Bill Text: IA SJR13 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of any resident of Iowa under the age of nineteen to receive a free, competent, and comprehensive public school education.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-24 - Subcommittee: Sinclair, Quirmbach, and Rozenboom. S.J. 455. [SJR13 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-SJR13-Introduced.html
Senate Joint Resolution 13 - Introduced SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 13 BY QUIRMBACH , MATHIS , J. SMITH , PETERSEN , BISIGNANO , BOLKCOM , and DOTZLER SENA TE JOINT RESOLUTION A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution 1 of the State of Iowa relating to the right of any resident 2 of Iowa under the age of nineteen to receive a free, 3 competent, and comprehensive public school education. 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2417XS (3) 89 kh/jh
S.J.R. 13 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 1 the State of Iowa is proposed: 2 Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended 3 by adding the following new section: 4 Sec. 26. Free, competent, and comprehensive public 5 school education. The provision of a free, competent, and 6 comprehensive public school education shall be the right of 7 any resident of this state who has not attained the age of 8 nineteen, and a primary obligation of the state of Iowa, to 9 prepare the person for gainful employment, participation in 10 democratic governance, and such postsecondary school education 11 as may be appropriate. 12 Sec. 2. REFERRAL AND PUBLICATION. The foregoing amendment 13 to the Constitution of the State of Iowa is referred to the 14 general assembly to be chosen at the next general election for 15 members of the general assembly, and shall be published as 16 provided by law for three consecutive months previous to the 17 date of that election. 18 EXPLANATION 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 21 This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the 22 Constitution of the State of Iowa specifying that the 23 “provision of a free, competent, and comprehensive public 24 school education shall be the right of any resident of this 25 state who has not attained the age of nineteen, and a primary 26 obligation of the state of Iowa, to prepare the person for 27 gainful employment, participation in democratic governance, and 28 such postsecondary school education as may be appropriate”. 29 The joint resolution, if adopted, would be published and 30 then referred to the next general assembly (90th) for adoption, 31 before being submitted to the electorate for ratification. 32 -1- LSB 2417XS (3) 89 kh/jh 1/ 1
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