Bill Text: IA HF376 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the Iowa core standards for social studies, providing for regular review and revision of the related administrative rules, and requiring that human growth and development instruction provided by school districts include age-appropriate and research-based instruction inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health practices.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-04 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 295. [HF376 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF376-Introduced.html
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BY
DONAHUE
,
MASCHER
,
HUNTER
,
ANDERSON
,
STAED
,
ABDUL-SAMAD
,
WILBURN
,
and
BENNETT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
Iowa
core
standards
for
social
studies,
1
providing
for
regular
review
and
revision
of
the
related
2
administrative
rules,
and
requiring
that
human
growth
and
3
development
instruction
provided
by
school
districts
include
4
age-appropriate
and
research-based
instruction
inclusive
of
5
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
and
transgender
health
practices.
6
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
26,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(5)
By
July
1,
2022,
the
rules
3
establishing
the
Iowa
core
standards
for
social
studies
for
4
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
shall
include
the
history,
5
contributions,
and
perspectives
of
populations
in
accordance
6
with
section
256.9,
subsection
63.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
256.9,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
8
following
new
subsection:
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
63.
a.
By
May
1,
2022,
review
and
revise
10
the
Iowa
core
standards
to
ensure
that
the
content
anchor
11
standards
for
United
States
history,
geography,
economics,
12
civics,
and
government
include
the
histories,
contributions,
13
and
perspectives
of
all
of
the
following
populations:
14
(1)
Native
Americans.
15
(2)
People
of
African,
Asian,
Pacific
Islander,
Hispanic,
16
Latino,
or
Middle
Eastern
heritage.
17
(3)
Women.
18
(4)
Persons
with
disabilities.
19
(5)
Immigrants
or
refugees.
20
(6)
Persons
who
are
or
who
identify
as
lesbian,
gay,
21
bisexual,
or
transgender.
22
b.
Provide
technical
assistance
and
implementation
23
strategies
to
school
districts
if
revisions
made
pursuant
to
24
this
subsection
require
curriculum
and
instruction
changes.
25
c.
Regularly
review
and
recommend
changes
as
necessary
to
26
the
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
establishing
the
Iowa
27
core
standards
for
social
studies
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
28
subsection
26,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(5).
29
Sec.
3.
Section
279.50,
subsection
2,
Code
2021,
is
amended
30
to
read
as
follows:
31
2.
Each
school
board
shall
provide
age-appropriate
and
32
research-based
instruction
in
human
growth
and
development
33
including
instruction
regarding
human
sexuality,
self-esteem,
34
stress
management,
interpersonal
relationships,
domestic
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abuse,
HPV
and
the
availability
of
a
vaccine
to
prevent
HPV,
1
and
acquired
immune
deficiency
syndrome
as
required
in
section
2
256.11
,
in
grades
one
through
twelve
,
including
but
not
limited
3
to
instruction
regarding
all
of
the
following:
4
a.
Human
sexuality,
inclusive
of
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
and
5
transgender
health
practices
.
6
b.
Self-esteem.
7
c.
Stress
management.
8
d.
Interpersonal
relationships.
9
e.
Domestic
abuse.
10
f.
HPV
and
the
availability
of
a
vaccine
to
prevent
HPV.
11
g.
Acquired
immune
deficiency
syndrome.
12
Sec.
4.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
13
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
14
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
15
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
16
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
17
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
18
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
19
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
20
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
21
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
22
districts.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
of
27
education
to
review
and
revise
the
Iowa
core
standards
for
28
social
studies
by
May
1,
2022;
requires
the
state
board
of
29
education
to
adopt
rules
by
July
1,
2022,
to
include
the
30
history,
contributions,
and
perspectives
of
populations
31
specified
in
the
bill;
and
modifies
the
requirements
for
human
32
growth
and
development
in
grades
1
through
12.
33
The
director
must
ensure
that
the
content
anchor
standards
34
for
United
States
history,
geography,
economics,
civics,
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and
government
include
the
histories,
contributions,
and
1
perspectives
of
Native
Americans;
people
of
African,
Asian,
2
Pacific
Islander,
Hispanic,
Latino,
or
Middle
Eastern
heritage;
3
women;
persons
with
disabilities;
immigrants
or
refugees;
and
4
persons
who
are
or
who
identify
as
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
or
5
transgender.
6
The
director
must
also
provide
technical
assistance
and
7
implementation
strategies
to
school
districts
if
the
revisions
8
require
curriculum
and
instruction
changes.
9
The
director
is
further
tasked
with
regularly
reviewing
10
and
recommending
administrative
rule
changes
as
necessary
11
relating
to
the
Iowa
core
standards
for
social
studies
and
the
12
populations
which
must
be
included
in
such
standards.
13
The
bill
provides
that
age-appropriate
and
research-based
14
instruction
in
human
growth
and
development,
which
each
school
15
board
must
provide
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
1
through
12,
16
must
include
instruction
inclusive
of
lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
17
and
transgender
health
practices.
18
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
19
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
20
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
21
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
22
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
23
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
24
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
25
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
26
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
27
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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