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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2095)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
vaccination
exemptions
for
certain
students
1
in
clinical
rotations
and
the
qualification
of
postsecondary
2
schools
as
eligible
institutions
for
Iowa
tuition
grants,
3
and
providing
civil
penalties.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
139A.8C
Vaccination
requirements
——
1
clinical
rotations.
2
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
3
requires:
4
a.
“Accredited
private
institution”
means
the
same
as
5
defined
in
section
256.183.
6
b.
“Clinical
rotation”
means
a
period
of
training
completed
7
for
academic
credit
by
a
student
in
a
medical,
nursing,
or
8
other
health
care-related
degree
that
is
supervised
by
a
health
9
care
professional
in
a
facility.
For
the
purposes
of
this
10
paragraph,
“facility”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
11
514J.102.
12
c.
“Postsecondary
school”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
13
section
139A.8B.
14
2.
a.
A
postsecondary
school
offering
a
degree
program
15
requiring
a
clinical
rotation
shall,
upon
request
of
a
student
16
enrolled
in
the
degree
program,
identify
a
clinical
rotation
17
placement
where
the
student
will
be
permitted
an
exemption
from
18
any
vaccination
requirements
imposed
by
the
placement
location
19
during
the
duration
of
the
student’s
clinical
rotation.
20
b.
(1)
A
student
enrolled
in
a
degree
program
requiring
a
21
clinical
rotation
may
report
a
postsecondary
school’s
alleged
22
violation
of
paragraph
“a”
to
the
attorney
general.
The
23
attorney
general
shall
provide
notice
of
such
report
to
the
24
department
and
the
postsecondary
school
within
fifteen
calendar
25
days
of
the
date
of
receipt
of
the
report.
No
later
than
thirty
26
calendar
days
after
the
date
of
receipt
of
the
report,
the
27
postsecondary
school
shall
do
one
of
the
following:
28
(a)
Correct
the
violation
and
provide
documentation
of
the
29
correction
to
the
attorney
general
and
the
department.
30
(b)
Provide
documentation
to
the
attorney
general
and
the
31
department
demonstrating
that
the
alleged
violation
by
the
32
postsecondary
school
upon
which
the
report
was
based
was
not
33
a
violation
of
paragraph
“a”
.
34
c.
(1)
If
an
accredited
private
institution
is
found
by
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the
attorney
general
to
be
in
violation
of
paragraph
“a”
,
1
or
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
2
(a)
or
(b),
on
or
before
September
30
of
each
calendar
year,
3
the
accredited
private
institution
shall
not
qualify
as
an
4
eligible
institution
for
the
purposes
of
Iowa
tuition
grants
5
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
4,
subpart
B,
for
6
the
immediately
succeeding
academic
year.
The
attorney
7
general
shall
notify
the
college
student
aid
commission
of
the
8
accredited
private
institution’s
disqualification.
9
(2)
If
an
accredited
private
institution
is
found
by
the
10
attorney
general
to
be
in
compliance
with
the
requirements
11
under
paragraph
“a”
,
or
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(1),
12
subparagraph
divisions
(a)
or
(b),
on
or
before
September
30
13
of
each
calendar
year,
the
institution
shall
qualify
as
an
14
eligible
institution
for
Iowa
tuition
grants
under
chapter
15
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
4,
subpart
B,
for
the
immediately
16
succeeding
academic
year.
The
attorney
general
shall
notify
17
the
college
student
aid
commission
that
the
institution
18
qualifies
as
an
eligible
institution.
19
d.
A
postsecondary
school
found
by
the
attorney
general
to
20
be
in
violation
of
paragraph
“a”
,
or
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
21
(1),
subparagraph
division
(a)
or
(b),
on
or
before
September
22
30
of
each
calendar
year,
shall
be
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
23
of
five
thousand
dollars.
The
civil
penalty
shall
be
collected
24
by
the
attorney
general
and
deposited
into
the
general
fund
of
25
the
state.
