Bill Text: IA HF2060 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to social studies instruction in public schools and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-20 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 102. [HF2060 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2060-Introduced.html
House
File
2060
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2060
BY
WILLS
,
WHEELER
,
FISHER
,
BUSH
,
GERHOLD
,
JENEARY
,
STONE
,
OSMUNDSON
,
HOLT
,
and
GOBBLE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
social
studies
instruction
in
public
schools
1
and
including
applicability
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
Section
11.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
(1)
Except
for
entities
organized
under
chapter
28E
having
3
gross
receipts
of
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
or
less
in
a
4
fiscal
year,
the
financial
condition
and
transactions
of
all
5
government
subdivisions
shall
be
audited
annually,
except
6
that
cities
having
a
population
of
less
than
two
thousand
7
and
budgeted
gross
expenditures
of
one
million
dollars
or
8
more
in
a
fiscal
year
shall
be
subject
to
a
required
fiscal
9
year
examination
for
that
fiscal
year
according
to
procedures
10
established
by
the
office
of
auditor
of
state,
and
cities
11
having
a
population
of
less
than
two
thousand
and
budgeted
12
gross
expenditures
of
less
than
one
million
dollars
in
a
fiscal
13
year
shall
be
subject
to
periodic
examination
by
the
auditor
14
of
state
according
to
procedures
established
by
the
auditor
15
of
state,
and
may
be
examined
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
16
section
.
However,
a
city
having
a
population
of
less
than
two
17
thousand
and
budgeted
gross
expenditures
of
one
million
dollars
18
or
more
in
a
fiscal
year
shall
not
be
subject
to
a
required
19
fiscal
year
examination
until
the
city
has
two
consecutive
20
years
of
budgeted
gross
expenditures
of
one
million
dollars
21
or
more
in
both
fiscal
years,
and
such
examination
shall
be
22
conducted
during
the
second
of
such
fiscal
years.
A
city
23
meeting
the
requirements
for
a
periodic
examination
shall
be
24
subject
to
an
examination
under
this
section
at
least
once
25
during
an
eight-year
period
at
a
time
determined
by
the
auditor
26
of
state.
The
audit
of
school
districts
shall
include
an
audit
27
of
all
school
funds
including
categorical
funding
provided
by
28
the
state,
the
certified
annual
financial
report,
the
certified
29
enrollment
as
provided
in
section
257.6
,
supplementary
30
weighting
as
provided
in
section
257.11
,
the
revenues
and
31
expenditures
of
any
nonprofit
school
organization
established
32
pursuant
to
section
279.62
,
and
entrepreneurial
education
33
funds
established
pursuant
to
section
298A.15
.
Differences
in
34
certified
enrollment
shall
be
reported
to
the
department
of
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management.
The
audit
of
school
districts
shall
include
at
a
1
minimum
a
determination
that
the
laws
of
the
state
are
being
2
followed,
including
section
256.11,
subsection
4A,
and
section
3
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“b”
,
that
categorical
funding
4
is
not
used
to
supplant
other
funding
except
as
otherwise
5
provided,
that
supplementary
weighting
is
pursuant
to
an
6
eligible
sharing
condition,
and
that
postsecondary
courses
7
provided
in
accordance
with
section
257.11
and
chapter
261E
8
supplement,
rather
than
supplant,
school
district
courses.
9
The
audit
of
a
city
that
owns
or
operates
a
municipal
utility
10
providing
local
exchange
services
pursuant
to
chapter
476
shall
11
include
performing
tests
of
the
city’s
compliance
with
section
12
388.10
.
The
audit
of
a
city
that
owns
or
operates
a
municipal
13
utility
providing
telecommunications
services
pursuant
to
14
section
388.10
shall
include
performing
tests
of
the
city’s
15
compliance
with
section
388.10
.
16
Sec.
2.
Section
256.11,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsection:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
Social
studies
instruction
19
incorporating
the
standards
established
under
subsection
5,
20
paragraph
“b”
,
shall
be
taught
in
all
public
schools
prior
to
a
21
student’s
completion
of
grade
eight.
22
Sec.
3.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
23
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
24
b.
Five
units
of
the
social
studies
including
instruction
25
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
registration
26
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
systems
in
27
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
and
casting
28
an
absentee
ballot
.
All
students
enrolled
in
public
schools
29
shall
complete
a
minimum
of
one-half
one
unit
of
United
30
States
government
,
and
one
unit
of
United
States
history
and
31
Iowa
history,
and
one
unit
of
civics
.
