A bill for an act relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges.

Extended the maximum time allowed for students to take examinations and complete degrees to the longer of the institution's policy period or twelve months from the original scheduled date, unless medically necessary.

Clarified that students are entitled to up to twelve months of leave of absence for pregnancy or recent birth, with a return to the same academic standing as before the leave.

Added a requirement for institutions to assign responsibility for pregnancy and parenting support to a specific office, with duties including maintaining knowledge of provisions and overseeing compliance.

Incorporated provisions for providing information on pregnancy and parenting assistance from public and private providers to enhance campus life and academic performance.

Changed complaint investigation responsibility from the institution's Title IX coordinator to the Iowa Office of Civil Rights, which now forwards founded complaints to the U.S. Department of Education.

Removed the Governor's signature page, handwritten marks, and formatting artifacts from the 'Reprinted Marked Up' version to produce a clean 'Reprinted' version.

Standardized the bill text formatting, including line breaks, indentation, and page headers/footers.

Minor wording adjustment in Section 1(a) changed 'state board of regents' to 'state board of regents' (no substantive change) and clarified the inclusion of faculty and staff in the definition of 'Institution'.

Section 3(a) was slightly reworded to clarify that examination time extensions are up to the longer of the institution's policy period or twelve months from the original date, unless medically necessary.

Section 3(b) was reworded to specify that degree completion time extensions are up to the longer of the institution's policy period or twelve months from the original completion date, unless medically necessary.

Section 4 was reworded to clarify that students returning from a leave of absence shall be allowed to return with the same standing as when they left, to the extent reasonably possible.

Added requirement that institutions allow pregnant students to return to their program with the same standing as before leave, to the extent reasonably possible.

Added requirement that institutions assign pregnancy and parenting support responsibilities to an office other than the Title IX compliance office.

Added requirement for institutions to post notices about federal pregnancy protections on their websites.

Modified the enrolled version includes page numbers and certification signatures that were not in the signed enrolled bill version.

The bill text was finalized with official formatting, signatures, and explanatory notes removed, converting the draft into an official enrolled bill ready for publication.

The definition of 'student' was added in the final version to specify that it means a biological female, clarifying eligibility criteria for the protections.

Some language regarding time extensions for examinations and degree completion was refined to emphasize 'mutually agreed to' periods between the student and institution, rather than fixed timeframes in certain contexts.

The final version explicitly references Title IX of the federal Education Amendments Act of 1972 in the context of institutional compliance coordination.