Iowa-2021-SF2037-Introduced

S.F. 2037 Section 1. Section 279.74, subsection 1, Code 2022, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0a. “Administrator” means the same as 3 defined in section 272.1. 4 Sec. 2. Section 279.74, Code 2022, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. a. An administrator shall not 7 permit race or sex scapegoating, race or sex stereotyping, or 8 specific defined concepts to be taught in any school that the 9 administrator supervises or directs. 10 b. In the case of an administrator’s first violation 11 of paragraph “a” , the school district that employs the 12 administrator shall do all of the following: 13 (1) Provide the administrator with written notice of the 14 violation. The notice shall be in writing and personally 15 delivered or mailed by certified mail. 16 (2) Provide the parents and guardians of students enrolled 17 in the school with written notice of the violation and what 18 actions the school district will take or has taken to prevent 19 future violations. The notice shall be in writing and 20 personally delivered or mailed by certified mail. 21 (3) Provide the department of education and board of 22 educational examiners with notice of the violation. 23 c. In the case of an administrator’s second violation 24 of paragraph “a” , the school district that employs the 25 administrator shall do all of the following: 26 (1) Provide the administrator with written notice of the 27 violation. The notice shall be in writing and personally 28 delivered or mailed by certified mail. 29 (2) Suspend the administrator without pay for one week. 30 (3) Provide the parents and guardians of students enrolled 31 in the school with written notice of the violation and what 32 actions the school district will take or has taken to prevent 33 future violations. The notice shall be in writing and 34 personally delivered or mailed by certified mail. 35 -1- LSB 5155XS (2) 89 jda/jh 1/ 3

S.F. 2037 (4) Provide the department of education and board of 1 educational examiners with notice of the violation. 2 d. In the case of an administrator’s third or subsequent 3 violation of paragraph “a” , the school district that employs the 4 administrator shall do all of the following: 5 (1) Provide the administrator with written notice of the 6 violation. The notice shall be in writing and personally 7 delivered or mailed by certified mail. 8 (2) Suspend the administrator without pay for the remainder 9 of the semester. However, if there are less than ninety days 10 remaining in the semester, the school district shall suspend 11 the administrator without pay for the remainder of the semester 12 and for the first one quarter of the days in the subsequent 13 semester. 14 (3) Provide the parents and guardians of students enrolled 15 in the school with written notice of the violation and what 16 actions the school district will take or has taken to prevent 17 future violations. The notice shall be in writing and 18 personally delivered or mailed by certified mail. 19 (4) Provide the department of education and board of 20 educational examiners with notice of the violation. 21 EXPLANATION 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 23 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 24 This bill prohibits administrators from permitting the 25 teaching of certain specified concepts in school districts. 26 The bill defines “administrator” as a person who is licensed 27 to coordinate, supervise, or direct an educational program or 28 the activities of other practitioners. The bill prohibits an 29 administrator from permitting race or sex scapegoating, race 30 or sex stereotyping, or specific defined concepts from being 31 taught in any school that the administrator supervises or 32 directs. 33 In the case of an administrator’s first violation of the 34 bill’s provisions, the bill requires the school district to 35 -2- LSB 5155XS (2) 89 jda/jh 2/ 3

S.F. 2037 provide the administrator with written notice of the violation, 1 provide the parents and guardians of students enrolled in the 2 school with written notice of the violation, and provide the 3 department of education and board of educational examiners with 4 notice of the violation. In the case of an administrator’s 5 second violation of the bill’s provisions, the bill requires 6 the school district to provide the administrator with written 7 notice of the violation, suspend the administrator for 8 one week without pay, provide the parents and guardians of 9 students enrolled in the school with written notice of the 10 violation, and provide the department and board with notice 11 of the violation. The bill provides that, in the case of an 12 administrator’s third or subsequent violation of the bill’s 13 provisions, the school district that employs the administrator 14 shall provide the administrator with written notice of the 15 violation, suspend the administrator for the remainder of 16 the semester without pay, and if there are less than 90 days 17 remaining in the semester, suspend the administrator without 18 pay for the remainder of the semester and for the first one 19 quarter of the days in the subsequent semester, provide the 20 parents and guardians of students enrolled in the school with 21 written notice of the violation, and provide the department and 22 board with notice of the violation. 23 -3- LSB 5155XS (2) 89 jda/jh 3/ 3