The University of Iowa, Iowa State University and University of Northern Iowa presidents made their pitches for $22 million in added funding for the upcoming fiscal year.
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A new Iowa law requires free speech training at Iowa’s public universities and sets penalties for faculty members at colleges and schools who infringe on a student’s right to free expression.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the law, House File 744, on May 20, the day after the legislative session ended.
But the legislation to train people about the First Amendment had wide bipartisan support. It passed the House by a 92-1 vote and passed the Senate 48-0.
The new law, which goes into effect July 1, comes months after the state Board of Regents approved new policies aimed at bolstering free discussion on college campuses, including penalties for free speech violations and restrictions on public policy positions by college leadership. The new law codifies some of those steps.
Iowa s three public universities won t see increases in general education funding or a freeze in tuition, as were proposed earlier in the legislative session, per a bill that awaits Gov. Kim Reynolds signature.
The funding package covers fiscal year 2022, which begins July 1, and has passed both chambers of the state Legislature. It includes $215.6 million in general education funds for the University of Iowa, $172.1 million for Iowa State University and $98.3 million for the University of Northern Iowa. Those dollars are used for salaries, student aid, supplies and other resources.
The money is identical to what the universities received in the previous fiscal year, and significantly below what the Board of Regents requested. The Regents sought $18 million more than last year s allocation, in part to help the universities bounce back from the pandemic, plus $8 million to recoup 2021 budget cuts.