Bill Text: IA HF2201 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to sexual orientation or gender identity instruction or related materials provided by school districts to pupils.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-12 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [HF2201 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2201-Introduced.html
House
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
SALMON
,
SHIPLEY
,
FISHER
,
BAXTER
,
THOMPSON
,
KERR
,
JENEARY
,
HOLT
,
WHEELER
,
GERHOLD
,
GASSMAN
,
OSMUNDSON
,
and
JACOBSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity
1
instruction
or
related
materials
provided
by
school
2
districts
to
pupils.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.50B
Sexual
orientation
or
1
gender
identity
instruction.
2
1.
As
used
in
this
section,
unless
the
context
otherwise
3
requires:
4
a.
“Gender
identity”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
5
216.2.
6
b.
“Sexual
orientation”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
7
216.2.
8
2.
Each
school
district
that
provides
any
program,
9
curriculum,
material,
test,
survey,
questionnaire,
activity,
10
announcement,
promotion,
or
instruction
of
any
kind
relating
11
to
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity,
whether
offered
as
12
part
of
human
growth
and
development
instruction
or
any
other
13
area
of
instruction,
shall
annually
provide
to
a
parent
or
14
guardian
of
a
pupil
enrolled
in
the
school
district
all
of
the
15
following:
16
a.
Information
about
the
sexual
orientation
or
gender
17
identity
program,
curriculum,
material,
test,
survey,
18
questionnaire,
activity,
or
instruction
used
in
the
pupil’s
19
grade
level.
20
b.
The
procedure
for
inspecting
any
such
related
materials
21
prior
to
use
of
such
materials
in
the
pupil’s
classroom.
22
c.
Information
regarding
the
procedure
the
parent
or
23
guardian
must
follow
to
request
that
the
pupil
be
excused
from
24
such
instruction
and
from
receiving
any
related
materials.
25
3.
Each
school
district
shall,
upon
request
by
any
agency
26
or
organization,
provide
information
about
any
program,
27
curriculum,
material,
test,
survey,
questionnaire,
activity
28
or
instruction
of
any
kind
related
to
sexual
orientation
or
29
gender
identity
used
in
each
grade
level
and
the
procedure
for
30
inspecting
and
updating
the
same.
31
4.
A
pupil
shall
not
be
required
to
take
or
participate
in
32
any
program,
curriculum,
material,
test,
survey,
questionnaire,
33
activity,
or
instruction
of
any
kind,
whether
offered
as
part
34
of
human
growth
and
development
instruction
or
any
other
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area
of
instruction,
related
to
sexual
orientation
or
gender
1
identity
if
the
pupil’s
parent
or
guardian
exercises
the
2
parent’s
or
guardian’s
right
to
file
with
the
appropriate
3
principal
a
written
request
that
the
pupil
be
excused.
4
Notification
that
the
written
request
may
be
made
shall
be
5
included
in
information
provided
by
the
school
district.
6
5.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
a
school
7
district
to
provide
any
activity,
curriculum,
materials,
tests,
8
survey,
questionnaire,
or
instruction
of
any
kind
relating
to
9
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity
that
is
not
otherwise
10
required
by
law.
11
EXPLANATION
12
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
13
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
14
This
bill
requires
school
districts
to
provide
notification
15
and
information
relating
to,
and
allows
pupils
to
be
excused
16
from,
any
program,
curriculum,
material,
test,
survey,
17
questionnaire,
activity,
announcement,
promotion,
or
18
instruction
of
any
kind
relating
to
sexual
orientation
or
19
gender
identity.
20
The
bill
requires
a
school
district
that
provides
such
21
instruction
or
related
material
to
annually
provide
to
a
22
parent
or
guardian
of
a
pupil
enrolled
in
the
school
district
23
with
information
about
the
instruction
or
material
used
in
24
the
pupil’s
grade
level,
the
procedure
for
inspecting
the
25
materials
prior
to
their
use
in
the
classroom,
and
information
26
regarding
the
procedure
the
parent
or
guardian
must
follow
to
27
request
that
the
pupil
be
excused
from
the
instruction
and
from
28
receiving
any
related
materials.
29
The
school
district
must,
upon
request
by
any
agency
or
30
organization,
provide
information
about
such
instruction
and
31
related
materials
and
the
procedure
for
inspecting
and
updating
32
the
same.
33
A
pupil
shall
not
be
required
to
take
or
participate
in
any
34
such
instruction
or
receive
related
materials
if
the
pupil’s
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parent
or
guardian
files
with
the
appropriate
principal
a
1
written
request
that
the
pupil
be
excused.
2
The
bill
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
a
school
district
3
to
provide
any
activity,
instruction,
or
materials
relating
to
4
sexual
orientation
or
gender
identity
that
is
not
otherwise
5
required
by
law.
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