Bill Text: IA HF317 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the display of the golden rule in public school classrooms.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-16 - Subcommittee: Hager, Moore and Steckman. H.J. 410. [HF317 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF317-Introduced.html
House File 317 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY SHEETS A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring the display of the golden rule in public 2 school classrooms. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2317YH (2) 87 je/rj PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 279.70 Golden rule ==== legislative 1 2 findings and declaration ==== display in classrooms. 1 3 The general assembly finds and declares all of the 1 4 following: 1 5 1. Article IX, 2nd, section 3, of the Constitution of 1 6 the State of Iowa states, in part, that the general assembly 1 7 shall encourage, by all suitable means, the promotion of 1 8 intellectual, scientific, moral, and agricultural improvement. 1 9 2. The leading moral precept for a civil society has been 1 10 expressed by various philosophies and religions for millennia 1 11 and is often called the golden rule, as set forth in paragraphs 1 12 "a" through "g". 1 13 a. Confucianism, circa 557 BC, Analects 15:23: 1 14 What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. 1 15 b. Buddhism, circa 560 BC, Udanavarga 5:18: 1 16 Hurt not others with that which pains yourself. 1 17 c. Judaism, circa 1300 BC, the Torah, Leviticus 19:18: 1 18 Thou shalt Love thy neighbor as thyself. 1 19 d. Hinduism, circa 3200 BC, Hitopadesa: 1 20 One should always treat others as they themselves wish to be 1 21 treated. 1 22 e. Zoroastrianism, circa 600 BC, Shast=na=shayast 13:29: 1 23 Whatever is disagreeable to yourself, do not do unto others. 1 24 f. Christianity, circa 30 AD, the King James Bible, Matthew 1 25 7:12: 1 26 Whatsoever ye would that others should do to you, do ye even 1 27 so to them. 1 28 g. Islam, circa 570=632 AD, the Prophet Muhammad, pbuh, 1 29 Sahih Muslim: 1 30 None of you have faith until you love for your neighbor what 1 31 you love for yourself. 1 32 3. The golden rule, with roots in a wide range of world 1 33 cultures, is well suited to be a standard that different 1 34 cultures can ascribe to in resolving conflicts, and the board 1 35 of directors of each public school district shall require the 2 1 display of the golden rule in all public school classrooms. 2 2 EXPLANATION 2 3 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 4 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 5 The general assembly finds and declares in this bill that the 2 6 leading moral precept for a civil society has been expressed by 2 7 various philosophies and religions for millennia and is often 2 8 called the golden rule, which generally states that one should 2 9 treat others as one wants to be treated. The bill also cites 2 10 Article IX, 2nd, section 3, of the Iowa Constitution, which 2 11 requires the general assembly to encourage, by all suitable 2 12 means, the promotion of intellectual, scientific, moral, and 2 13 agricultural improvement. 2 14 The bill declares that the golden rule, with roots in a 2 15 wide range of world cultures, is well suited to be a standard 2 16 that different cultures can ascribe to in resolving conflicts, 2 17 and the board of directors of each public school district must 2 18 require the display of the golden rule in all public school 2 19 classrooms. LSB 2317YH (2) 87 je/rj
