A bill for an act relating to the bachelor of science in nursing program at the university of Iowa, including priority for admission and reporting requirements.

This bill requires the University of Iowa's College of Nursing to admit at least 80% of its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program students who are Iowa high school graduates (defined as "Iowa residents" for this purpose). It mandates admission priority for these graduates and requires applicants to attest to their Iowa connection (e.g., graduating from an Iowa high school or planning to work in Iowa after graduation). The university must also submit annual reports to the legislature detailing admission statistics for Iowa high school graduates, including reasons for denials, while protecting applicant privacy under federal law. The policy directly affects applicants to the UI nursing program and aims to increase local workforce pipeline.