Bill Text: IA HF2263 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to required social studies instruction, personal financial literacy instruction, and high school equivalency diplomas, and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-04 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 189. [HF2263 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2263-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2263
BY
JACOBSEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
modifying
provisions
1
related
to
required
social
studies
instruction,
personal
2
financial
literacy
instruction,
and
high
school
equivalency
3
diplomas,
and
including
applicability
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
Five
units
of
the
social
studies
including
instruction
3
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
registration
4
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
systems
in
5
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
and
casting
6
an
absentee
ballot.
All
students
shall
complete
a
minimum
7
of
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
and
one
unit
of
8
United
States
history.
The
one-half
unit
of
United
States
9
government
shall
include
the
all
of
the
following:
10
(1)
The
voting
procedure
as
described
in
this
lettered
11
paragraph
and
section
280.9A
.
The
government
instruction
shall
12
also
include
a
13
(2)
A
study
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
14
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution
and
an
assessment
15
of
a
student’s
knowledge
of
the
Constitution
and
the
Bill
of
16
Rights.
17
(3)
Beginning
with
the
students
in
the
2022-2023
school
18
year
graduating
class,
an
assessment
of
the
student’s
knowledge
19
of
United
States
government
and
civics.
The
most
recent
20
version
of
the
civics
test
developed
by
the
United
States
21
citizenship
and
immigration
services
shall
be
used
as
the
22
assessment
required
by
this
subparagraph.
The
school
district
23
or
nonpublic
school
may
modify
the
civics
test
for
a
student
24
who
has
an
individualized
education
program.
A
student
must
25
attain
a
passing
score
on
the
civics
test
as
a
condition
of
26
graduation.
A
student
who
fails
to
attain
a
passing
score
on
27
the
civics
test
may
retake
the
civics
test
as
many
times
as
28
necessary.
29
Sec.
2.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
k,
30
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
31
follows:
32
One-half
unit
of
personal
finance
literacy.
All
students,
33
beginning
with
the
students
in
the
2020-2021
school
year
34
graduating
class,
shall
complete
at
least
one-half
unit
of
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personal
finance
literacy
as
a
condition
of
graduation.
All
1
students,
beginning
with
the
students
in
the
2022-2023
school
2
year
graduating
class,
must
attain
a
passing
score
on
an
3
assessment
of
the
student’s
knowledge
of
personal
financial
4
literacy
as
a
condition
of
graduation.
A
student
who
fails
5
to
attain
a
passing
score
on
the
assessment
may
retake
the
6
assessment
as
many
times
as
necessary.
7
Sec.
3.
Section
259A.1,
Code
2022,
is
amended
to
read
as
8
follows:
9
259A.1
Assessment
of
competency.
10
The
department
of
education
shall
cause
to
be
made
available
11
for
qualified
individuals
a
high
school
equivalency
diploma.
12
The
diploma
shall
be
issued
on
the
basis
of
demonstrated
13
competence
in
all
of
the
following
core
areas:
reading,
14
language
arts,
literacy,
mathematics,
personal
financial
15
literacy,
science,
and
social
studies.
16
Sec.
4.
Section
259A.5,
subsection
2,
Code
2022,
is
amended
17
to
read
as
follows:
18
2.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
under
19
chapter
17A
to
carry
out
this
chapter
.
Any
rules
adopted
20
relating
to
demonstrations
of
competence
for
purposes
of
this
21
chapter
shall
require
such
demonstrations
to
be
equivalent
22
to
or
of
greater
rigor
than
those
required
for
high
school
23
graduation,
and
such
demonstrations
shall
include
but
are
24
not
limited
to
a
test
battery,
credit-based
measures,
and
25
attainment
of
other
academic
credentials.
The
rules
shall
26
also
require
the
demonstrations
to
include
the
applicant
27
attaining
a
passing
score
on
the
most
recent
version
of
the
28
civics
test
developed
by
the
United
States
citizenship
and
29
immigration
services
and
a
passing
score
on
an
assessment
of
30
the
applicant’s
knowledge
of
personal
financial
literacy.
31
Sec.
5.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
apply
to
individuals
32
applying
for
a
high
school
equivalency
diploma
on
or
after
the
33
effective
date
of
this
Act:
34
1.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
259A.1.
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2.
The
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
259A.5,
1
subsection
2.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
relates
to
education,
including
modifying
6
provisions
related
to
required
social
studies
instruction,
7
personal
financial
literacy
instruction,
and
high
school
8
equivalency
diplomas.
9
The
bill
requires
that
the
United
States
government
10
instruction
provided
in
school
districts
and
nonpublic
schools
11
in
grades
9
through
12,
beginning
with
the
students
in
the
12
2022-2023
graduating
class,
include
an
assessment
of
the
13
student’s
knowledge
of
United
States
government
and
civics.
14
The
bill
provides
that
the
most
recent
version
of
the
civics
15
test
developed
by
the
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
16
services
shall
be
used
for
this
assessment.
The
bill
requires
17
a
student
to
attain
a
passing
score
on
the
civics
test
as
a
18
condition
of
graduation
and
allows
a
student
to
retake
the
19
civics
test
as
many
times
as
necessary.
20
The
bill
provides
that
the
personal
financial
literacy
21
instruction
provided
in
school
districts
and
nonpublic
schools
22
in
grades
9
through
12,
beginning
with
the
students
in
the
23
2022-2023
graduating
class,
shall
require
students
to
attain
a
24
passing
score
on
an
assessment
of
the
student’s
knowledge
of
25
personal
financial
literacy
as
a
condition
of
graduation.
The
26
bill
authorizes
a
student
who
fails
to
attain
a
passing
score
27
on
the
assessment
to
retake
the
assessment
as
many
times
as
28
necessary.
29
Current
law
requires
the
department
of
education
to
make
30
available
to
certain
specified
individuals
a
high
school
31
equivalency
diploma,
which
shall
be
issued
on
the
basis
of
32
demonstrated
competency
in
reading,
language
arts,
literacy,
33
mathematics,
science,
and
social
studies.
The
bill
adds
34
personal
financial
literacy
to
this
list
of
areas
in
which
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competency
must
be
demonstrated.
The
bill
also
requires
that
1
the
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education
to
carry
out
2
Code
chapter
259A
(high
school
equivalency
diplomas)
shall
3
require
the
applicant
to
attain
a
passing
score
on
the
most
4
recent
version
of
the
civics
test
developed
by
the
United
5
States
citizenship
and
immigration
services
and
a
passing
score
6
on
an
assessment
of
the
applicant’s
knowledge
of
personal
7
financial
literacy.
The
bill
provides
that
these
provisions
8
apply
to
individuals
applying
for
a
high
school
equivalency
9
diploma
on
or
after
the
effective
date
of
the
bill.
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