Bill Text: IA HSB199 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act directing the state board of regents to require that the course syllabus for each course offered by a state university be published on the state university's internet site.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-15 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0 [HSB199 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HSB199-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
199
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
HITE)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
directing
the
state
board
of
regents
to
require
that
1
the
course
syllabus
for
each
course
offered
by
a
state
2
university
be
published
on
the
state
university’s
internet
3
site.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
262.9,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
39.
Direct
the
institutions
of
higher
3
learning
under
its
control
to
publish
on
the
institution’s
4
internet
site
the
course
syllabus
for
each
organized
5
undergraduate
and
graduate
level
course
offered
for
credit
by
6
the
institution
by
the
first
day
of
classes.
Each
syllabus
7
published
shall,
at
a
minimum,
provide
a
brief
description
of
8
each
major
course
requirement,
including
each
major
assignment
9
and
examination;
list
any
required
or
recommended
reading;
and
10
provide
a
general
description
of
the
subject
matter
of
any
11
lecture
or
discussion.
If
the
instructor
makes
substantive
12
changes
to
a
course,
the
syllabus
shall
be
updated
as
soon
13
as
reasonably
possible.
The
institution
shall
continue
to
14
make
the
syllabus
available
on
the
institution’s
internet
site
15
until
at
least
the
second
anniversary
of
the
date
on
which
the
16
institution
initially
posted
the
syllabus.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
directs
the
state
board
of
regents
to
require
21
that
the
course
syllabus
for
each
course
offered
by
a
state
22
university
be
published
on
the
state
university’s
internet
site
23
by
the
first
day
of
classes.
24
Each
syllabus
must,
at
least,
provide
a
brief
description
of
25
each
major
course
requirement,
list
any
required
or
recommended
26
reading,
and
provide
a
general
description
of
the
subject
27
matter
of
any
lecture
or
discussion.
Updates
to
the
syllabus
28
must
be
posted
as
soon
as
reasonably
possible
and
the
syllabus
29
must
be
available
on
the
institution’s
internet
site
for
at
30
least
two
years
following
the
initial
posting.
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