Bill Text: IA HF5 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to education, including requiring the boards of directors of school districts and the governing boards of charter schools to publish certain specified information, modifying provisions related to required social studies instruction, and providing civil penalties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 33-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-01 - Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-1. [HF5 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF5-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
WHEELER
,
HOLT
,
STONE
,
DUNWELL
,
FISHER
,
MOMMSEN
,
COLLINS
,
MOORE
,
GUSTOFF
,
JENEARY
,
STOLTENBERG
,
WULF
,
SHIPLEY
,
BRADLEY
,
DEYOE
,
GRABER
,
P.
THOMPSON
,
WILLS
,
JOHNSON
,
GUSTAFSON
,
BODEN
,
HARRIS
,
GEHLBACH
,
ANDREWS
,
OSMUNDSON
,
NORDMAN
,
YOUNG
,
WOOD
,
HORA
,
WINDSCHITL
,
GRASSLEY
,
BOSSMAN
,
and
GERHOLD
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
requiring
the
boards
of
1
directors
of
school
districts
and
the
governing
boards
of
2
charter
schools
to
publish
certain
specified
information,
3
modifying
provisions
related
to
required
social
studies
4
instruction,
and
providing
civil
penalties.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
AND
CHARTER
SCHOOL
TRANSPARENCY
2
Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
10,
paragraph
c,
3
subparagraph
(2),
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
If,
after
having
an
opportunity
to
correct,
if
permitted,
a
6
school
district
is
found
to
be
in
noncompliance
with
federal
7
education
laws
including
but
not
limited
to
the
federal
8
Elementary
and
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965,
the
federal
9
Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education
Act,
20
U.S.C.
§1400
et
10
seq.,
as
amended,
the
federal
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964,
chapter
11
216
,
section
279.73
,
or
section
279.74
,
or
section
279.77,
12
the
director
shall
recommend,
and
the
state
board
may
shall
13
do,
one
of
the
following
within
thirty
days
of
the
finding
14
of
noncompliance
,
or
within
fourteen
days
if
the
finding
of
15
noncompliance
is
for
a
violation
of
section
279.77
:
16
Sec.
2.
Section
256.11,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsection:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
19.
a.
If
the
department
finds
a
school
19
district
is
not
in
compliance
with
section
279.77,
the
20
department
shall
provide
notice
to
the
board
of
directors
21
of
the
school
district
indicating
the
school
district’s
22
noncompliance.
The
department
shall
allow
the
board
of
23
directors
of
the
school
district
at
least
fourteen
days
24
after
receipt
of
the
notice
of
noncompliance
to
correct
the
25
violation
prior
to
taking
any
enforcement
action
pursuant
to
26
subsection
10,
paragraph
“c”
.
In
addition
to
any
enforcement
27
action
taken
pursuant
to
subsection
10,
paragraph
“c”
,
if
the
28
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
fails
to
correct
the
29
violation
within
fourteen
days
after
receipt
of
the
notice
of
30
noncompliance,
the
department
shall
assess
a
civil
penalty
31
against
the
school
district
in
an
amount
not
less
than
five
32
hundred
dollars
and
not
more
than
five
thousand
dollars.
33
Revenue
from
the
civil
penalty
provided
in
this
paragraph
34
shall
be
remitted
to
the
treasurer
of
state
for
deposit
in
the
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general
fund
of
the
state.
1
b.
The
department
shall
provide
notice
to
the
board
of
2
educational
examiners
indicating
the
identity
of
any
individual
3
licensed
under
chapter
272
whose
violation
of
section
279.77
4
leads
to
enforcement
action
pursuant
to
subsection
10,
5
paragraph
“c”
.
6
Sec.
3.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
7
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0j.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
9
requirements
of
sections
279.77
and
279.78
in
the
same
manner
10
as
a
school
district.
11
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.77
Transparency
and
state
12
standards.
13
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
adopt
14
a
policy
describing
the
procedures
for
the
parent
or
guardian
15
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
review
the
16
instructional
materials
used
in
the
student’s
classroom.
