Bill Text: IA SF2057 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring public and private accredited elementary, secondary, and postsecondary institutions to establish a process by which students may appeal coursework grades based on alleged political bias.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-29 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SF2057 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SF2057-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2057
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2057
BY
KRAAYENBRINK
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
public
and
private
accredited
elementary,
1
secondary,
and
postsecondary
institutions
to
establish
a
2
process
by
which
students
may
appeal
coursework
grades
based
3
on
alleged
political
bias.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
260C.14,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25.
Develop
and
implement
an
appeals
3
process
by
which
a
student
attending
the
community
college
4
may
appeal
a
grade,
issued
by
an
instructor
employed
by
the
5
community
college,
on
coursework
completed
by
the
student
to
6
determine
whether
the
instructor
has
a
political
bias
that
7
affected
the
student’s
grade.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
261.9,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
9
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
“Accredited
private
institution”
means
an
institution
of
11
higher
learning
located
in
Iowa
which
is
operated
privately
12
and
not
controlled
or
administered
by
any
state
agency
or
13
any
subdivision
of
the
state
and
which
meets
the
criteria
in
14
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
and
all
of
the
criteria
in
paragraphs
“d”
15
through
“i”
“j”
,
except
that
institutions
defined
in
paragraph
16
“c”
of
this
subsection
are
exempt
from
the
requirements
of
17
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
:
18
Sec.
3.
Section
261.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
19
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
20
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
j.
Develops
and
implements
an
appeals
21
process
by
which
a
student
attending
the
institution
may
appeal
22
a
grade,
issued
by
an
instructor
employed
by
the
institution,
23
on
coursework
completed
by
the
student
to
determine
whether
the
24
instructor
has
a
political
bias
that
affected
the
student’s
25
grade.
26
Sec.
4.
Section
261.9,
subsection
3,
unnumbered
paragraph
27
1,
Code
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
“Eligible
institution”
means
an
institution
of
higher
29
learning
located
in
Iowa
which
is
operated
privately
and
30
not
controlled
or
administered
by
any
state
agency
or
any
31
subdivision
of
the
state,
which
is
not
exempt
from
taxation
32
under
section
501(c)(3)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
and
which
33
meets
all
of
the
criteria
in
subsection
1
,
paragraphs
“d”
34
through
“i”
“j”
,
and
the
criteria
in
paragraphs
“a”
or
“b”
as
35
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follows:
1
Sec.
5.
Section
262.9,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
2
following
new
subsection:
3
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
39.
Develop
and
implement
an
appeals
4
process
by
which
a
student
attending
an
institution
of
higher
5
education
governed
by
the
board
may
appeal
a
grade,
issued
6
by
an
instructor
employed
by
the
institution,
on
coursework
7
completed
by
the
student
to
determine
whether
the
instructor
8
has
a
political
bias
that
affected
the
student’s
grade.
9
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.18
Appeals
process
——
political
10
bias.
11
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
12
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
13
shall
develop
and
implement
an
appeals
process
by
which
a
14
student
enrolled
in
the
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
15
school
may
appeal
a
grade,
issued
by
a
teacher
employed
by
the
16
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school,
on
coursework
17
completed
by
the
student
to
determine
whether
the
teacher
has
a
18
political
bias
that
affected
the
student’s
grade.
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
requires
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
23
districts
and
community
colleges,
the
authorities
in
charge
of
24
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
accredited
private
institutions,
25
and
the
board
of
regents
to
establish
a
process
by
which
26
students
may
appeal
coursework
grades
to
determine
whether
the
27
teacher
has
a
political
bias
that
affected
the
student’s
grade.
28
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