Bills stall that would set community college bachelor degrees, expand tuition grants

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 1,269

Last Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago

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Legislation to expand the degree offerings of community colleges and eligibility criteria for the Iowa Tuition Grant Program were left out of consideration Wednesday by the Iowa Senate Education Committee, potentially leaving them dead in the water for this legislative session.

Committee chair Sen. Lynn Evans, R-Aurelia, said Wednesday afternoon that House File 2649 and Senate File 2250 did not see discussion by the committee because they “didn’t have the support in caucus …

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