Bill Text: IA SF2048 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades one through twelve in school districts by creating celebrate freedom week.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-18 - Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Quirmbach, and Rozenboom. S.J. 126. [SF2048 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2048-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2048
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2048
BY
ZAUN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
modifying
provisions
related
to
the
social
studies
1
instruction
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
one
2
through
twelve
in
school
districts
by
creating
celebrate
3
freedom
week.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsections
3
and
4,
Code
2024,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
a.
The
following
areas
shall
be
taught
in
grades
3
one
through
six:
English-language
arts,
social
studies,
4
mathematics,
science,
health,
physical
education,
traffic
5
safety,
music,
visual
art,
and,
subject
to
section
279.80
,
6
age-appropriate
and
research-based
human
growth
and
7
development.
Computer
science
instruction
incorporating
8
the
standards
established
under
section
256.7,
subsection
9
26
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(4),
shall
be
offered
in
10
at
least
one
grade
level
commencing
with
the
school
year
11
beginning
July
1,
2023.
The
health
curriculum
shall
include
12
the
characteristics
of
communicable
diseases.
The
state
board
13
as
part
of
accreditation
standards
shall
adopt
curriculum
14
definitions
for
implementing
the
elementary
program.
15
b.
(1)
The
social
studies
curriculum
shall
include,
during
16
the
week
in
which
September
17
falls,
or
during
another
full
17
school
week
as
determined
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
18
school
district,
instruction
related
to
the
original
intent,
19
meaning,
and
importance
of
the
Declaration
of
Independence,
20
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
and
the
Bill
of
Rights
21
contained
in
the
Constitution,
within
the
historical
contexts
22
of
such
founding
documents.
23
(2)
The
instruction
related
to
the
Declaration
of
24
Independence
described
in
subparagraph
(1)
shall
include
an
25
examination
of
the
relationship
between
the
ideas
expressed
in
26
the
Declaration
of
Independence
and
the
subsequent
history
of
27
the
United
States,
including
the
United
States
being
a
nation
28
of
immigrants,
the
American
revolution,
the
formulation
of
29
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
and
the
abolitionist
30
movement,
which
led
to
the
Emancipation
Proclamation
and
the
31
women’s
suffrage
movement.
32
(3)
The
instruction
described
in
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2)
33
shall
not
censor
any
religious
references
in
the
writings
of
34
the
founding
fathers.
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(4)
(a)
The
instruction
described
in
this
paragraph
1
shall
require
students
enrolled
in
grades
three
through
six
2
to
study
and
recite
the
following
portion
of
the
Declaration
3
of
Independence:
“We
hold
these
truths
to
be
self-evident,
4
that
all
men
are
created
equal,
that
they
are
endowed
by
their
5
Creator
with
certain
unalienable
Rights,
that
among
these
are
6
Life,
Liberty,
and
the
pursuit
of
Happiness.
That
to
secure
7
these
rights,
Governments
are
instituted
among
Men,
deriving
8
their
just
powers
from
the
consent
of
the
governed”.
9
(b)
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
not
10
require
a
student
to
recite
a
portion
of
the
Declaration
of
11
Independence,
as
required
in
subparagraph
division
(a),
if
any
12
of
the
following
apply:
13
(i)
The
student’s
parent
or
guardian
submits
to
the
school
14
district
a
written
request
that
the
student
be
excused
from
15
such
recitation.
16
(ii)
The
school
district
determines
that
the
student
has
a
17
conscientious
objection
to
the
recitation.
18
(iii)
The
student
is
the
child
of
a
representative
of
a
19
foreign
government
to
whom
diplomatic
immunity
has
been
awarded
20
pursuant
to
the
federal
Diplomatic
Relations
Act
of
1978,
as
21
codified
at
22
U.S.C.
§254a
et
seq.
22
c.
Paragraph
“b”
shall
not
apply
to
a
nonpublic
school.
23
4.
a.
The
following
shall
be
taught
in
grades
seven
and
24
eight:
English-language
arts;
social
studies;
mathematics;
25
science;
health;
age-appropriate
and
research-based
human
26
growth
and
development;
career
exploration
and
development;
27
physical
education;
music;
and
visual
art.
