Bill Text: IA HF73 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to firearm education in schools, including requiring the director of the department of education to develop and distribute age-appropriate model programs for firearm safety instruction and modifying provisions related to the required instruction in public schools and accredited nonpublic schools in grades six through twelve.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-21 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1. [HF73 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF73-Introduced.html
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BY
WHEELER
and
ABDUL-SAMAD
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
firearm
education
in
schools,
including
1
requiring
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
to
2
develop
and
distribute
age-appropriate
model
programs
for
3
firearm
safety
instruction
and
modifying
provisions
related
4
to
the
required
instruction
in
public
schools
and
accredited
5
nonpublic
schools
in
grades
six
through
twelve.
6
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
Section
256.9,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
66.
a.
By
July
1,
2024,
develop
and
3
distribute
to
all
school
districts
an
age-appropriate
model
4
program
for
firearm
safety
instruction
for
pupils
enrolled
5
in
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve.
The
model
program
for
6
pupils
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
grade
five
shall
be
7
based
on
the
eddie
eagle
gunsafe
program
developed
by
the
8
national
rifle
association.
The
model
program
for
pupils
9
enrolled
in
grades
six
through
twelve
shall
be
based
on
10
the
hunter
education
course
developed
by
the
national
rifle
11
association.
12
b.
School
districts
are
encouraged
to
implement
the
model
13
program
for
pupils
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
grade
five
14
developed
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
.
15
Sec.
2.
Section
256.11,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsection:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
Commencing
with
the
school
year
18
beginning
July
1,
2024,
hunter
education
based
on
the
model
19
program
developed
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
subsection
66,
20
paragraph
“a”
,
shall
be
taught
in
grade
six.
21
Sec.
3.
Section
256.11,
subsection
4,
Code
2023,
is
amended
22
to
read
as
follows:
23
4.
The
following
shall
be
taught
in
grades
seven
and
24
eight:
English-language
arts;
social
studies;
mathematics;
25
science;
health;
age-appropriate
and
research-based
human
26
growth
and
development;
career
exploration
and
development;
27
physical
education;
music;
and
visual
art
;
and,
commencing
28
with
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
hunter
education
.
29
Computer
science
instruction
incorporating
the
standards
30
established
under
section
256.7,
subsection
26
,
paragraph
“a”
,
31
subparagraph
(4),
shall
be
offered
in
at
least
one
grade
level
32
commencing
with
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2023.
Career
33
exploration
and
development
shall
be
designed
so
that
students
34
are
appropriately
prepared
to
create
an
individual
career
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and
academic
plan
pursuant
to
section
279.61
,
incorporate
1
foundational
career
and
technical
education
concepts
aligned
2
with
the
six
career
and
technical
education
service
areas
3
as
defined
in
subsection
5
,
paragraph
“h”
,
and
incorporate
4
relevant
twenty-first
century
skills.
The
health
curriculum
5
shall
include
age-appropriate
and
research-based
information
6
regarding
the
characteristics
of
sexually
transmitted
diseases,
7
including
HPV
and
the
availability
of
a
vaccine
to
prevent
8
HPV,
and
acquired
immune
deficiency
syndrome.
The
state
board
9
as
part
of
accreditation
standards
shall
adopt
curriculum
10
definitions
for
implementing
the
program
in
grades
seven
11
and
eight.
However,
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
the
12
teaching
of
career
exploration
and
development
in
nonpublic
13
schools.
Hunter
education
instruction
shall
be
based
on
14
the
model
program
developed
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
15
subsection
66,
paragraph
“a”
.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
16
“age-appropriate”
,
“HPV”
,
and
“research-based”
mean
the
same
as
17
defined
in
section
279.50
.
18
Sec.
4.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
Code
2023,
is
amended
19
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
20
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
m.
One-half
unit
of
hunter
education
21
commencing
with
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2024.
The
22
one-half
unit
of
hunter
education
shall
be
based
on
the
model
23
program
developed
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
subsection
66,
24
paragraph
“a”
.
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
firearm
education
in
schools,
including
29
requiring
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
to
30
develop
and
distribute
age-appropriate
model
programs
for
31
firearm
safety
instruction
and
modifying
provisions
related
32
to
the
required
instruction
in
public
schools
and
accredited
33
nonpublic
schools
in
grades
6
through
12.
34
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
department
to
develop
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an
age-appropriate
model
program
for
firearm
safety
instruction
1
by
July
1,
2024,
for
pupils
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
2
grade
12,
and
distribute
the
model
program
to
all
school
3
districts.
The
bill
also
requires
the
model
program
for
pupils
4
enrolled
in
kindergarten
through
grade
five
to
be
based
on
5
the
eddie
eagle
gunsafe
program
developed
by
the
national
6
rifle
association.
The
bill
encourages
school
districts
to
7
implement
such
a
model
program.
The
bill
requires
the
model
8
program
for
pupils
enrolled
in
grades
6
through
12
to
be
based
9
on
the
hunter
education
course
developed
by
the
national
rifle
10
association.
11
The
bill
provides
that,
commencing
with
the
school
year
12
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
model
program
based
on
the
hunter
13
education
course
for
pupils
enrolled
in
grades
6
through
12
14
shall
be
taught
in
public
schools
and
accredited
nonpublic
15
schools.
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