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FILE
166
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
32)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
public
schools,
including
requiring
public
1
schools
to
display
the
national
motto
and
the
state
motto
2
and
to
start
each
day
of
classroom
instruction
with
silent
3
time.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
3
requirements
of
section
279.87
relating
to
the
display
of
the
4
national
motto
and
the
state
motto
in
the
same
manner
as
a
5
school
district.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
256E.7,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
7
following
new
subsection:
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
A
charter
school
shall
start
each
day
9
of
classroom
instruction
by
allowing
students
two
minutes
of
10
silent
time.
11
Sec.
3.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
12
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
13
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
14
requirements
of
section
279.87
relating
to
the
display
of
the
15
national
motto
and
the
state
motto
in
the
same
manner
as
a
16
school
district.
17
Sec.
4.
Section
256F.4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
18
following
new
subsection:
19
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5A.
A
charter
school
or
innovation
zone
20
school
shall
start
each
day
of
classroom
instruction
by
21
allowing
students
two
minutes
of
silent
time.
22
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
279.87
Display
of
national
motto
and
23
state
motto.
24
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
display
25
the
national
motto
of
the
United
States,
established
under
36
26
U.S.C.
§302,
and
the
state
motto
of
Iowa,
established
under
27
section
1A.1,
in
the
main
entryway
of
each
attendance
center
in
28
the
school
district
or
in
another
location
within
an
attendance
29
center
if
the
board
of
directors
of
the
school
district
30
determines
that
such
location
is
more
visible
to
students.
31
Sec.
6.
Section
280.5,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
32
follows:
33
280.5
Display
of
United
States
flag
and
Iowa
state
flag
——
34
silent
time
——
pledge
of
allegiance.
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1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
1
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
school
shall
2
provide
and
maintain
a
suitable
flagstaff
on
each
school
site
3
under
its
control,
and
the
United
States
flag
and
the
Iowa
4
state
flag
shall
be
raised
on
all
school
days
when
weather
5
conditions
are
suitable.
6
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
public
school
district
7
shall
administer
the
pledge
of
allegiance
in
grades
one
through
8
twelve
each
school
day.
Immediately
prior
to
the
recitation
9
of
the
pledge
of
allegiance,
each
student
shall
be
allowed
two
10
minutes
of
silent
time.
Each
classroom
in
which
the
pledge
of
11
allegiance
is
recited
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
display
12
the
United
States
flag
during
the
recitation.
A
student
shall
13
not
be
compelled
against
the
student’s
objections
or
those
of
14
the
student’s
parent
or
guardian
to
recite
the
pledge.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
relates
to
public
schools,
including
requiring
19
public
schools
to
display
the
national
motto
and
the
state
20
motto
and
to
start
each
day
of
classroom
instruction
with
21
silent
time.
22
The
bill
requires
school
districts,
charter
schools,
and
23
innovation
zone
schools
to
display
the
national
motto
of
the
24
United
States
and
the
state
motto
of
Iowa
in
the
main
entryway
25
of
each
attendance
center
or
in
another
location
within
an
26
attendance
center
if
the
school
determines
that
such
location
27
is
more
visible
to
students.
28
Current
law
requires
school
districts
to
administer
the
29
pledge
of
allegiance
in
grades
1
through
12
each
day.
The
30
bill
provides
that,
immediately
prior
to
the
recitation
of
31
the
pledge
of
allegiance,
each
student
shall
be
allowed
two
32
minutes
of
silent
time.
The
bill
also
requires
charter
schools
33
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
start
each
day
of
classroom
34
instruction
by
allowing
students
two
minutes
of
silent
time.
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