Computer
science
28
instruction
incorporating
the
standards
established
under
29
section
256.7,
subsection
26
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(4),
30
shall
be
offered
in
at
least
one
grade
level
commencing
with
31
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2023.
Career
exploration
32
and
development
shall
be
designed
so
that
students
are
33
appropriately
prepared
to
create
an
individual
career
34
and
academic
plan
pursuant
to
section
279.61
,
incorporate
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foundational
career
and
technical
education
concepts
aligned
1
with
the
six
career
and
technical
education
service
areas
as
2
defined
in
subsection
5
,
paragraph
“h”
,
incorporate
relevant
3
twenty-first
century
skills
to
facilitate
career
readiness,
4
and
introduce
students
to
career
opportunities
within
the
5
local
community
and
across
this
state.
The
health
curriculum
6
shall
include
age-appropriate
and
research-based
information
7
regarding
the
characteristics
of
sexually
transmitted
diseases.
8
The
state
board
as
part
of
accreditation
standards
shall
adopt
9
curriculum
definitions
for
implementing
the
program
in
grades
10
seven
and
eight.
However,
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
11
the
teaching
of
career
exploration
and
development
in
nonpublic
12
schools.
13
b.
(1)
The
social
studies
curriculum
shall
include,
during
14
the
week
in
which
September
17
falls,
or
during
another
full
15
school
week
as
determined
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
16
school
district,
instruction
related
to
the
original
intent,
17
meaning,
and
importance
of
the
Declaration
of
Independence,
18
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
and
the
Bill
of
Rights
19
contained
in
the
Constitution,
within
the
historical
contexts
20
of
such
founding
documents.
21
(2)
The
instruction
related
to
the
Declaration
of
22
Independence
described
in
subparagraph
(1)
shall
include
an
23
examination
of
the
relationship
between
the
ideas
expressed
in
24
the
Declaration
of
Independence
and
the
subsequent
history
of
25
the
United
States,
including
the
United
States
being
a
nation
26
of
immigrants,
the
American
revolution,
the
formulation
of
27
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
and
the
abolitionist
28
movement,
which
led
to
the
Emancipation
Proclamation
and
the
29
women’s
suffrage
movement.
30
(3)
The
instruction
described
in
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2)
31
shall
not
censor
any
religious
references
in
the
writings
of
32
the
founding
fathers.
33
(4)
(a)
The
instruction
described
in
this
paragraph
shall
34
require
students
to
study
and
recite
the
following
portion
of
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the
Declaration
of
Independence:
“We
hold
these
truths
to
be
1
self-evident,
that
all
men
are
created
equal,
that
they
are
2
endowed
by
their
Creator
with
certain
unalienable
Rights,
that
3
among
these
are
Life,
Liberty,
and
the
pursuit
of
Happiness.
4
That
to
secure
these
rights,
Governments
are
instituted
5
among
Men,
deriving
their
just
powers
from
the
consent
of
the
6
governed”.
7
(b)
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
not
8
require
a
student
to
recite
a
portion
of
the
Declaration
of
9
Independence,
as
required
in
subparagraph
division
(a),
if
any
10
of
the
following
apply:
11
(i)
The
student’s
parent
or
guardian
submits
to
the
school
12
district
a
written
request
that
the
student
be
excused
from
13
such
recitation.
14
(ii)
The
school
district
determines
that
the
student
has
a
15
conscientious
objection
to
the
recitation.
16
(iii)
The
student
is
the
child
of
a
representative
of
a
17
foreign
government
to
whom
diplomatic
immunity
has
been
awarded
18
pursuant
to
the
federal
Diplomatic
Relations
Act
of
1978,
as
19
codified
at
22
U.S.C.
§254a
et
seq.
20
c.
Paragraph
“b”
shall
not
apply
to
a
nonpublic
school.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
22
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
b.
Five
units
of
the
social
studies
including
instruction
24
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
registration
25
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
systems
in
26
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
and
casting
27
an
absentee
ballot.
All
students
shall
complete
a
minimum
28
of
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
and
one
unit
of
29
United
States
history.
30
(1)
The
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
shall
31
include
the
voting
procedure
as
described
in
this
lettered
32
paragraph
and
section
280.9A
.
