Bill Text: IA HF2053 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the curriculum provided by school districts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-01 - Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. Vote Total: 1-0 [HF2053 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2053-Introduced.html
House
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2053
BY
SALMON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
curriculum
provided
by
school
districts.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.76
Nonpartisan
education.
1
1.
A
teacher
of
social
studies,
civics,
United
States
2
government,
United
States
history,
or
any
similar
course,
3
shall
not
be
compelled
by
a
policy
of
any
state
agency,
school
4
district,
or
school
administration
to
discuss
current
events
5
or
widely
debated
and
currently
controversial
issues
of
public
6
policy
or
social
affairs.
7
2.
A
teacher
who
chooses
to
discuss
current
events
or
widely
8
debated
and
currently
controversial
issues
of
public
policy
or
9
social
affairs
shall,
to
the
best
of
the
teacher’s
ability,
10
explore
such
issues
or
affairs
from
diverse
and
disparate
11
perspectives.
12
3.
In
any
course
on
social
studies,
civics,
United
States
13
government,
United
States
history,
or
any
similar
course,
a
14
school
district
shall
not
require,
make
part
of
such
course,
15
or
award
course
grading
or
credit
to,
student
work
for,
16
affiliation
with,
or
service
learning
in
association
with,
17
any
organization
engaged
in
lobbying
for
legislation
at
the
18
local,
state,
or
federal
level,
or
in
social
or
public
policy
19
advocacy.
20
4.
In
any
course
on
social
studies,
civics,
United
States
21
government,
United
States
history,
or
any
similar
course,
a
22
school
district
shall
not
require,
make
part
of
such
course,
or
23
award
course
grading
or
credit
to,
lobbying
for
legislation
at
24
the
local,
state,
or
federal
level,
or
any
practicum,
or
like
25
activity,
involving
social
or
public
policy
advocacy.
26
5.
A
school
district
shall
not
accept
any
moneys
from
a
27
private
person
or
private
source
pertaining
to
instruction
in
28
social
studies,
civics,
United
States
government,
United
States
29
history,
or
any
similar
class,
for
curriculum
development,
the
30
purchase
of
materials
for
use
in
the
curriculum,
training,
or
31
professional
development.
32
6.
A
teacher
shall
not
be
compelled
by
a
policy
of
any
state
33
agency,
school
district,
or
school
administration
to
affirm
34
a
belief
in
the
so-called
systemic
nature
of
racism,
or
like
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ideas,
or
in
the
so-called
multiplicity
or
fluidity
of
gender
1
identities,
or
like
ideas,
against
the
teacher’s
sincerely
held
2
religious
or
philosophical
convictions.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
the
curriculum
provided
by
school
7
districts.
8
The
bill
provides
that
a
teacher
of
social
studies,
civics,
9
United
States
government,
United
States
history,
or
any
similar
10
course,
shall
not
be
compelled
to
discuss
current
events
or
11
widely
debated
and
currently
controversial
issues
of
public
12
policy
or
social
affairs.
If
a
teacher
does
choose
to
discuss
13
such
issues
or
affairs,
the
bill
requires
the
teacher
to
14
explore
such
issues
or
affairs
from
diverse
and
disparate
15
perspectives.
16
The
bill
provides
that
in
any
course
on
social
studies,
17
civics,
United
States
government,
United
States
history,
or
any
18
similar
course,
a
school
district
shall
not
make
part
of
such
19
course
student
affiliation
with
any
organization
engaged
in
20
lobbying
for
legislation
at
the
local,
state,
or
federal
level,
21
or
in
social
or
public
policy
advocacy.
22
The
bill
provides
that
in
any
course
on
social
studies,
23
civics,
United
States
government,
United
States
history,
or
any
24
similar
course,
a
school
district
shall
not
make
part
of
such
25
course
lobbying
for
legislation
at
the
local,
state,
or
federal
26
level,
or
any
like
activity
involving
social
or
public
policy
27
advocacy.
28
The
bill
prohibits
a
school
district
from
accepting
any
29
moneys
from
a
private
person
or
private
source
pertaining
30
to
instruction
in
social
studies,
civics,
United
States
31
government,
United
States
history,
or
any
similar
course,
for
32
curriculum
development,
the
purchase
of
materials
for
use
in
33
the
curriculum,
training,
or
professional
development.
34
The
bill
provides
that
a
teacher
shall
not
be
compelled
to
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