A bill for an act relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutions.

HF 2245 requires Iowa's university boards of regents to use a presidential selection committee when choosing a new president for state institutions of higher learning. The committee must include five voting board members plus four non-voting members (a student, faculty representative, institution employee, and community member). The bill mandates the committee to recommend only the most qualified candidates to the board (which must select from those recommendations) and requires candidate identities to remain confidential unless disclosed per a written agreement. This directly affects university boards and their president hiring process.