Bill Text: IA SF2059 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for education on the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-18 - Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Quirmbach, and Rozenboom. S.J. 127. [SF2059 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2059-Introduced.html
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BY
GRUENHAGEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
education
on
the
holocaust
for
students
1
and
teachers
in
school
districts.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.36
Education
on
the
holocaust.
1
1.
The
general
assembly
finds
all
of
the
following:
2
a.
Recent
studies
have
shown
there
to
be
a
severe
lack
3
of
awareness
in
the
state
of
Iowa
regarding
historical
facts
4
about
the
holocaust
and
antisemitism,
and
the
causes
and
5
ramifications
thereof.
6
b.
Antisemitism
remains
a
persistent,
pervasive,
and
7
disturbing
problem
in
contemporary
American
society.
8
c.
In
order
to
provide
students
with
an
understanding
of
the
9
importance
of
the
protection
of
human
rights
and
the
potential
10
consequences
of
discrimination
against
and
persecution
of
11
Jewish
people,
it
is
a
matter
of
high
priority
that
students
in
12
this
state
be
educated
concerning
the
holocaust.
13
d.
Sources
of
free
curricula
and
instructional
materials
for
14
education
on
the
holocaust
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
15
United
States
holocaust
memorial
museum;
yad
vashem:
the
world
16
holocaust
remembrance
center;
the
Illinois
holocaust
museum
and
17
education
center;
and
echoes
and
reflections,
a
partnership
of
18
the
anti-defamation
league,
yad
vashem,
and
the
university
of
19
southern
California
shoah
foundation.
20
2.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
21
otherwise
requires:
22
a.
“Antisemitism”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
23
216F.1.
24
b.
“Holocaust”
means
the
systematic,
bureaucratic,
25
state-sponsored
persecution
and
murder
of
approximately
26
six
million
Jews
by
the
Nazi
regime
and
its
allies
and
27
collaborators.
28
c.
“Nazi”
means
the
abbreviation
for
the
national
socialist
29
German
workers’
party,
a
political
party
of
the
mass
movement
30
known
as
national
socialism
under
which
its
leader,
Adolf
31
Hitler,
came
to
power
in
1933
and
governed
by
totalitarian
32
methods
until
1945.
33
d.
“Organization”
means
one
or
more
of
the
following
34
organizations:
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(1)
The
United
States
holocaust
memorial
museum.
1
(2)
Yad
vashem:
the
world
holocaust
remembrance
center.
2
(3)
The
Illinois
holocaust
museum
and
education
center.
3
(4)
Echoes
and
reflections,
a
partnership
of
the
4
anti-defamation
league,
yad
vashem,
and
the
university
of
5
southern
California
shoah
foundation.
6
(5)
Any
other
entity
approved
for
education
on
the
holocaust
7
by
the
department
of
education.
8
3.
a.
No
later
than
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
9
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
incorporate
10
age-appropriate
and
grade-appropriate
instruction
regarding
11
the
holocaust
for
students
in
middle
and
high
school
into
the
12
school
district’s
educational
program.
Such
instruction
shall
13
be
incorporated
into
existing
required
courses
and
include,
at
14
minimum,
the
following:
15
(1)
The
causes
and
ramifications
of
the
holocaust.
16
(2)
The
breadth
of
the
history
of
antisemitism
and
17
the
holocaust,
including
the
third
reich
dictatorship,
18
concentration
camp
system,
persecution
of
Jews
and
non-Jews,
19
Jewish
and
non-Jewish
resistance,
and
post-World
War
II
trials.
20
(3)
The
impact
of
personal
responsibility,
civic
21
engagement,
and
societal
response
in
the
context
of
the
22
holocaust.
23
(4)
The
connection
between
national,
ethnic,
racial,
24
or
religious
intolerance
and
the
subjects
described
in
25
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2).
