Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2033: A BILL FOR An Act relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisions
Status: In committee, February 9, 2026
An Act relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisions.
From the introduced text, January 12, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5245XS (1) je/ns S.F. 2033 DIVISION I SHORT TITLE Section 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Increasing Civic Proficiency in Higher Education Act". DIVISION II REGENTS INSTITUTIONS ---- GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND CORE CURRICULA ---- COURSES ON AMERICAN HISTORY AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 262.100 General education requirements and core curricula ---- courses on American history and American government. 1. The state board of regents shall require each institution of higher education governed by the board to establish as a requirement for the completion of any general education requirements or core curricula that an undergraduate student complete an introductory survey course in American history and an introductory survey course in American government. An institution shall assign a value of at least three semester hours of credit to each course. A course required by this section shall not be exclusively or primarily devoted to the study of subgroups of Americans or other nationalities. 2. A course required by this section shall fulfill the general education or core curriculum requirement for social sciences or humanities, as designated by …
Sponsors
- Kerry Gruenhagen (R, 41) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2232 . S.J. 226 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/20/2026 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Pike, and Quirmbach. S.J. 67 .
- : Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 40 .
Subjects: education, university of iowa, colleges and universities, civics, regents board, university of northern iowa, reports, iowa state university
Common questions
- What is SF2033?
- SF2033 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisions.
- What does SF2033 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to general education requirements, core curricula, other functions of regents institutions, and including applicability provisions.
- What is the status of SF2033?
- In committee as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2232 . S.J. 226 . (February 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2033?
- Kerry Gruenhagen (R, 41).
- Where is the official record for SF2033?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2033&ga=91
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