Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that requires at least 80% of students admitted to the University of Iowa's medical and dentistry colleges to be Iowa residents or individuals enrolled at Iowa colleges.

Highlights:

• Requires that at least 80% of students admitted to the University of Iowa's medical and dentistry colleges be Iowa residents or individuals enrolled at Iowa colleges (Sec. 1-3).

• Requires giving priority for some medical residencies and fellowships to Iowa residents and people who received post-secondary education in Iowa (Sec. 1-3).

• Requires that residents in high-need fields like family practice, internal medicine, OB-GYN, and psychiatry are allowed to participate in a rural rotation “to expose the resident or fellow to rural areas of the state.” (Sec. 1-3).

• Requires the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) program to offer interviews for medical residencies in high-need fields to people with Iowa connections.

• Requires the UIHC program to submit a report to the governor and the general assembly annually by January 15 of each year (Sec. 4).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires at least 80% of students admitted to the University of Iowa's medical and dentistry colleges to be Iowa residents or individuals enrolled at Iowa colleges.

Highlights:

• Requires that at least 80% of students admitted to the University of Iowa's medical and dentistry colleges be Iowa residents or individuals enrolled at Iowa colleges (Sec. 1-3).

• Requires giving priority for some medical residencies and fellowships to Iowa residents and people who received post-secondary education in Iowa (Sec. 1-3).

• Requires that residents in high-need fields like family practice, internal medicine, OB-GYN, and psychiatry are allowed to participate in a rural rotation “to expose the resident or fellow to rural areas of the state.” (Sec. 1-3).

• Requires the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) program to offer interviews for medical residencies in high-need fields to people with Iowa connections.

• Requires the UIHC program to submit a report to the governor and the general assembly annually by January 15 of each year (Sec. 4).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires at least 80% of students admitted to the University of Iowa's medical and dentistry colleges to be Iowa residents or individuals enrolled at Iowa colleges.

Highlights:

• Requires that at least 80% of students admitted to the University of Iowa's medical and dentistry colleges be Iowa residents or individuals enrolled at Iowa colleges (Sec. 1-3).

• Requires giving priority for some medical residencies and fellowships to Iowa residents and people who received post-secondary education in Iowa (Sec. 1-3).

• Requires that residents in high-need fields like family practice, internal medicine, OB-GYN, and psychiatry are allowed to participate in a rural rotation “to expose the resident or fellow to rural areas of the state.” (Sec. 1-3).

• Requires the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) program to offer interviews for medical residencies in high-need fields to people with Iowa connections.

• Requires the UIHC program to submit a report to the governor and the general assembly annually by January 15 of each year (Sec. 4).

• Specifies that the provisions of this bill shall take effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text