26
(5)
The
leading
role
played
by
the
United
States
and
27
the
United
States
armed
forces,
including
African
American
28
soldiers,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
Tuskegee
airmen,
29
as
well
as
Native
American
and
Asian
American
soldiers,
in
30
defeating
the
third
reich
and
its
allies
and
liberating
Nazi
31
concentration
camps.
32
(6)
The
definition,
history,
and
actions
taken
in
the
face
33
of
the
holocaust.
34
b.
School
districts
shall
utilize
appropriate
public
or
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private
materials,
personnel,
and
other
resources
in
developing
1
and
implementing
education
on
the
holocaust
in
accordance
with
2
this
section.
3
4.
No
later
than
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
4
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
incorporate
5
education
on
the
holocaust
for
teachers
into
the
district
6
professional
development
plan
developed
pursuant
to
section
7
284.6
for
teachers
who
provide
instruction
in
courses
into
8
which
student
instruction
in
accordance
with
subsection
3
is
9
incorporated.
Such
training
shall
cover
the
topics
required
10
by
subsection
3.
School
districts
shall
utilize
appropriate
11
programs
provided
by
an
organization
for
such
training.
12
Education
on
the
holocaust
provided
to
teachers
in
accordance
13
with
this
section
shall
be
credited
toward
a
teacher’s
14
individual
professional
development
plan
under
section
284.6.
15
5.
Annually
by
October
1,
the
department
of
education
16
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
17
addressing
the
number
of
school
districts
offering
education
18
on
the
holocaust
to
students
and
teachers
in
accordance
with
19
this
section.
The
department
shall
publish
the
report
on
the
20
department’s
internet
site.
21
6.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
diminish
or
22
infringe
upon
any
right
protected
under
the
Constitution
of
23
the
State
of
Iowa
or
the
first
amendment
to
the
Constitution
24
of
the
United
States.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
25
conflict
with
any
local,
state,
or
federal
law
relating
to
26
discrimination.
27
Sec.
2.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
28
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
29
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
30
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
31
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
32
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
33
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
34
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
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shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
1
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
2
districts.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
requires
each
school
board
to
incorporate
7
age-appropriate
and
grade-appropriate
instruction
regarding
8
the
holocaust
for
students
in
middle
and
high
school
into
the
9
school
district’s
educational
program.
Such
instruction
shall
10
be
incorporated
into
existing
required
courses.
The
bill
11
specifies
the
content
of
such
instruction.
School
districts
12
shall
utilize
appropriate
public
or
private
materials,
13
personnel,
and
other
resources
in
developing
and
implementing
14
education
on
the
holocaust.
15
The
bill
requires
each
school
board
to
incorporate
education
16
on
the
holocaust
for
teachers
into
the
school
district
17
professional
development
plan
for
teachers
who
provide
18
instruction
in
courses
into
which
student
instruction
in
19
accordance
with
the
bill
is
incorporated.
Such
training
shall
20
cover
the
topics
specified
by
the
bill.
School
districts
shall
21
utilize
appropriate
programs
provided
by
an
organization,
as
22
specified
in
the
bill,
for
such
training.
Education
on
the
23
holocaust
provided
to
teachers
shall
be
credited
toward
a
24
teacher’s
individual
professional
development
plan.
25
A
school
board
shall
carry
out
the
requirements
for
26
education
on
the
holocaust
for
students
and
teachers
no
later
27
than
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2024.
28
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
education
to
submit
29
an
annual
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
30
addressing
the
number
of
school
districts
offering
education
31
on
the
holocaust
to
students
and
teachers
in
accordance
with
32
the
bill.
33
The
bill
shall
not
be
construed
to
diminish
or
infringe
upon
34
any
right
protected
under
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
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Iowa
or
the
first
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
1
States.
The
bill
shall
not
be
construed
to
conflict
with
any
2
local,
state,
or
federal
law
relating
to
discrimination.
3
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
4
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
5
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
6
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
7
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
8
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
9
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
10
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
11
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
12
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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