HF 440 — A bill for an act relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions.

SHouse TFile A440 T- EEnrolled OHouse FFile I440 OAN WACT ARELATING KTO ITUITION, MDEGREE RPROGRAMS, EEMPLOYMENT, YAND NRELATED OMATTERS LPERTAINING DTO SSTUDENTS GENROLLED OAT VREGENTS EINSTITUTIONS. R N O R May 6,2025 The HonorablePaulPate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa50319 Dear Mr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

Houseile440,anAceaingotuton,degreeprograms,employmeeaedndrBE matterspertainingtostudentsenrolntiuios.entsiIT TheaboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

Sinc^ely KimTOynolds Governor ofIowa cc:

SecretaryoftheSenate Clerk ofthe House STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES,IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV iiTiuiminitininmnn G E N E R A L A S S E A T s s m m \ m li !iani {i nmRni ami !idi t»nBini »inDi n mimiHMimiHtiHi Rsni nHitHiDiniuiHin]iHi [i!ini Hi ji]iHnBi!i H o u s e P i l e 4 4 0 A N A C T RELATING TO TUITION, DEGREE PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT, AND R E L A T E D M A T T E R S P E R T A I N I N G T O S T U D E N T S E N R O L L E D A T R E G E N T S I N S T I T U T I O N S .

B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "College“College Affordability Act".Act”.

Section 262.9r262.9, subsection 19, paragraph a.a, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Codea. 2025, is amended to read as follows:

a» Not less than thirty days prior to action by the board on any proposal to increase tuition, fees, or charges at one or more of the institutions of higher education under its control, send written notification of the amount of the proposed increase including a copy of the proposed tuition increase docket memorandum prepared for its consideration to the presiding officers of the student government organization of tthe haffected einstitutions. a f f e c t e d i n s t i t u t i o n s .

TThe hfinal edecision fon ian nincrease a l d e c i s i o n o n a n i n c r e a s e in tuition or mandatory fees charged to all students at an institution for a fiscal year shall be made at a regular House File 440, p.

2 meeting and shall be reflected in a final docket memorandum that states the estimated total cost of attending each of the institutions of higher education under the board'sboard’s control.

The final decision on an increase in tuition charged to all students at an institution for a fiscal year shall be made at a regular meeting held no later than April 30 of the previous fiscal yyear. e a r .

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Direct each institution of higher education governed by the board to begin implementation of at least one work study program whereby a student engages in part-time employment while pursuing a degree with the employer being financially responsible for the student'sstudent’s tuition and mandatory fees during semesters in which the student is employed by the employer.

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44. I N S T I T U T I O N S O F H I G G O V E R N E D BY T H E S T A T E B O A R D O F R EU N D E R G R AT U I T — O S T U D Y .

INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION GOVERNED BY THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS —— UNDERGRADUATE TUITION —— STUDY.

The Statestate board of regents shall conduct a study on establishing a policy whereby the tuition amount charged to students classified as residents that is charged to an undergraduate student in the student'sstudent’s first academic year of enrollment will not increase in the student'sstudent’s subsequent academic years of undergraduate enrollment for three consecutive academic years.

The board shall submit a report on the results of the study to the governor and the general assembly no later than November 330, 0 , 2025.

P______________________________ A______________________________ TgPAT rGRASSLEY aAMY sSINCLAIR sSpeaker lof ethe :House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 440, Ninety-first General Assembly.

A______________________________ MMEGHAN YSNELSON IChief NClerk C L A I R Speaker of the House PApproved r_______________, e2025 s______________________________ iKIM dREYNOLDS oGovernor f t h S e n a t e I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 440, Ninety-first General Assembly.

ME(^AN NELSON Chief (#lerk the House Approved 2 0 2 5 K I MR G o v e r n o r