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2033
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SENATE
FILE
2033
BY
GRUENHAGEN
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
OF
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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
not
be
exclusively
or
primarily
devoted
to
the
21
study
of
subgroups
of
Americans
or
other
nationalities.
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.
REVIEW
OF
GENERAL
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
CORE
5
CURRICULA.
No
later
than
December
31,
2026,
the
board
of
6
regents
shall
conduct
a
review
of
all
undergraduate
general
7
education
requirements
and
core
curricula
at
institutions
of
8
higher
education
governed
by
the
board.
9
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
10
section
262.100
applies
to
undergraduate
students
beginning
11
enrollment
at
institutions
of
higher
education
governed
by
the
12
board
of
regents
in
academic
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
13
1,
2028.
14
DIVISION
III
15
CENTER
FOR
INTELLECTUAL
FREEDOM
——
COURSES
16
Sec.
5.
Section
263C.3,
subsection
5,
Code
2026,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
5.
The
center
shall
offer
at
least
one
three-semester
credit
19
hour
course
in
American
history
and
civil
one
three-semester
20
credit
hour
course
in
American
government.
If
a
regents
21
institution
has
established
general
education
requirements
22
for
undergraduate
students
that
include
an
American
heritage
23
history
course
requirement
or
an
American
government
course
24
requirement
,
the
center
shall
ensure
that
the
course
satisfies
25
that
requirement
courses
satisfy
those
requirements
.
The
26
center
shall
coordinate
with
the
center
for
cyclone
civics
27
at
Iowa
state
university
and
the
center
for
civic
education
28
at
the
university
of
northern
Iowa
to
ensure
that
the
course
29
is
offered
to
students
at
each
regents
institution
either
in
30
person
or
online.
31
Sec.
6.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
to
32
academic
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2027.
33
DIVISION
IV
34
LECTURE
AND
DEBATE
SERIES
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Sec.
7.
NEW
SECTION
.
262.105
Lecture
and
debate
series.
1
By
December
31,
2026,
the
center
for
intellectual
freedom
at
2
the
state
university
of
Iowa,
the
center
for
cyclone
civics
at
3
the
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
technology,
and
the
4
center
for
civic
education
at
the
university
of
northern
Iowa
5
shall
each
establish
an
ongoing
lecture
and
debate
series.
The
6
series
must
promote
civil
dialogue
and
debate
on
the
issues
7
most
important
to
the
American
republic.
8
DIVISION
V
9
CENTERS
——
ANNUAL
REPORTS
10
Sec.
8.
NEW
SECTION
.
266.8
Annual
report
——
center
for
11
cyclone
civics.
12
The
director
of
the
center
for
cyclone
civics
at
the
Iowa
13
state
university
of
science
and
technology
shall
submit
an
14
annual
report
to
the
governor,
the
general
assembly,
and
the
15
state
board
of
regents
by
December
31.
The
report
must
provide
16
a
full
account
of
the
center’s
achievements
and
must
identify
17
any
opportunities,
challenges,
and
obstacles
in
the
development
18
of
the
center.
19
Sec.
9.
NEW
SECTION
.
268.6
Annual
report
——
center
for
20
civic
education.
21
The
director
of
the
center
for
civic
education
at
the
22
university
of
northern
Iowa
shall
submit
an
annual
report
23
to
the
governor,
the
general
assembly,
and
the
state
board
24
of
regents
by
December
31.
The
report
must
provide
a
full
25
account
of
the
center’s
achievements
and
must
identify
any
26
opportunities,
challenges,
and
obstacles
in
the
development
of
27
the
center.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
relates
to
general
education
requirements,
core
32
curricula,
and
other
functions
of
regents
institutions.
33
REGENTS
INSTITUTIONS
——
GENERAL
EDUCATION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
34
CORE
CURRICULA
——
COURSES
ON
AMERICAN
HISTORY
AND
AMERICAN
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GOVERNMENT.
