Bill Text: IA SF2235 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to high school examinations on the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Iowa.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-21 - Subcommittee, Beall, Boettger, and Bowman. S.J. 303. [SF2235 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF2235-Introduced.html
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BY
BOETTGER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
high
school
examinations
on
the
Constitution
1
of
the
United
States
and
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
2
Iowa.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
FINDINGS.
The
general
assembly
finds
all
of
the
1
following:
2
1.
The
purpose
of
education
is
to
develop
a
knowledgeable
3
and
well-informed
citizenry.
4
2.
Education
is
the
foundation
upon
which
a
free
democratic
5
society
is
based.
6
3.
Citizens
must
know
the
basis
of
how
their
government
7
operates
in
order
to
maintain
their
liberties
and
rights.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
280.9A,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
the
9
following
new
subsection:
10
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
local
11
public
school
district
operating
a
high
school
and
the
12
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
13
operating
a
high
school
shall
require
that
prior
to
the
14
completion
of
grade
twelve
all
students
pass,
as
a
condition
of
15
graduation,
an
examination
on
the
Constitution
of
the
United
16
States
and
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa.
17
Sec.
3.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
18
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
19
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
20
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
21
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
22
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
23
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
24
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
25
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
26
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
27
districts.
28
EXPLANATION
29
This
bill
requires
each
student
at
a
public
or
nonpublic
30
high
school,
as
a
condition
of
graduation,
to
pass
prior
to
the
31
completion
of
grade
12
an
examination
on
the
Constitution
of
32
the
United
States
and
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa.
33
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
34
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
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any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
1
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
2
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
3
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
4
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
5
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
6
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
7
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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