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HOUSE
FILE
2005
BY
BRADLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
education
related
to
the
holocaust
for
1
students
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
.
280.37
Education
related
to
the
1
holocaust.
2
1.
The
general
assembly
finds
all
of
the
following:
3
a.
Recent
studies
have
shown
there
to
be
a
severe
lack
4
of
awareness
in
the
state
of
Iowa
regarding
historical
facts
5
about
the
holocaust
and
antisemitism,
and
the
causes
and
6
ramifications
thereof.
7
b.
Antisemitism
remains
a
persistent,
pervasive,
and
8
disturbing
problem
in
contemporary
American
society.
9
c.
In
order
to
provide
students
with
an
understanding
of
the
10
importance
of
the
protection
of
human
rights
and
the
potential
11
consequences
of
discrimination
against
and
persecution
of
12
Jewish
people,
it
is
a
matter
of
high
priority
that
students
in
13
this
state
be
educated
concerning
the
holocaust.
14
d.
Sources
of
free
curricula
and
instructional
materials
for
15
education
related
to
the
holocaust
include
but
are
not
limited
16
to
the
United
States
holocaust
memorial
museum;
yad
vashem:
17
the
world
holocaust
remembrance
center;
the
Illinois
holocaust
18
museum
and
education
center;
and
echoes
and
reflections,
a
19
partnership
of
the
anti-defamation
league,
yad
vashem,
and
the
20
university
of
southern
California
shoah
foundation.
21
2.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
22
otherwise
requires:
23
a.
“Antisemitism”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
24
216F.1.
25
b.
“Holocaust”
means
the
systematic,
bureaucratic,
26
state-sponsored
persecution
and
murder
of
approximately
27
six
million
Jews
by
the
Nazi
regime
and
its
allies
and
28
collaborators.
29
c.
“Nazi”
means
the
abbreviation
for
the
national
socialist
30
German
workers’
party,
a
political
party
of
the
mass
movement
31
known
as
national
socialism
under
which
its
leader,
Adolf
32
Hitler,
came
to
power
in
1933
and
governed
by
totalitarian
33
methods
until
1945.
34
d.
“Organization”
means
one
or
more
of
the
following
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organizations:
1
(1)
The
United
States
holocaust
memorial
museum.
2
(2)
Yad
vashem:
the
world
holocaust
remembrance
center.
3
(3)
The
Illinois
holocaust
museum
and
education
center.
4
(4)
Echoes
and
reflections,
a
partnership
of
the
5
anti-defamation
league,
yad
vashem,
and
the
university
of
6
southern
California
shoah
foundation.
7
(5)
Any
other
entity
approved
for
education
on
the
holocaust
8
by
the
department
of
education.
9
3.
a.
No
later
than
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
10
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
incorporate
11
age-appropriate
and
grade-appropriate
instruction
related
to
12
the
holocaust
for
students
in
middle
and
high
school
into
the
13
school
district’s
educational
program.
Such
instruction
shall
14
be
incorporated
into
existing
required
courses
and
include,
at
15
minimum,
all
of
the
following:
16
(1)
The
causes
and
ramifications
of
the
holocaust.
17
(2)
The
breadth
of
the
history
of
antisemitism
and
18
the
holocaust,
including
the
third
reich
dictatorship,
19
concentration
camp
system,
persecution
of
Jews
and
non-Jews,
20
Jewish
and
non-Jewish
resistance,
and
post-World
War
II
trials.
21
(3)
The
impact
of
personal
responsibility,
civic
22
engagement,
and
societal
response
in
the
context
of
the
23
holocaust.
24
(4)
The
connection
between
national,
ethnic,
racial,
25
or
religious
intolerance
and
the
subjects
described
in
26
subparagraphs
(1)
and
(2).