17
The
policy
shall
include
a
process
for
the
student’s
parent
18
or
guardian
to
request
that
the
student
not
be
provided
19
with
certain
instructional
materials.
The
policy
shall
be
20
prominently
displayed
on
the
school
district’s
internet
site
21
and
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
shall,
at
22
least
annually,
provide
a
written
or
electronic
copy
of
the
23
policy
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
each
student
enrolled
24
in
the
school
district.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
25
“instructional
materials”
means
either
printed
or
electronic
26
textbooks
and
related
core
materials
that
are
written
and
27
published
primarily
for
use
in
elementary
school
and
secondary
28
school
instruction
and
are
required
by
a
state
educational
29
agency
or
local
educational
agency
for
use
by
students
in
the
30
student’s
classes
by
the
teacher
of
record.
“Instructional
31
materials”
does
not
include
lesson
plans.
32
2.
The
school
district
shall
provide
the
parent
or
guardian
33
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
with
all
of
the
34
following
information
related
to
the
current
school
year:
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a.
A
course
syllabus
or
written
summary
of
the
material
that
1
will
be
taught
in
the
student’s
classes.
2
b.
How
the
student’s
classes
meet
or
exceed
the
educational
3
standards
established
pursuant
to
section
256.11.
4
c.
A
list
of
all
instructional
materials
that
will
be
used
5
in
the
student’s
classes
by
the
teacher
of
record.
6
3.
The
school
district
may
satisfy
the
requirements
of
7
subsection
2
by
providing
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
8
enrolled
in
the
school
district
with
an
option
to
view
the
9
materials
described
in
subsection
2
electronically
or
by
10
providing
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
11
the
school
district
with
view-only
access
to
the
materials
12
described
in
subsection
2
on
the
classroom
management
software
13
platform
used
by
the
school
district.
By
July
1,
2025,
the
14
school
district
shall
satisfy
the
requirements
of
subsection
15
2
by
providing
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
16
in
the
school
district
with
view-only
access
to
the
materials
17
described
in
subsection
2
on
the
classroom
management
software
18
platform
used
by
the
school
district.
19
4.
If
the
materials
described
in
subsection
2
are
modified
20
during
the
school
year,
the
teacher
of
record
or
the
school
21
district
shall
update
the
information
maintained
under
22
subsection
3
on
or
before
the
end
of
the
school
week
when
the
23
modification
occurs
to
reflect
the
teacher
of
record’s
use
of
24
the
new
materials.
25
5.
The
school
district
shall
make
available
to
the
parent
26
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
a
27
comprehensive
list
of
all
books
available
to
students
in
28
libraries
operated
by
the
school
district
by
providing
a
link
29
on
the
school
district’s
internet
site
to
the
electronic
30
catalog
of
the
books
available
in
the
libraries
operated
by
the
31
school
district.
However,
for
school
years
beginning
prior
to
32
July
1,
2026,
if
the
school
district
does
not
use
an
electronic
33
catalog,
the
school
district
may
request
a
waiver
from
this
34
requirement
from
the
department
of
education.
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6.
The
school
district
shall
provide
instructions
on
the
1
school
district’s
internet
site
showing
the
procedures
or
2
policies
in
effect
for
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
3
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
request
the
reconsideration
4
or
removal
of
a
book
that
is
available
to
students
in
a
library
5
operated
by
the
school
district.
The
school
district
shall
6
display
the
form
for
requesting
reconsideration
or
removal
of
a
7
book
prominently
on
the
school
district’s
internet
site.
8
7.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
provide
9
instructions
related
to
how
to
access
the
information
described
10
in
subsections
2,
3,
and
5
in
a
notice
to
the
parent
or
guardian
11
of
each
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
prior
to
the
12
start
of
each
school
year.
13
8.
