A bill for an act requiring regents institutions to make certain course syllabus information available to the public online and including effective date provisions.
This bill, the "Syllabus Transparency Act," requires Iowa regents institutions to publish key syllabus details for every undergraduate course online. It mandates that each syllabus include the instructor's name, descriptions of major assignments/exams, required readings, and lecture topics. The information must be freely accessible without login, searchable, available on the institution's homepage within five clicks, and posted by the first day of each term - remaining online for at least one year. The law takes effect December 31, 2025, directly affecting public universities and their students and faculty.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025
Last action Feb 6, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 270.
legislature
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 7. Nays, 3. Excused, 1.
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 23, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2025 12:00PM House Lounge.
legislature
Jan 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Hora, Collins and Kurth.
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Higher Education.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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