carry
13
out
the
study.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report
with
its
14
findings
and
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
general
15
assembly
by
December
31,
2025.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
requires
the
department
of
education
to
conduct
20
a
study
of
the
feasibility
of
establishing
an
institution
21
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
22
which
offers
undergraduate
and
graduate
degree
programs,
in
23
Pottawattamie
county
or
a
contiguous
county.
The
study
shall
24
also
include
a
recommendation
of
the
city
in
the
specified
25
region
that
would
be
most
suitable
for
the
location
of
26
such
an
institution,
tentative
timelines
in
which
such
an
27
institution
could
be
established
and
become
operational,
and
28
analysis
of
key
determinations
that
must
be
made
to
effectuate
29
such
establishment.
The
bill
authorizes
the
department
to
30
consult
with
any
relevant
federal,
state,
or
local
agencies
31
or
stakeholders
to
carry
out
the
study.
The
bill
requires
32
the
department
to
submit
a
report
with
its
findings
and
33
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
34
December
31,
2025.
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