27
(5)
The
leading
role
played
by
the
United
States
and
28
the
United
States
armed
forces,
including
African
American
29
soldiers,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
Tuskegee
airmen,
30
as
well
as
Native
American
and
Asian
American
soldiers,
in
31
defeating
the
third
reich
and
its
allies
and
liberating
Nazi
32
concentration
camps.
33
(6)
The
definition,
history,
and
actions
taken
in
the
face
34
of
the
holocaust.
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b.
School
districts
shall
utilize
appropriate
public
or
1
private
materials,
personnel,
and
other
resources
in
developing
2
and
implementing
education
related
to
the
holocaust
in
3
accordance
with
this
section.
4
4.
No
later
than
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
5
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
shall
incorporate
6
education
related
to
the
holocaust
for
teachers
into
the
7
district
professional
development
plan
developed
pursuant
to
8
section
284.6
for
teachers
who
provide
instruction
in
courses
9
into
which
student
instruction
in
accordance
with
subsection
10
3
is
incorporated.
Such
training
shall
cover
the
topics
11
required
by
subsection
3.
School
districts
shall
utilize
12
appropriate
programs
provided
by
an
organization
for
such
13
training.
Education
related
to
the
holocaust
provided
to
14
teachers
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
be
credited
15
toward
a
teacher’s
individual
professional
development
plan
16
under
section
284.6.
17
5.
Annually
by
October
1,
the
department
of
education
18
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
19
addressing
the
number
of
school
districts
offering
education
20
related
to
the
holocaust
to
students
and
teachers
in
accordance
21
with
this
section.
The
department
shall
publish
the
report
on
22
the
department’s
internet
site.
23
6.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
diminish
or
24
infringe
upon
any
right
protected
under
the
Constitution
of
25
the
State
of
Iowa
or
the
first
amendment
to
the
Constitution
26
of
the
United
States.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
27
conflict
with
any
local,
state,
or
federal
law
relating
to
28
discrimination.
29
Sec.
2.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
30
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
31
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
32
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
33
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
34
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
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to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
1
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
2
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
3
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
4
districts.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
bill
requires
each
school
board
to
incorporate
9
age-appropriate
and
grade-appropriate
instruction
related
to
10
the
holocaust
for
students
in
middle
and
high
school
into
the
11
school
district’s
educational
program.
Such
instruction
shall
12
be
incorporated
into
existing
required
courses.
The
bill
13
specifies
the
content
of
such
instruction.
School
districts
14
shall
utilize
appropriate
public
or
private
materials,
15
personnel,
and
other
resources
in
developing
and
implementing
16
education
on
the
holocaust.
17
The
bill
requires
each
school
board
to
incorporate
education
18
related
to
the
holocaust
for
teachers
into
the
school
district
19
professional
development
plan
for
teachers
who
provide
20
instruction
in
courses
into
which
student
instruction
in
21
accordance
with
the
bill
is
incorporated.
Such
training
shall
22
cover
the
topics
specified
by
the
bill.
School
districts
shall
23
utilize
appropriate
programs
provided
by
an
organization,
as
24
specified
in
the
bill,
for
such
training.
Education
related
to
25
the
holocaust
provided
to
teachers
shall
be
credited
toward
a
26
teacher’s
individual
professional
development
plan.
27
A
school
board
shall
carry
out
the
requirements
for
28
education
related
to
the
holocaust
for
students
and
teachers
no
29
later
than
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2026.
30
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
education
to
submit
31
an
annual
report
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
32
addressing
the
number
of
school
districts
offering
education
33
related
to
the
holocaust
to
students
and
teachers
in
accordance
34
with
the
bill.
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The
bill
shall
not
be
construed
to
diminish
or
infringe
upon
1
any
right
protected
under
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
2
Iowa
or
the
first
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
3
States.
The
bill
shall
not
be
construed
to
conflict
with
any
4
local,
state,
or
federal
law
relating
to
discrimination.
5
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
6
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
7
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
8
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
9
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
10
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
11
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
12
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
13
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
14
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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