HF2539: Minority/Women Educators Enhancement Program Repeal

Repeals the Board of Regents’ minority and women educators enhancement program, which aimed to recruit minority and women educators to faculty positions at regents institutions and included policy requirements to support faculty who are principal caregivers. It also removes annual reporting requirements related to this program and repeals all associated statutory provisions.

Key Points & Impacts:

• Repeals the Board of Regents’ minority and women educators enhancement program, ending initiatives to recruit minority and women faculty at regents institutions.

• Eliminates requirements for the Board of Regents to develop and implement tenure, promotion, and hiring policies recognizing the needs of faculty who are principal caregivers.

• Strikes the requirement for the Board of Regents to submit an annual report to the General Assembly on the program's progress and implementation.

• Amends reporting language to remove references to educators and specific programs in the annual reports to the General Assembly.

• Repeals Iowa Code sections 262.81 and 262.82, which establish and govern the minority and women educators enhancement program.

• Reduces the scope of reports to the legislature by removing distinct reporting on minority and women educator initiatives.

Signed by Governor April 30, 2026. Takes effect July 1, 2026.