The
government
instruction
shall
33
also
include
a
study
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
34
and
the
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution
and
an
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assessment
of
a
student’s
knowledge
of
the
Constitution
and
the
1
Bill
of
Rights.
2
(2)
(a)
The
one
unit
of
United
States
history
shall
3
include,
during
the
week
in
which
September
17
falls,
or
4
during
another
full
school
week
as
determined
by
the
board
of
5
directors
of
a
school
district,
instruction
related
to
the
6
original
intent,
meaning,
and
importance
of
the
Declaration
7
of
Independence,
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
and
8
the
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution,
within
the
9
historical
contexts
of
such
founding
documents.
10
(b)
The
instruction
related
to
the
Declaration
of
11
Independence
described
in
subparagraph
division
(a)
shall
12
include
an
examination
of
the
relationship
between
the
ideas
13
expressed
in
the
Declaration
of
Independence
and
the
subsequent
14
history
of
the
United
States,
including
the
United
States
15
being
a
nation
of
immigrants,
the
American
revolution,
the
16
formulation
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States,
and
17
the
abolitionist
movement,
which
led
to
the
Emancipation
18
Proclamation
and
the
women’s
suffrage
movement.
19
(c)
The
instruction
described
in
subparagraph
divisions
20
(a)
and
(b)
shall
not
censor
any
religious
references
in
the
21
writings
of
the
founding
fathers.
22
(d)
(i)
The
instruction
described
in
this
subparagraph
23
shall
require
students
to
study
and
recite
the
following
24
portion
of
the
Declaration
of
Independence:
“We
hold
these
25
truths
to
be
self-evident,
that
all
men
are
created
equal,
that
26
they
are
endowed
by
their
Creator
with
certain
unalienable
27
Rights,
that
among
these
are
Life,
Liberty,
and
the
pursuit
28
of
Happiness.
That
to
secure
these
rights,
Governments
are
29
instituted
among
Men,
deriving
their
just
powers
from
the
30
consent
of
the
governed”.
31
(ii)
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
not
32
require
a
student
to
recite
a
portion
of
the
Declaration
of
33
Independence,
as
required
in
subparagraph
subdivision
(i),
if
34
any
of
the
following
apply:
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(A)
The
student’s
parent
or
guardian
submits
to
the
school
1
district
a
written
request
that
the
student
be
excused
from
2
such
recitation.
3
(B)
The
school
district
determines
that
the
student
has
a
4
conscientious
objection
to
the
recitation.
5
(C)
The
student
is
the
child
of
a
representative
of
a
6
foreign
government
to
whom
diplomatic
immunity
has
been
awarded
7
pursuant
to
the
federal
Diplomatic
Relations
Act
of
1978,
as
8
codified
at
22
U.S.C.
§254a
et
seq.
9
(3)
Subparagraph
(2)
shall
not
apply
to
a
nonpublic
school.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
modifies
provisions
related
to
the
social
studies
14
instruction
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
1
through
15
12
in
school
districts.
16
The
bill
requires
that
the
social
studies
curriculum
17
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
one
through
eight,
and
18
the
one
unit
of
United
States
history
instruction
provided
as
19
part
of
the
social
studies
curriculum
to
students
enrolled
in
20
grades
9
through
12,
include
during
the
week
in
which
September
21
17
falls,
or
during
another
full
school
week
as
determined
22
by
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district,
instruction
23
related
to
the
original
intent,
meaning,
and
importance
of
the
24
Declaration
of
Independence,
the
Constitution
of
the
United
25
States,
and
the
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution.
26
The
bill
requires
such
instruction
to
include
an
examination
of
27
the
relationship
between
the
ideas
expressed
in
the
Declaration
28
of
Independence
and
the
subsequent
history
of
the
United
29
States.
The
bill
prohibits
such
instruction
from
censoring
any
30
religious
references
in
the
writings
of
the
founding
fathers.
31
The
bill
requires
such
instruction
to
include,
in
grades
3
32
through
12,
a
recitation
of
a
portion
of
the
Declaration
of
33
Independence,
with
limited
exceptions
for
certain
specified
34
students.
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