Bill Text: IA SF85 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to public education, including participation in surveys, analyses, activities, or evaluations by students, employees, and contractors of school districts or charter schools and prohibiting the use of certain resources or materials related to social and emotional learning.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-31 - Subcommittee recommends passage. []. [SF85 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF85-Introduced.html
Senate
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
SALMON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
public
education,
including
participation
in
1
surveys,
analyses,
activities,
or
evaluations
by
students,
2
employees,
and
contractors
of
school
districts
or
charter
3
schools
and
prohibiting
the
use
of
certain
resources
or
4
materials
related
to
social
and
emotional
learning.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.9B
Prohibition
——
display
1
of
collaborative
for
academic,
social,
and
emotional
learning
2
materials
——
guidance
related
to
social
and
emotional
learning.
3
The
department
shall
not
display
on
the
department’s
4
internet
site
or
otherwise
disseminate
any
references
or
5
materials
related
to
or
created
by
the
collaborative
for
6
academic,
social,
and
emotional
learning,
or
use
such
materials
7
as
a
framework
for
social
and
emotional
learning.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
9
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
10
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0j.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
11
requirements
of
section
279.77
relating
to
student,
employee,
12
and
contractor
participation
in
surveys,
analyses,
activities,
13
or
evaluations
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
14
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.77
Protection
of
student
rights.
15
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
must
16
receive
the
prior
written
consent
of
a
student’s
parent
or
17
guardian
before
requiring
a
student
to
take
part
in
any
survey,
18
analysis,
activity,
or
evaluation
that
reveals
information
19
concerning
any
of
the
following
about
the
student
or
the
20
student’s
family,
whether
the
information
is
personally
21
identifiable
or
not:
22
a.
The
political
affiliations
or
beliefs
of
the
student
or
23
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian.
24
b.
Mental
or
psychological
problems
of
the
student
or
the
25
student’s
family.
26
c.
Sexual
behavior,
orientation,
or
attitudes.
27
d.
Illegal,
antisocial,
self-incriminating,
or
demeaning
28
behavior.
29
e.
Critical
appraisals
of
other
individuals
with
whom
the
30
student
has
close
familial
relationships.
31
f.
Legally
recognized
privileged
or
analogous
relationships,
32
such
as
those
of
attorneys,
physicians,
or
ministers.
33
g.
Religious
practices,
affiliations,
or
beliefs
of
the
34
student
or
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian.
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h.
Income,
except
when
required
by
law
to
determine
1
eligibility
for
participation
in
a
program
or
for
receiving
2
financial
assistance
under
such
a
program.
3
2.
An
employee
of
a
school
district,
or
a
contractor
engaged
4
by
a
school
district,
shall
not
answer
any
question
pertaining
5
to
any
particular
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
6
in
any
survey
related
to
the
social
or
emotional
abilities,
7
competencies,
or
characteristics
of
the
student,
unless
the
8
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
satisfies
all
of
the
9
following
requirements:
10
a.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
provides
to
11
the
parent
or
guardian
of
each
student
enrolled
in
the
school
12
district
detailed
information
related
to
the
survey,
including
13
the
person
who
created
the
survey,
the
person
who
sponsors
the
14
survey,
how
information
generated
by
the
survey
is
used,
and
15
how
information
generated
by
the
survey
is
stored.
16
b.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
receives
17
the
written
consent
from
a
student’s
parent
or
guardian
18
authorizing
the
employee
or
contractor
to
answer
questions
in
19
the
survey
pertaining
to
the
student.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
relates
to
public
education,
including
24
participation
in
surveys,
analyses,
activities,
or
evaluations
25
by
students,
employees,
and
contractors
of
school
districts
or
26
charter
schools
and
prohibiting
the
use
of
certain
resources
or
27
materials
related
to
social
and
emotional
learning.
28
The
bill
prohibits
the
department
of
education
from
29
displaying
on
the
department’s
internet
site
or
otherwise
30
disseminating
any
references
or
materials
related
to
or
created
31
by
the
collaborative
for
academic,
social,
and
emotional
32
learning,
or
using
such
materials
as
a
framework
for
social
and
33
emotional
learning.
34
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
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or
the
governing
board
of
a
charter
school
to
receive
the
1
prior
written
consent
of
a
student’s
parent
or
guardian
before
2
requiring
a
student
to
take
part
in
any
survey,
analysis,
3
activity,
or
evaluation
that
reveals
information
related
4
to
political
affiliations
of
the
student
or
the
student’s
5
parent
or
guardian;
mental
or
psychological
problems
of
the
6
student
or
the
student’s
family;
sexual
behavior,
orientation,
7
or
attitudes;
illegal,
antisocial,
self-incriminating,
or
8
demeaning
behavior;
critical
appraisals
of
individuals
with
9
whom
the
student
has
close
familial
relationships;
legally
10
recognized
privileged
or
analogous
relationships;
religious
11
practices,
affiliations,
or
beliefs
of
the
student
or
the
12
student’s
parent
or
guardian;
or
income,
except
as
required
by
13
law
to
determine
eligibility
for
a
program.
The
requirement
14
applies
whether
or
not
the
information
is
personally
15
identifiable.
16
The
bill
prohibits
an
employee
of
a
school
district
or
17
charter
school,
or
a
contractor
engaged
by
a
school
district
18
or
charter
school,
from
answering
any
question
pertaining
to
19
any
particular
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
or
20
charter
school
in
any
survey
related
to
the
social
or
emotional
21
abilities,
competencies,
or
characteristics
of
the
student,
22
unless
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
or
the
23
governing
board
of
the
charter
school
provides
to
the
parent
24
or
guardian
of
each
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
25
or
charter
school
detailed
information
related
to
the
survey
26
and
receives
the
written
consent
from
a
student’s
parent
or
27
guardian
authorizing
the
employee
or
contractor
to
answer
28
questions
in
the
survey
pertaining
to
the
student.
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