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SENATE
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243
BY
GREEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
tuition,
degree
programs,
employment,
and
1
related
matters
pertaining
to
students
enrolled
at
regents
2
institutions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
SHORT
TITLE.
This
Act
shall
be
known
and
may
be
1
cited
as
the
“College
Affordability
Act”.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
262.9,
subsection
19,
paragraph
a,
Code
3
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
a.
Not
less
than
thirty
days
prior
to
action
by
the
board
5
on
any
proposal
to
increase
tuition,
fees,
or
charges
at
6
one
or
more
of
the
institutions
of
higher
education
under
7
its
control,
send
written
notification
of
the
amount
of
the
8
proposed
increase
including
a
copy
of
the
proposed
tuition
9
increase
docket
memorandum
prepared
for
its
consideration
to
10
the
presiding
officers
of
the
student
government
organization
11
of
the
affected
institutions.
The
final
decision
on
an
12
increase
in
tuition
or
mandatory
fees
charged
to
all
students
13
at
an
institution
for
a
fiscal
year
shall
be
made
at
a
regular
14
meeting
and
shall
be
reflected
in
a
final
docket
memorandum
15
that
states
the
estimated
total
cost
of
attending
each
of
the
16
institutions
of
higher
education
under
the
board’s
control.
17
The
regular
meeting
shall
be
held
in
Ames,
Cedar
Falls,
or
Iowa
18
City
and
shall
not
be
held
during
a
period
in
which
classes
19
have
been
suspended
for
university
holiday
or
break.
The
final
20
decision
on
an
increase
in
tuition
charged
to
all
students
at
21
an
institution
for
a
fiscal
year
shall
be
made
at
a
regular
22
meeting
held
no
later
than
December
31
of
the
previous
fiscal
23
year.
24
Sec.
3.
Section
262.9,
subsection
19,
Code
2025,
is
amended
25
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
26
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
d.
Limit
any
annual
increase
in
tuition
or
27
mandatory
fees
charged
for
a
fiscal
year
to
all
students
at
an
28
institution
who
are
in-state
residents
to
no
more
than
three
29
percent.
30
Sec.
4.
Section
262.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
31
following
new
subsections:
32
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
39.
Direct
each
institution
of
higher
33
education
governed
by
the
board
to
establish
a
policy
whereby
34
the
tuition
amount
charged
to
students
classified
as
residents
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that
is
charged
to
an
undergraduate
student
in
the
student’s
1
first
academic
year
of
enrollment,
commencing
with
a
first
2
academic
year
of
enrollment
beginning
in
or
after
2026,
will
3
not
increase
in
the
student’s
subsequent
academic
years
of
4
undergraduate
enrollment.
For
a
student
who
begins
their
first
5
academic
year
of
undergraduate
enrollment
with
sufficient
6
academic
transfer
credits
that
the
student
can
complete
a
7
baccalaureate
degree
program
in
less
than
four
academic
years,
8
this
requirement
shall
only
apply
for
the
number
of
academic
9
years
necessary
for
the
student
to
complete
a
degree
program
10
with
their
academic
transfer
credits,
rounded
up.
This
11
subsection
does
not
apply
to
any
academic
years
beyond
three
12
consecutive
academic
years
of
undergraduate
enrollment
after
a
13
student’s
first
academic
year
of
enrollment.
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
40.
Direct
each
institution
of
higher
15
education
governed
by
the
board
to
offer
at
least
one
16
baccalaureate
degree
program
that
can
be
completed
in
three
17
years
by
the
academic
year
beginning
in
2027.
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
41.
a.
Direct
each
institution
of
higher
19
education
governed
by
the
board
to
establish,
no
later
than
20
the
academic
year
beginning
in
2027,
a
work
plus
program
in
21
accordance
with
this
subsection.
The
program
shall
allow
22
an
undergraduate
student
to
engage
in
part-time
employment
23
while
pursuing
a
baccalaureate
degree
with
the
employer
being
24
financially
responsible
for
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
during
25
semesters
of
employment.
26
b.
A
student
and
employer
participating
in
the
program
shall
27
sign
an
agreement,
in
a
form
established
by
the
institution,
to
28
comply
with
the
requirements
of
this
subsection.
The
agreement
29
must
provide
the
rights
and
responsibilities
of
the
student
and
30
employer
under
the
program.
The
agreement
must
include
but
not
31
be
limited
to
the
following
requirements:
32
(1)
The
student
shall
perform
part-time
work
for
the
33
employer
for
at
least
one
semester
while
enrolled
at
the
34
institution.
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(2)
The
employer
shall
pay
the
student
for
such
work
as
1
provided
in
chapter
91D.
2
(3)
The
employer
shall
be
financially
responsible
for
all
3
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
owed
by
the
student
during
semesters
4
in
which
the
student
is
employed
under
the
program.
5
c.
Each
institution
shall
establish
a
registration
process
6
for
employers
participating
in
the
program.
7
d.
The
board
may
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
8
administer
this
subsection.
9
EXPLANATION
10
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
11
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
12
This
bill
relates
to
tuition,
degree
programs,
employment,
13
and
related
matters
pertaining
to
students
enrolled
at
regents
14
institutions.
15
The
bill
provides
that
the
final
decision
by
the
state
board
16
of
regents
(board)
on
an
increase
in
tuition
charged
to
all
17
students
at
an
institution
for
a
fiscal
year
shall
be
made
at
a
18
regular
meeting
of
the
board
held
no
later
than
December
31
of
19
the
previous
fiscal
year.
20
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
limit
any
annual
increase
21
in
tuition
or
mandatory
fees
charged
for
a
fiscal
year
to
all
22
students
at
a
regents
institution
who
are
in-state
residents
to
23
no
more
than
3
percent.
24
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
direct
each
regents
25
institution
to
establish
a
policy
whereby
the
tuition
amount
26
charged
to
students
classified
as
residents
that
is
charged
to
27
an
undergraduate
student
in
the
student’s
first
academic
year
28
of
enrollment
will
not
increase
in
the
student’s
subsequent
29
academic
years
of
undergraduate
enrollment.
This
requirement
30
applies
to
a
student’s
first
academic
year
of
enrollment
that
31
begins
in
or
after
2026.
The
bill
provides
limitations
on
this
32
requirement.
33
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
direct
each
regents
34
institution
to
offer
at
least
one
baccalaureate
degree
program
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that
can
be
completed
in
three
years
by
the
academic
year
1
beginning
in
2027.
2
The
bill
requires
the
board
to
direct
each
regents
3
institution
to
establish
a
work
plus
program
no
later
than
4
the
academic
year
beginning
in
2027.
The
program
shall
allow
5
an
undergraduate
student
to
engage
in
part-time
employment
6
while
pursuing
a
baccalaureate
degree
with
the
employer
being
7
financially
responsible
for
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
during
8
semesters
of
employment.
A
student
and
employer
participating
9
in
the
program
must
sign
an
agreement,
in
a
form
established
by
10
the
regents
institution,
to
comply
with
the
requirements
of
the
11
program
which
provides
the
rights
and
responsibilities
of
both
12
parties.
The
agreement
must
at
minimum
provide
for
the
student
13
to
perform
part-time
work
for
the
employer
for
at
least
one
14
semester
while
enrolled
at
the
institution,
for
the
employer
15
to
pay
the
student
the
state
or
federal
minimum
wage,
and
for
16
the
employer
to
be
financially
responsible
for
all
tuition
and
17
mandatory
fees
owed
by
the
student
during
semesters
in
which
18
the
student
is
employed.
The
bill
requires
each
institution
to
19
establish
a
registration
process
for
employers
participating
20
in
the
program.
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