New Legislation Requires Schools to Provide 11th and 12th Graders with Post-Graduation Outcome Data

Signed on May 1, 2024, and effective July 1, 2024, HF 2615 requires school districts to provide 11th and 12th graders with information about post-graduation outcomes for community colleges and Regent Universities. This includes data on average income and debt for graduates of Iowa's Regent Universities, as well as outcome information for Iowa's community college graduates. Students can access this information on the Iowa Student Outcomes website and the Iowa Board of Regents' Recent Alumni Career Outcomes site. By offering insights into potential earnings and financial aid options, this initiative helps students assess the return on investment (ROI) of their educational choices, supports career development and aids in financial planning. Additional tools and resources for understanding ROI are available in the resources section of this toolkit.

If a school district employs a College and Career Transition Counselor (CCTC), the CCTC is responsible for sharing this information with students. HF 2615 also exempts a CCTC position from the maximum number of 21 additional pupils for the purpose of calculating the shared operational function supplementary weighting.