The
school
district
shall
publish
on
the
school
14
district’s
internet
site
information
related
to
the
training
15
and
professional
development
courses
and
programs
offered
by
16
the
school
district
in
which
employees
of
the
school
district
17
have
participated
during
the
current
school
year.
18
9.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
require
the
school
19
district
to
do
any
of
the
following:
20
a.
Reproduce
educational
materials
that
were
not
created
21
by
a
teacher
employed
by
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
22
district.
23
b.
Distribute
any
educational
materials
in
a
manner
that
24
would
infringe
on
the
intellectual
property
rights
of
any
25
person.
26
10.
The
requirements
of
this
section
shall
not
apply
when
27
the
teacher
of
record
provides
instruction
pursuant
to
chapter
28
256B.
29
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.78
Protocols
for
the
selection,
30
review,
reconsideration,
and
removal
of
materials
from
libraries.
31
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
adopt
32
protocols
for
the
selection,
review,
reconsideration,
and
33
removal
of
materials
from
libraries
operated
by
the
school
34
district.
The
protocols
shall
require
all
of
the
following:
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1.
A
process
for
the
selection,
reconsideration,
and
1
removal
of
materials
from
libraries
operated
by
the
school
2
district.
3
2.
A
process
for
a
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
4
in
the
school
district
to
request
that
specific
library
5
materials
not
be
checked
out
by
the
student.
6
3.
The
lawful
and
ethical
use
of
information
resources,
7
including
information
regarding
plagiarism
and
intellectual
8
property
rights.
9
4.
A
process
that
allows
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
10
enrolled
in
the
school
district
to
request
the
reconsideration
11
or
removal
of
materials
from
a
library
operated
by
the
school
12
district.
The
process
shall
be
prominently
displayed
on
the
13
school
district’s
internet
site
and
shall
require
all
of
the
14
following:
15
a.
Within
fifteen
business
days
after
a
parent’s
or
16
guardian’s
submission
of
a
request
to
reconsider
or
remove
17
materials
from
a
library
operated
by
the
school
district,
or
on
18
or
before
a
later
date
if
the
school
district
and
the
parent
or
19
guardian
agree
in
writing,
the
school
district
shall
conduct
20
a
review
of
the
materials
described
in
the
request
and
make
a
21
recommendation
to
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
22
regarding
the
materials
described
in
the
request.
The
school
23
district
shall
notify
the
parent
or
guardian
in
writing
of
the
24
school
district’s
recommendation
to
the
board
of
directors
of
25
the
school
district.
26
b.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
shall
27
act
on
the
recommendation
described
in
paragraph
“a”
at
the
28
next
regularly
scheduled
meeting
of
the
board
of
directors
but
29
no
later
than
thirty
business
days
after
the
recommendation
30
is
received,
or
on
or
before
a
later
date
if
the
board
of
31
directors
of
the
school
district
and
the
parent
or
guardian
32
agree
in
writing.
The
board
of
directors
of
the
school
33
district
shall
notify
the
parent
or
guardian
in
writing
34
of
its
decision
to
affirm
or
reverse
the
school
district’s
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c.
The
parent
or
guardian
may
appeal
the
decision
of
the
2
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
under
paragraph
“b”
to
3
the
state
board
of
education
pursuant
to
section
290.1.
4
d.
If
the
school
district
or
the
board
of
directors
of
5
the
school
district
fails
to
act
on
a
parent’s
or
guardian’s
6
request
to
reconsider
or
remove
materials
from
a
library
7
operated
by
the
school
district
within
the
timeline
provided
8
in
this
section,
the
parent
or
guardian
may
appeal
the
school
9
district’s
or
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district’s
10
failure
to
act
to
the
state
board
of
education.
The
state
11
board
of
education
shall
direct
the
school
district
or
the
12
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
to
perform
the
review
13
as
prescribed.
14
Sec.
6.
