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FILE
2244
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
594)
(COMPANION
TO
SF
2121
BY
EVANS)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
3,
2026
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
social
studies
instruction
provided
to
1
students
enrolled
in
grades
seven
through
twelve,
and
2
including
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
h,
Code
1
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(02)
The
educational
standards
of
3
section
256.11
relating
to
the
social
studies
curriculum
for
4
grades
seven
through
twelve.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
6
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
7
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0u.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
8
requirements
of
section
256.11
relating
to
the
social
studies
9
curriculum
for
grades
seven
through
twelve
in
the
same
manner
10
as
a
school
district.
11
Sec.
3.
Section
256.11,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
12
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
(2)
Social
studies,
including
instruction
related
to
civics
14
and
United
States
government
.
The
instruction
related
to
15
civics
and
United
States
government
shall
consist
of
at
least
16
one-half
unit
of
credit,
or
the
equivalent,
during
grade
seven
17
or
grade
eight.
For
purposes
of
this
subparagraph,
a
unit
of
18
credit
consists
of
a
course
or
equivalent
related
components
or
19
partial
units
taught
throughout
the
academic
year.
20
Sec.
4.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
21
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
22
b.
(1)
Five
units
of
the
social
studies
including
23
instruction
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
24
registration
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
25
systems
in
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
26
and
casting
an
absentee
ballot.
All
students
shall
complete
27
a
minimum
of
one-half
one
unit
of
civics
and
United
States
28
government
and
one
unit
of
United
States
history.
29
(2)
The
one-half
one
unit
of
civics
and
United
States
30
government
shall
include
the
all
of
the
following:
31
(a)
The
voting
procedure
as
described
in
this
lettered
32
paragraph
and
section
280.9A
.
The
government
instruction
shall
33
also
include
a
34
(b)
A
study
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
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Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution
and
an
assessment
1
of
a
student’s
knowledge
of
the
Constitution
and
the
Bill
of
2
Rights.
3
Sec.
5.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
years
4
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2028.
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