This
division
provides
that
the
state
board
of
1
regents
(board)
must
require
each
institution
to
establish
2
as
a
requirement
for
the
completion
of
any
general
education
3
requirements
or
core
curricula
that
an
undergraduate
student
4
complete
introductory
survey
courses
in
American
history
and
5
American
government.
The
requirement
applies
to
undergraduate
6
students
beginning
enrollment
at
institutions
in
academic
years
7
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2028.
An
institution
shall
8
assign
a
value
of
at
least
three
semester
hours
of
credit
to
9
each
course.
A
required
course
shall
not
be
exclusively
or
10
primarily
devoted
to
the
study
of
subgroups
of
Americans
or
11
other
nationalities.
12
A
required
course
shall
fulfill
the
general
education
or
13
core
curriculum
requirement
for
social
sciences
or
humanities,
14
as
designated
by
the
institution,
that
a
student
is
required
to
15
complete
as
a
condition
of
graduation.
16
The
division
requires
an
institution
to
provide
equivalent
17
credit
toward
the
required
courses
to
a
student
transferring
to
18
the
institution
for
previous
substantially
similar
coursework.
19
The
division
does
not
apply
to
a
student
completing
a
degree
20
program
designated
by
an
institution
as
a
degree
program
of
21
three
years
or
less
in
duration.
22
The
division
requires
the
center
for
intellectual
freedom
at
23
the
university
of
Iowa,
the
center
for
cyclone
civics
at
Iowa
24
state
university,
and
the
center
for
civic
education
at
the
25
university
of
northern
Iowa
to
annually
designate
courses
at
26
their
respective
institutions
that
satisfy
these
requirements.
27
The
division
requires
the
board
to
conduct
a
review
of
all
28
undergraduate
general
education
requirements
and
core
curricula
29
at
institutions
no
later
than
December
31,
2026.
30
CENTER
FOR
INTELLECTUAL
FREEDOM
——
COURSES.
This
division
31
requires
the
center
for
intellectual
freedom
at
the
university
32
of
Iowa
to
offer
at
least
one
three-semester
credit
hour
33
course
in
American
history
and
one
three-semester
credit
34
hour
course
in
American
government.
Under
current
law,
the
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center
is
required
to
offer
at
least
one
three-semester
credit
1
hour
course
in
American
history
and
civil
government.
The
2
bill
provides
that
if
an
institution
has
established
general
3
education
requirements
for
undergraduate
students
that
4
include
an
American
history
course
requirement
or
an
American
5
government
course
requirement,
the
center
shall
ensure
that
6
the
courses
satisfy
those
requirements.
The
bill
strikes
a
7
requirement
that
the
center
coordinate
with
the
center
for
8
cyclone
civics
at
Iowa
state
university
and
the
center
for
9
civic
education
at
the
university
of
northern
Iowa
to
ensure
10
that
such
a
course
is
offered
to
students
at
each
institution
11
either
in
person
or
online.
12
The
division
applies
to
academic
years
beginning
on
or
after
13
July
1,
2027.
14
LECTURE
AND
DEBATE
SERIES.
This
division
requires
the
15
center
for
intellectual
freedom
at
the
university
of
Iowa,
16
the
center
for
cyclone
civics
at
Iowa
state
university,
and
17
the
center
for
civic
education
at
the
university
of
northern
18
Iowa
to
each
establish
an
ongoing
lecture
and
debate
series
by
19
December
31,
2026.
The
series
must
promote
civil
dialogue
and
20
debate
on
the
issues
most
important
to
the
American
republic.
21
CENTERS
——
ANNUAL
REPORTS.
This
division
requires
the
22
directors
of
the
center
for
cyclone
civics
at
Iowa
state
23
university
and
the
center
for
civic
education
at
the
university
24
of
northern
Iowa
to
each
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
25
governor,
the
general
assembly,
and
the
board
of
regents
26
by
December
31.
The
report
must
provide
a
full
account
27
of
the
respective
center’s
achievements
and
identify
any
28
opportunities,
challenges,
and
obstacles
in
the
development
of
29
the
center.
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