PROCEDURE
FOR
THE
RECONSIDERATION
OR
REMOVAL
OF
A
15
BOOK
FROM
A
SCHOOL
LIBRARY.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
16
district
shall
create
a
document
that
illustrates
the
procedure
17
for
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
a
school
18
district
to
request
the
reconsideration
or
removal
of
a
book
19
that
is
available
to
students
in
a
library
operated
by
the
20
school
district
as
required
by
section
279.78,
as
enacted
by
21
this
division
of
this
Act.
22
DIVISION
II
23
SOCIAL
STUDIES
INSTRUCTION
24
Sec.
7.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
25
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
b.
(1)
Five
units
of
the
social
studies
including
27
instruction
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
28
registration
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
29
systems
in
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
30
and
casting
an
absentee
ballot.
All
students
shall
complete
a
31
minimum
of
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
and
one
32
unit
of
United
States
history.
33
(2)
The
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
shall
34
include
the
all
of
the
following:
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(a)
The
voting
procedure
as
described
in
this
lettered
1
paragraph
and
section
280.9A
.
The
government
instruction
shall
2
also
include
a
3
(b)
A
study
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
4
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution
and
an
assessment
5
of
a
student’s
knowledge
of
the
Constitution
and
the
Bill
of
6
Rights.
7
(c)
An
assessment
of
the
student’s
knowledge
of
United
8
States
government
and
civics
that
includes
the
nature,
9
purpose,
structure,
function,
and
history
of
the
United
States
10
government,
the
rights
and
responsibilities
of
citizens
of
11
the
United
States,
and
important
United
States
government
and
12
civic
leaders.
The
most
recent
version
of
the
civics
test
13
developed
by
the
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
14
services
shall
be
used
as
the
assessment
required
by
this
15
subparagraph
division.
On
or
before
June
30
of
each
year,
each
16
school
district
and
nonpublic
school
shall
submit
the
results
17
of
the
assessment
required
by
this
subparagraph
division
to
the
18
department.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
relates
to
education,
including
requiring
the
23
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts
and
the
governing
24
boards
of
charter
schools
to
publish
certain
specified
25
information
and
modifying
provisions
related
to
required
social
26
studies
instruction.
27
DIVISION
I
——
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
AND
CHARTER
SCHOOL
28
TRANSPARENCY.
The
bill
enacts
new
Code
section
279.77,
which
29
requires
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
and
30
charter
schools
to
adopt
a
policy
describing
the
procedures
31
for
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
32
school
district
or
charter
school
to
review
the
instructional
33
materials
used
in
the
student’s
classroom.
The
bill
requires
34
the
policy
to
include
a
process
for
the
parent
or
guardian
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to
request
that
the
student
not
be
provided
with
certain
1
instructional
materials.
The
bill
also
requires
the
school
2
district
or
charter
school
to
display
the
policy
on
its
3
internet
site
and
annually
provide
a
written
or
electronic
4
copy
of
the
policy
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
each
student
5
enrolled
in
the
school
district
or
charter
school.
6
New
Code
section
279.77
also
requires
school
districts
and
7
charter
schools
to
provide
the
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
8
enrolled
in
the
school
district
or
charter
school
with
all
of
9
the
following
information
related
to
the
current
school
year:
10
a
course
syllabus
or
summary
of
material
that
will
be
taught
11
in
the
student’s
classes,
how
the
student’s
classes
meet
or
12
exceed
educational
standards,
and
a
list
of
all
instructional
13
materials
that
will
be
used
in
the
student’s
classes.
The
14
bill
establishes
that
school
districts
and
charter
schools
may
15
provide
the
information
in
certain
specified
electronic
forms.
16
The
bill
requires
a
teacher
or
the
school
district
or
charter
17
school
to
update
the
information
on
or
before
the
end
of
the
18
school
week
when
a
modification
occurs.
19
New
Code
section
279.77
requires
school
districts
and
20
charter
schools
to
make
available
to
the
parent
or
guardian
of
21
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
or
charter
school
22
a
comprehensive
list
of
all
books
available
to
students
in
23
libraries
operated
by
the
school
district
or
charter
school.