These
units
shall
32
emphasize
the
use
of
interactive
learning
techniques
and
33
important
historical
documents,
including
the
Declaration
of
34
Independence,
emancipation
proclamation,
federalist
papers,
and
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the
Constitution
of
the
United
States.
1
(1)
The
one-half
one
unit
of
United
States
government
shall
2
include
the
voting
procedure
as
described
in
this
lettered
3
paragraph
and
section
280.9A
.
The
government
instruction
shall
4
also
include
a
all
of
the
following:
5
(a)
A
study
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
;
and
6
the
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution
;
and
the
7
thirteenth,
fourteenth,
fifteenth,
and
nineteenth
amendments
8
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
and
an
assessment
9
of
a
student’s
knowledge
of
the
Constitution
;
and
the
Bill
10
of
Rights
;
and
the
thirteenth,
fourteenth,
fifteenth,
and
11
nineteenth
amendments
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
.
12
(b)
A
study
of
the
structure
of
the
United
States
13
government,
including
federalism,
the
separation
of
powers,
and
14
the
electoral
college.
15
(c)
(i)
A
multiple
choice
assessment
of
the
student’s
16
knowledge
of
United
States
government
developed
by
the
state
17
board
that
consists
of
at
least
twenty
questions
that
are
18
similar
to
questions
from
the
most
recent
version
of
the
19
civics
test
developed
by
the
United
States
citizenship
and
20
immigration
services.
On
or
before
June
30,
each
public
school
21
district
shall
submit
the
results
of
the
assessment
required
by
22
this
subparagraph
division,
organized
by
grade
level,
to
the
23
department.
The
results
shall
include
the
median
score,
the
24
percentage
of
students
who
correctly
answered
at
least
sixty
25
percent
of
the
questions,
and
any
other
information
required
26
by
the
department.
27
(ii)
A
public
school
district
shall
not
submit
results
28
to
the
department
that
contain
the
personally
identifiable
29
information
of
any
student.
30
(iii)
The
department
shall
publish
on
its
internet
site
31
the
results
of
the
assessments
submitted
by
public
school
32
districts.
The
results
shall
be
sortable
by
school
district
33
and
the
grade
level.
34
(2)
The
one
unit
of
United
States
history
and
Iowa
history
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shall
include
a
study
of
political
philosophy
and
provide
a
1
comparative
and
objective
analysis
of
ideologies
throughout
2
world
history,
including
capitalism,
republicanism,
democracy,
3
socialism,
communism,
totalitarianism,
and
fascism.
The
United
4
States
history
and
Iowa
history
instruction
shall
also
include
5
examples
of
political
freedoms
and
economic
development
under
6
these
ideologies
and
include
first-person
accounts.
7
(3)
The
one
unit
of
civics
shall
include
instruction
8
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
registration
9
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
systems
in
10
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
and
casting
11
an
absentee
ballot.
12
(4)
(i)
Prior
to
a
public
school
district
using
a
textbook,
13
book,
article,
video,
or
other
educational
material
for
the
14
instruction
required
under
subparagraphs
(1)
through
(3)
for
15
the
first
time,
the
department
must
review
and
approve
of
the
16
textbook,
book,
article,
video,
or
other
educational
material.
17
The
department
must
also
review
and
approve
of
a
public
school
18
district’s
use
of
a
textbook,
book,
article,
video,
or
other
19
educational
material
that
the
department
last
approved
pursuant
20
to
this
subparagraph
four
or
more
years
ago.
21
(ii)
The
department
shall
consult
with
parents,
guardians,
22
and
teachers
during
the
review
process.
23
(iii)
The
department
shall
provide
for
a
public
comment
24
period
of
at
least
thirty
days
on
a
public
school
district’s
25
proposed
use
of
a
textbook,
book,
article,
video,
or
other
26
educational
material
prior
to
approving
the
public
school
27
district’s
proposed
use.
The
department
shall
publish
on
its
28
internet
site
notice
of
the
opportunity
for
public
comment.
29
(iv)
The
department
shall
publish
on
its
internet
site
30
a
list
of
all
of
the
textbooks,
books,
articles,
videos,
and
31
other
educational
materials
approved
for
use
by
public
school
32
districts
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph.
The
department
shall
33
annually
update
this
list
on
or
before
June
30.
The
list
34
shall
include,
at
a
minimum,
the
title,
author,
and
date
of
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production
of
each
textbook,
book,
article,
video,
and
other
1
educational
material.
2
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.76
Currently
controversial
issues.
