Bill Text: IA SF2150 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curriculum provided by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to students enrolled in grades one through twelve.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-07 - Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. []. [SF2150 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2150-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2150
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2150
BY
ALONS
,
SALMON
,
J.
TAYLOR
,
GUTH
,
and
GREEN
(COMPANION
TO
HF
2031
BY
STOLTENBERG)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
incorporating
provisions
related
to
pregnancy
and
1
fetal
development
into
the
human
growth
and
development
and
2
health
curriculum
provided
by
school
districts,
accredited
3
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
4
schools
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
one
through
twelve.
5
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.
The
following
areas
shall
be
taught
in
grades
one
through
3
six:
English-language
arts,
social
studies,
mathematics,
4
science,
health,
physical
education,
traffic
safety,
music,
5
visual
art,
and,
subject
to
section
279.80
,
age-appropriate
and
6
research-based
human
growth
and
development.
Computer
science
7
instruction
incorporating
the
standards
established
under
8
section
256.7,
subsection
26
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(4),
9
shall
be
offered
in
at
least
one
grade
level
commencing
with
10
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2023.
The
health
curriculum
11
shall
include
the
characteristics
of
communicable
diseases.
12
The
state
board
as
part
of
accreditation
standards
shall
adopt
13
curriculum
definitions
for
implementing
the
elementary
program.
14
The
human
growth
and
development
curriculum
shall
include
all
15
of
the
following:
16
a.
Human
biology
related
to
pregnancy.
17
b.
Human
development
inside
the
womb.
18
c.
A
high-definition
ultrasound
video,
at
least
three
19
minutes
in
duration,
showing
the
development
of
the
brain,
20
heart,
sex
organs,
and
other
vital
organs
in
early
fetal
21
development.
22
d.
A
high-quality,
computer-generated
rendering
or
23
animation,
comparable
to
the
meet
baby
Olivia
video
developed
24
by
live
action,
showing
the
process
of
fertilization
and
25
every
stage
of
human
development
inside
the
uterus,
noting
26
significant
markers
in
cell
growth
and
organ
development
for
27
every
significant
marker
of
pregnancy
until
birth.
28
4.
The
following
shall
be
taught
in
grades
seven
and
29
eight:
English-language
arts;
social
studies;
mathematics;
30
science;
health;
age-appropriate
and
research-based
human
31
growth
and
development;
career
exploration
and
development;
32
physical
education;
music;
and
visual
art.
Computer
science
33
instruction
incorporating
the
standards
established
under
34
section
256.7,
subsection
26
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(4),
35
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shall
be
offered
in
at
least
one
grade
level
commencing
with
1
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2023.
Career
exploration
2
and
development
shall
be
designed
so
that
students
are
3
appropriately
prepared
to
create
an
individual
career
4
and
academic
plan
pursuant
to
section
279.61
,
incorporate
5
foundational
career
and
technical
education
concepts
aligned
6
with
the
six
career
and
technical
education
service
areas
as
7
defined
in
subsection
5
,
paragraph
“h”
,
incorporate
relevant
8
twenty-first
century
skills
to
facilitate
career
readiness,
9
and
introduce
students
to
career
opportunities
within
the
10
local
community
and
across
this
state.
The
health
curriculum
11
shall
include
age-appropriate
and
research-based
information
12
regarding
the
characteristics
of
sexually
transmitted
diseases.
13
The
state
board
as
part
of
accreditation
standards
shall
adopt
14
curriculum
definitions
for
implementing
the
program
in
grades
15
seven
and
eight.
However,
this
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
16
the
teaching
of
career
exploration
and
development
in
nonpublic
17
schools.
The
human
growth
and
development
curriculum
shall
18
include
all
of
the
following:
19
a.
Human
biology
related
to
pregnancy.
20
b.
Human
development
inside
the
womb.
21
c.
A
high-definition
ultrasound
video,
at
least
three
22
minutes
in
duration,
showing
the
development
of
the
brain,
23
heart,
sex
organs,
and
other
vital
organs
in
early
fetal
24
development.
25
d.
A
high-quality,
computer-generated
rendering
or
26
animation,
comparable
to
the
meet
baby
Olivia
video
developed
27
by
live
action,
showing
the
process
of
fertilization
and
28
every
stage
of
human
development
inside
the
uterus,
noting
29
significant
markers
in
cell
growth
and
organ
development
for
30
every
significant
marker
of
pregnancy
until
birth.
31
Sec.
2.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
j,
32
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
(1)
One
unit
of
health
education
which
may
include
personal
34
health;
food
and
nutrition;
environmental
health;
safety
and
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survival
skills;
consumer
health;
family
life;
age-appropriate
1
and
research-based
human
growth
and
development;
substance
2
use
disorder
and
nonuse;
emotional
and
social
health;
health
3
resources;
cardiopulmonary
resuscitation;
and
prevention
4
and
control
of
disease,
including
age-appropriate
and
5
research-based
information
regarding
sexually
transmitted
6
diseases.
The
health
education
curriculum
shall
include
all
7
of
the
following:
8
(a)
Human
biology
related
to
pregnancy.
9
(b)
Human
development
inside
the
womb.
10
(c)
A
high-definition
ultrasound
video,
at
least
three
11
minutes
in
duration,
showing
the
development
of
the
brain,
12
heart,
sex
organs,
and
other
vital
organs
in
early
fetal
13
development.
14
(d)
A
high-quality,
computer-generated
rendering
or
15
animation,
comparable
to
the
meet
baby
Olivia
video
developed
16
by
live
action,
showing
the
process
of
fertilization
and
17
every
stage
of
human
development
inside
the
uterus,
noting
18
significant
markers
in
cell
growth
and
organ
development
for
19
every
significant
marker
of
pregnancy
until
birth.
20
Sec.
3.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
g,
Code
21
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
g.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
23
256.7,
subsection
21
,
and
the
educational
standards
of
section
24
256.11
,
unless
specifically
waived
by
the
state
board
during
25
the
application
process
;
provided,
however,
that
the
state
26
board
shall
not
waive
the
educational
standards
of
section
27
256.11
relating
to
the
human
growth
and
development
curriculum
28
for
grades
one
through
eight
or
the
health
curriculum
for
29
grades
nine
through
twelve
.
30
Sec.
4.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
31
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
32
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
p.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
33
requirements
of
section
256.11
relating
to
the
human
growth
and
34
development
curriculum
for
grades
one
through
eight
and
the
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health
curriculum
for
grades
nine
through
twelve.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
This
bill
incorporates
provisions
related
to
pregnancy
and
5
fetal
development
into
the
human
growth
and
development
and
6
health
curriculum
provided
by
school
districts,
accredited
7
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
8
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
1
through
12.
9
The
bill
requires
that
the
human
growth
and
development
10
curriculum
provided
by
school
districts,
nonpublic
schools,
11
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
in
grades
1
12
through
8,
and
the
health
curriculum
in
grades
9
through
13
12,
include
instruction
regarding
human
biology
related
to
14
pregnancy
and
human
development
inside
the
womb.
The
bill
15
also
requires
that
such
curriculum
include
a
video,
at
least
16
three
minutes
in
duration,
showing
the
development
of
the
17
brain,
heart,
sex
organs,
and
other
vital
organs
in
early
fetal
18
development,
and
a
rendering
or
animation,
comparable
to
the
19
meet
baby
Olivia
video
developed
by
live
action,
showing
the
20
process
of
fertilization
and
every
stage
of
human
development
21
inside
the
uterus,
noting
significant
markers
in
cell
growth
22
and
organ
development
for
every
significant
marker
of
pregnancy
23
until
birth.
24
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