26
Sec.
2.
Section
256.183,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
27
to
read
as
follows:
28
3.
“Eligible
institution”
means
an
institution
of
higher
29
learning
located
in
Iowa
which
is
operated
privately
and
30
not
controlled
or
administered
by
any
state
agency
or
any
31
subdivision
of
the
state,
which
is
not
exempt
from
taxation
32
under
section
501(c)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
and
which
33
meets
all
of
the
criteria
in
subsection
1
,
paragraphs
“d”
34
through
“k”
,
and
or
is
a
school
of
barbering
and
cosmetology
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arts
and
sciences
licensed
under
chapter
157
and
is
accredited
1
by
a
national
accrediting
agency
recognized
by
the
United
2
States
department
of
education.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
3
July
1,
2017,
such
a
school
of
barbering
and
cosmetology
arts
4
and
sciences
shall
provide
a
matching
aggregate
amount
of
5
institutional
financial
aid
equal
to
at
least
seventy-five
6
percent
of
the
amount
received
by
the
institution’s
students
7
for
Iowa
tuition
grant
assistance
under
section
256.191
.
For
8
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
the
school
of
barbering
9
and
cosmetology
arts
and
sciences
shall
provide
a
matching
10
aggregate
amount
of
institutional
financial
aid
equal
to
at
11
least
eighty-five
percent
of
the
amount
received
in
that
fiscal
12
year.
Commencing
with
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
13
and
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
the
matching
aggregate
amount
14
of
institutional
financial
aid
shall
be
at
least
equal
to
the
15
match
provided
by
eligible
institutions
under
section
261.9,
16
subsection
3
,
paragraph
“a”
,
Code
2023.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
relates
to
vaccination
exemptions
for
certain
21
students
in
clinical
rotations
and
the
qualification
for
22
postsecondary
schools
as
eligible
institutions
for
Iowa
tuition
23
grants.
24
The
bill
defines
“clinical
rotation”
(rotation)
as
a
period
25
of
training
completed
for
academic
credit
by
a
student
in
a
26
medical,
nursing,
or
other
health
care-related
degree
that
is
27
supervised
by
a
health
care
professional
in
a
facility.
The
28
bill
also
defines
“postsecondary
school”
and
“facility”.
29
The
bill
requires
a
postsecondary
school
offering
a
30
degree
program
requiring
a
rotation
to,
upon
request
of
a
31
student
enrolled
in
the
degree
program,
identify
a
rotation
32
placement
where
the
student
will
be
exempt
from
any
vaccination
33
requirements
imposed
by
the
placement
during
the
duration
of
34
the
rotation.
Under
the
bill,
a
postsecondary
school
that
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fails
to
comply
does
not
qualify
as
an
eligible
institution
1
for
purposes
of
Iowa
tuition
grants.
The
bill
amends
the
2
definition
of
eligible
institution
under
Code
section
256.183.
3
The
bill
provides
for
student
reporting
of
violations
under
4
the
bill,
and
a
postsecondary
school
must
respond
to
the
5
reported
violation
by
taking
corrective
action
or
providing
6
specific
documentation
to
the
attorney
general.
7
If
an
accredited
private
institution,
as
defined
in
the
8
bill,
violates
the
requirements
of
the
bill
or
fails
to
respond
9
to
a
reported
violation
before
September
30,
the
school
will
10
not
qualify
as
an
eligible
institution
for
Iowa
tuition
grants
11
and
the
attorney
general
is
required
to
notify
the
college
12
student
aid
commission
of
the
school’s
qualification
status.
A
13
postsecondary
school
that
violates
the
requirements
of
the
bill
14
or
fails
to
respond
to
a
reported
violation
before
September
30
15
is
also
subject
to
a
civil
penalty
of
$5,000.
A
civil
penalty
16
is
collected
by
the
attorney
general
and
deposited
into
the
17
state
general
fund.
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