3
A
school
district
shall
not
require
a
teacher
or
student
to
4
personally
affirm,
adopt,
or
adhere
to
any
belief
relating
to
a
5
currently
controversial
issue.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
6
“currently
controversial
issue”
means
any
matter
of
or
related
7
to
politics,
history,
or
social
affairs
that
is
the
subject
of
8
a
current
dispute
or
disagreement
among
one
or
more
groups
of
9
reasonable
persons.
10
Sec.
5.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
students
11
entering
grade
one
on
or
after
July
1,
2022:
12
The
section
of
this
Act
enacting
section
256.11,
subsection
13
4A.
14
Sec.
6.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
students
15
entering
grade
nine
on
or
after
July
1,
2022:
16
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
256.11,
subsection
17
5,
paragraph
“b”.
18
Sec.
7.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
textbooks,
19
books,
articles,
videos,
and
other
educational
material
that
20
a
school
district
uses
for
the
first
time
to
provide
the
21
instruction
required
by
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
22
“b”,
as
amended
by
this
Act,
on
or
after
July
1,
2022:
23
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
Act
enacting
section
24
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“b”,
subparagraph
(4).
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
social
studies
instruction
in
public
29
schools.
30
Under
current
law,
the
educational
program
established
31
pursuant
to
Code
section
256.11
is
required
to
include,
32
in
grades
9
through
12,
five
units
of
social
studies.
The
33
bill
requires
that
all
students
enrolled
in
public
schools
34
in
these
grades
complete
a
minimum
of
one
unit
of
United
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States
government,
one
unit
of
United
States
history
and
Iowa
1
history,
and
one
unit
of
civics.
The
bill
provides
that
this
2
requirement
applies
to
students
entering
grade
nine
on
or
3
after
July
1,
2022.
The
bill
provides
that
the
unit
of
United
4
States
government
shall
include
a
study
of
the
Constitution
5
of
the
United
States,
the
structure
of
the
United
States,
and
6
a
multiple
choice
assessment
of
the
student’s
knowledge
of
7
United
States
government.
The
bill
requires
a
public
school
8
district
to
submit
the
results
of
these
assessments
to
the
9
department
of
education.
The
bill
also
requires
the
department
10
to
publish
the
results
of
these
assessments
on
its
internet
11
site.
The
bill
provides
that
the
unit
of
United
States
history
12
and
Iowa
history
shall
include
a
study
of
political
philosophy
13
and
provide
a
comparative
and
objective
analysis
of
other
14
ideologies
throughout
world
history.
Additionally,
the
bill
15
provides
that
the
unit
of
civics
shall
include
instruction
in
16
voting
statutes
and
procedures.
The
bill
provides
that
social
17
studies
instruction
incorporating
these
standards
shall
be
18
taught
in
all
public
schools
prior
to
a
student’s
completion
19
of
grade
eight.
The
bill
also
provides
that
this
requirement
20
applies
to
students
entering
grade
one
on
or
after
July
1,
21
2022.
22
The
bill
requires
that,
prior
to
a
public
school
district
23
using
a
textbook,
book,
article,
video,
or
other
educational
24
material
for
this
social
studies
instruction
for
the
first
25
time,
the
department
must
review
and
approve
of
the
textbook,
26
book,
article,
video,
or
other
educational
material.
The
27
bill
provides
that
this
requirement
applies
to
textbooks,
28
books,
articles,
videos,
and
other
educational
material
that
29
a
public
school
district
uses
for
the
first
time
to
provide
30
the
social
studies
instruction
on
or
after
July
1,
2022.
The
31
bill
describes
the
review
process,
which
includes
consultation
32
with
parents,
guardians,
and
teachers,
and
a
period
for
public
33
comment.
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
publish
on
its
34
internet
site
a
list
of
all
educational
materials
approved
for
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use
by
public
schools.
1
Under
current
law,
school
districts
are
required
to
be
2
audited
annually
to
determine,
in
part,
that
the
laws
of
the
3
state
are
being
followed.
The
bill
incorporates
into
this
4
requirement
that
the
school
districts
be
audited
annually
to
5
determine
that
the
requirements
related
to
social
studies
6
instruction
are
being
followed.
Current
law
also
requires
that
7
a
written
report
of
an
audit
or
examination
shall
be
provided
8
to
the
school
district,
filed
with
the
auditor,
and
be
open
to
9
public
inspection.
10
The
bill
provides
that
school
districts
shall
not
11
require
teachers
or
students
to
personally
affirm
any
12
currently
controversial
issues.
The
bill
defines
“currently
13
controversial
issue”
as
any
matter
of
or
related
to
politics,
14
history,
or
social
affairs
that
is
the
subject
of
a
current
15
dispute
or
disagreement
among
one
or
more
groups
of
reasonable
16
persons.
17
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7
