House bill would set residency requirement for ISU veterinary medicine program

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 17, 2026

Words: 784

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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An Iowa House subcommittee approved legislation Tuesday to put Iowa State University’s veterinary medicine degree on the list of programs with Iowa residency requirements.

House File 2209 would place an 80% residency requirement on ISU’s professional degree program in veterinary medicine. University of Iowa’s dental and medicine programs already have a residency requirement, passed into law last year. Iowa residents and those who previously attended a higher education institution in the state would meet …

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