Bill Text: IA SF217 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to surveys administered to students or school employees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-11 - Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Kraayenbrink, and Trone Garriott. [SF217 Detail]
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BY
TRONE
GARRIOTT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
surveys
administered
to
students
or
school
1
employees.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
o,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
4
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0t.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
5
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
the
administration
6
of
the
Iowa
youth
survey
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
7
district.
8
Sec.
3.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
m,
Code
9
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
10
Sec.
4.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
11
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
12
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
13
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
the
administration
14
of
the
Iowa
youth
survey
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
15
district.
16
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.36
Iowa
youth
survey.
17
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
18
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
19
do
all
of
the
following:
20
1.
Assist
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
in
the
21
administration
of
the
Iowa
youth
survey
described
in
section
22
135.11,
subsection
24.
23
2.
Report
the
results
of
the
administration
of
the
Iowa
24
youth
survey
to
the
department
of
education
and
the
department
25
of
health
and
human
services.
The
report
shall
not
contain
any
26
personally
identifiable
information
related
to
any
student.
27
Sec.
6.
REPEAL.
Section
279.79,
Code
2025,
is
repealed.
28
EXPLANATION
29
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
30
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
31
This
bill
relates
to
surveys
administered
to
students
or
32
school
employees.
33
The
bill
requires
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
34
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
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assist
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
in
the
1
administration
of
the
Iowa
youth
survey,
which
is
administered
2
every
two
years
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
6,
8,
and
11,
3
and
contains
questions
related
to
student
health
behaviors
and
4
experiences.
Schools
are
required
to
report
the
results
of
5
the
Iowa
youth
survey
to
the
department
of
education
and
the
6
department
of
health
and
human
services.
7
Current
Code
section
279.79
provides
that
school
districts
8
must
receive
the
prior
written
consent
of
a
student’s
parent
or
9
guardian
before
requiring
a
student
to
take
part
in
any
survey,
10
analysis,
activity,
or
evaluation
that
reveals
information
11
concerning
certain
specified
subjects.
Current
Code
section
12
279.79
also
prohibits
an
employee
of
a
school
district,
or
a
13
contractor
engaged
by
a
school
district,
from
answering
any
14
question
pertaining
to
any
particular
student
enrolled
in
15
the
school
district
in
any
survey
related
to
the
social
or
16
emotional
abilities,
competencies,
or
characteristics
of
the
17
student,
unless
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
18
satisfies
certain
specified
requirements.
Charter
schools
19
and
innovation
zone
schools
are
required
to
comply
with
the
20
provisions
of
Code
section
279.79.
The
bill
repeals
Code
21
section
279.79
and
strikes
provisions
requiring
charter
schools
22
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
comply
with
the
provisions
of
23
Code
section
279.79.
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