Iowa · statute · Iowa Code ch. 263C · 10 active provisions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the state board of regents. 2. “Center” means the center for intellectual freedom established by section 263C.2. 3. “Regents institution” means an institution specified in section 262.7, subsections 1 through 3. 4. “University” means the s…
1. A center for intellectual freedom is established as an independent academic center under the board at the university. 2. The center shall conduct teaching and research in the historical ideas, traditions, and texts that have shaped the American constitutional order and society. 3. The board may name the center in ac…
1. The center shall provide scholarship in all of the following subjects: a. The texts and major debates that form the intellectual foundation of free societies, especially that of the United States. b. The principles, ideals, and institutions of the American constitutional order. c. The foundations of responsible lead…
The center shall establish bylaws governing the center subject to the approval of the board. In addition to any other bylaws established, the bylaws must include all of the following requirements, which shall take precedence over any other requirements in the bylaws: 1. The center shall educate students by means of fre…
1. The center may accept and administer private and external donations and gifts. The university of Iowa center for advancement shall be the designated foundation for philanthropic gifts or funding for the center. 2. Any moneys appropriated to the center, and any private and external donations to the center, shall be u…
The university shall employ tenure-eligible faculty members to provide instruction through the center. The university shall incrementally increase the number of such faculty to five based on market research and student demand. Faculty members appointed to the center may hold joint appointments to other academic units o…
1. No later than December 31, 2025, the board shall appoint an advisory council for the center. 2. The board shall appoint a minimum of nine members to the council. A majority of the members appointed to the council shall constitute a quorum. No more than one member of the council may be an employee of the university.…
1. The advisory council established under section 263C.7 shall conduct a nationwide search for candidates for the director of the center. The council shall adhere to all relevant state and federal laws in conducting the search. The council shall submit finalists for the position to the board. The board, upon approval o…
1. The director of the center shall have the sole and exclusive authority to manage the recruitment and hiring process, and to extend offers for employment, of the center and to terminate employment of all staff of the center in accordance with state and federal law. 2. The director shall conduct a market assessment to…
Beginning in 2026, the director of the center shall submit an annual report to the governor, the general assembly, and the board of regents by December 31. The report shall provide a full account of the center’s achievements and shall identify any opportunities, challenges, and obstacles in the development of the cente…