Bill Text: IA SSB3139 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the department of education to convene a working group to study the feasibility of integrating crossbow instruction into the physical education curriculum and extracurricular programs.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-14 - Subcommittee: Sweeney, Celsi, and Johnson. [SSB3139 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-SSB3139-Introduced.html
Senate Study Bill 3139 - Introduced SENATE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SINCLAIR) A BILL FOR An Act requiring the department of education to convene a 1 working group to study the feasibility of integrating 2 crossbow instruction into the physical education curriculum 3 and extracurricular programs. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 6222XC (3) 89 jda/jh
S.F. _____ Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— WORKING GROUP —— 1 INSTRUCTION AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ARCHERY 2 AND CROSSBOWS. 3 1. The department of education, in collaboration with the 4 department of natural resources, shall convene and provide 5 administrative support to a working group that shall study 6 the feasibility of integrating crossbow instruction into the 7 physical education curriculum and extracurricular programs 8 provided to students enrolled in grades seven through twelve 9 to provide equal access to archery participation in order to 10 comply with Tit. IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Pub. 11 L. No. 92-318. 12 2. Any expenses incurred by a member of the working group 13 shall be the responsibility of the individual member or the 14 respective entity represented by the member. 15 3. The working group shall submit its findings and 16 recommendations to the general assembly in a report on or 17 before December 31, 2022. 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 bill requires the department of education to convene 22 a working group to study the feasibility of integrating 23 crossbow instruction into the physical education curriculum and 24 extracurricular programs. 25 The bill directs the department of education to convene 26 a working group to study the feasibility of integrating 27 crossbow instruction into the physical education curriculum 28 and extracurricular programs provided to students enrolled 29 in grades 7 through 12 to provide equal access to archery 30 participation in order to comply with Tit. IX of the Education 31 Amendments of 1972. 32 The bill requires the working group to provide a report to 33 the general assembly detailing the working group’s findings and 34 recommendations on or before December 31, 2022. 35 -1- LSB 6222XC (3) 89 jda/jh 1/ 1
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