Iowa Senate subcommittee approves UI nursing residency requirement legislation

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 532

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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An Iowa Senate subcommittee moved ahead legislation Wednesday to set a residency requirement in the University of Iowa nursing program — with no guarantees of it even coming to the full Education Committee without members seeing more information.

House File 2226 passed the House with other higher education legislation Feb. 24. It would require the UI’s bachelor of science in nursing program to establish a 70% residency requirement and prioritization of Iowa students …

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