24
The
bill
requires
school
districts
and
charter
schools
to
25
provide
instructions
on
their
internet
sites
that
show
the
26
procedures
in
effect
for
the
parent
or
guardian
to
request
the
27
removal
of
a
book
from
a
school
library.
28
New
Code
section
279.77
requires
school
districts
and
29
charter
schools
to
publish
on
their
internet
sites
information
30
related
to
the
training
and
professional
development
courses
31
and
programs
offered
by
the
school
district
or
charter
school
32
in
which
employees
of
the
school
district
or
charter
school
33
have
participated
during
the
current
school
year.
34
New
Code
section
279.77
establishes
that
it
does
not
apply
to
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teachers
providing
special
education
instruction
pursuant
to
1
Code
chapter
256B.
2
The
bill
provides
that
if
the
department
of
education
3
determines
a
school
district
or
charter
school
is
found
to
be
4
in
noncompliance
with
new
Code
section
279.77,
after
having
an
5
opportunity
to
correct
the
issue,
the
department
is
required
to
6
take
corrective
action,
which
could
include
imposing
conditions
7
on
funding
or
withholding
certain
payments.
The
bill
also
8
provides
that
if
the
school
district
or
charter
school
9
continues
to
be
in
noncompliance
with
new
Code
section
279.77
10
within
14
days
after
receipt
of
notice
from
the
department,
11
the
department
shall
assess
a
civil
penalty
against
the
school
12
district
or
charter
school
in
an
amount
not
less
than
$500
and
13
not
more
than
$5,000.
The
bill
requires
the
department
to
14
provide
notice
to
the
board
of
educational
examiners
indicating
15
the
identity
of
any
individual
licensed
by
the
board
whose
16
violation
of
new
Code
section
279.77
leads
to
enforcement
17
action
by
the
department.
18
The
bill
enacts
new
Code
section
279.78,
which
requires
the
19
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
or
charter
school
to
20
adopt
protocols
for
the
selection,
review,
reconsideration,
21
and
removal
of
materials
in
school
libraries.
The
bill
22
establishes
that
the
protocols
are
required
to
include
all
23
of
the
following:
a
process
for
the
selection
and
removal
24
of
materials
from
school
libraries;
a
process
for
a
parent
25
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
or
26
charter
school
to
request
that
specific
library
materials
not
27
be
checked
out
by
the
student;
the
lawful
and
ethical
use
of
28
information
resources;
and
a
process
that
allows
the
parent
29
or
guardian
of
a
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
30
or
charter
school
to
request
the
removal
of
materials
from
31
school
libraries.
The
bill
requires
the
board
of
directors
32
of
a
school
district
or
charter
school
to
create
a
document
33
illustrating
the
procedure
for
the
parent
or
guardian
to
34
request
the
removal
of
a
book
that
is
available
in
a
school
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library.
1
DIVISION
II
——
SOCIAL
STUDIES
INSTRUCTION.
Under
current
2
law,
the
educational
program
established
pursuant
to
Code
3
section
256.11
is
required
to
include,
in
grades
9
through
12,
4
five
units
of
social
studies,
one-half
unit
of
which
is
to
5
consist
of
instruction
in
United
States
government.
The
bill
6
provides
that
this
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
7
shall
include
an
assessment
of
the
student’s
knowledge
of
8
United
States
government
and
civics.
The
bill
provides
that
9
the
most
recent
version
of
the
civics
test
developed
by
the
10
United
States
citizenship
and
immigration
services
shall
be
11
used
as
the
assessment.
The
bill
requires
each
school
district
12
and
nonpublic
school
to
submit
the
results
of
the
assessment
13
to
the
department
of
education
by
June
30
of
each
year.
By
14
operation
of
law,
a
charter
school
is
subject
to
the
education
15
standards
of
Code
section
256.11
unless
the
state
board
of
16
education
waives
a
particular
standard
for
the
charter
school
17
during
the
charter
school’s
application.
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