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AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
EDUCATION,
INCLUDING
BY
MODIFYING
PROVISIONS
RELATED
TO
SUMMATIVE
TESTING
IN
SCHOOLS
AND
THE
EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAM
PROVIDED
TO
STUDENTS
ENROLLED
IN
KINDERGARTEN
THROUGH
GRADE
TWELVE,
AND
INCLUDING
APPLICABILITY
PROVISIONS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
256.7,
subsection
21,
paragraph
b,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
A
set
of
core
academic
indicators
in
mathematics
and
reading
in
grades
four,
eight,
and
eleven,
a
set
of
core
academic
indicators
in
science
and
social
studies
in
grades
eight
and
ten,
and
another
set
of
core
indicators
that
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
graduation
rate,
postsecondary
education,
and
House
File
2670,
p.
2
successful
employment
in
Iowa.
Annually,
the
department
shall
report
state
data
for
each
indicator
in
the
condition
of
education
report.
Sec.
2.
Section
256.7,
subsection
21,
paragraph
b,
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
divisions
(a),
(b),
(c),
and
(d),
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(a)
That
all
students
enrolled
in
school
districts
in
grades
three
through
eleven
be
administered
an
assessment
in
mathematics
and
English
language
arts,
including
reading
and
writing,
during
the
last
quarter
of
the
school
year
and
all
students
enrolled
in
school
districts
in
grades
five,
eight,
and
ten
be
administered
an
assessment
in
science
during
the
last
quarter
of
the
school
year
the
following
assessments
during
the
last
quarter
of
the
school
year:
(i)
In
grades
three
through
eleven,
an
assessment
in
mathematics
and
English
language
arts,
including
reading
and
writing
.
(ii)
In
grades
five,
eight,
and
eleven,
an
assessment
in
science.
(iii)
In
grades
eight
and
eleven,
an
assessment
in
social
studies.
(b)
That
the
assessment,
at
a
minimum,
assess
the
core
academic
indicators
identified
in
this
paragraph
“b”
;
be
aligned
with
the
Iowa
common
core
standards
in
both
content
and
rigor;
accurately
describe
student
achievement
and
growth
for
purposes
of
the
school,
the
school
district,
and
state
accountability
systems;
provide
valid,
reliable,
and
fair
measures
of
student
progress
toward
college
or
career
readiness;
and
meet
the
summative
assessment
requirements
of
the
federal
Every
Student
Succeeds
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
114-95
,
if
applicable
.
(c)
That
the
assessment
be
available
for
administration
in
both
paper-and-pencil
and
computer-based
formats
and
include
assessments
in
mathematics,
science,
social
studies,
and
English
language
arts,
including
reading
and
writing.
(d)
That
the
assessment
be
peer-reviewed
by
an
independent,
third-party
evaluator
to
determine
that
the
assessment
is
aligned
with
the
Iowa
core
academic
standards,
provides
a
measurement
of
student
growth
and
student
proficiency,
and
House
File
2670,
p.
3
meets
the
summative
assessment
requirements
of
the
federal
Every
Student
Succeeds
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
114-95
,
if
applicable
.
The
assessment
developed
by
the
Iowa
testing
program
within
the
university
of
Iowa
college
of
education
shall
be
adjusted
as
necessary
to
meet
the
requirements
of
this
subparagraph
(2)
as
determined
by
the
peer
review.
Sec.
3.
Section
256.7,
subsection
33,
paragraph
b,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
Adopt
rules
to
require
school
districts
to
adopt
protocols
for
suicide
prevention
and
postvention
and
the
identification
of
adverse
childhood
experiences
and
strategies
to
mitigate
toxic
stress
response
.
The
protocols
shall
be
based
on
nationally
recognized
best
practices.
Sec.
4.
Section
256.9,
subsection
49,
paragraph
b,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
Convene
an
advisory
group
comprised
of
education
stakeholders
including
but
not
limited
to
school
district
and
accredited
nonpublic
school
teachers,
school
administrators,
higher
education
faculty
who
teach
in
the
subjects
for
which
the
curriculum
is
being
adopted,
private
sector
employers,
members
of
the
boards
of
directors
of
school
districts,
and
individuals
representing
the
educational
assessment
providers.
The
task
force
shall
review
the
national
assessment
of
educational
progress
standards
and
assessments
used
by
other
states,
and
shall
consider
standards
identified
as
best
practices
in
the
field
of
study
by
the
national
councils
of
teachers
of
English
and
mathematics,
the
national
council
for
the
social
studies,
the
national
science
teachers
association,
and
other
recognized
experts.
Sec.
5.
Section
256.9,
subsection
64,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
64.
Develop
and
distribute
to
school
districts
standards
of
practice
for
equity
coordinators
employed
by
school
districts.
To
provide
consistency
in
training
statewide,
the
director
shall
also
develop
and
distribute
to
school
districts
a
training
program
on
free
speech
under
the
first
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
which
shall
be
used
by
school
districts
to
provide
training
pursuant
to
section
279.75
.
House
File
2670,
p.
4
Sec.
6.
Section
256.11,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
The
state
board
shall
adopt
rules
under
chapter
17A
and
a
procedure
for
accrediting
all
public
and
nonpublic
schools
in
Iowa
offering
instruction
at
any
or
all
levels
from
the
prekindergarten
level
through
grade
twelve.
The
rules
of
the
state
board
shall
require
that
an
age-appropriate
,
multicultural,
and
gender-fair
approach
is
used
by
schools
and
school
districts.
The
educational
program
shall
be
taught
from
an
age-appropriate
,
multicultural,
and
gender-fair
approach.
Global
perspectives
shall
be
incorporated
into
all
levels
of
the
educational
program.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
pursuant
to
section
256.17,
Code
Supplement
1987
,
to
establish
new
standards
shall
satisfy
the
requirements
of
this
section
to
adopt
rules
to
implement
the
educational
program
contained
in
this
section
.
The
educational
program
shall
be
as
follows:
Sec.
7.
Section
256.11,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2.
The
kindergarten
program
shall
include
experiences
designed
to
develop
healthy
emotional
and
social
habits
and
growth
in
the
language
arts
and
communication
skills,
as
well
as
a
capacity
for
the
completion
of
individual
tasks,
and
protect
and
increase
physical
well-being
with
attention
given
to
experiences
relating
to
the
development
of
life
skills
and,
subject
to
section
279.80
,
age-appropriate
and
research-based
human
growth
and
development
.
A
kindergarten
teacher
shall
be
licensed
to
teach
in
kindergarten.
An
accredited
nonpublic
school
must
meet
the
requirements
of
this
subsection
only
if
the
nonpublic
school
offers
a
kindergarten
program;
provided,
however,
that
section
279.80
shall
not
apply
to
a
nonpublic
school.
Sec.
8.
Section
256.11,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(5)
Health.
The
health
curriculum
shall
include
the
characteristics
of
communicable
diseases
all
of
the
following:
(a)
The
characteristics
of
communicable
diseases
.
(b)
Physical
fitness.
(c)
Nutrition.
Sec.
9.
Section
256.11,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
House
File
2670,
p.
5
subparagraph
(5),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(5)
Health.
The
health
curriculum
shall
include
age-appropriate
and
research-based
information
regarding
the
characteristics
of
sexually
transmitted
diseases
all
of
the
following:
(a)
Age-appropriate
and
research-based
information
regarding
the
characteristics
of
sexually
transmitted
diseases
.
(b)
Physical
fitness.
(c)
Nutrition.
Sec.
10.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraphs
e
and
j,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
e.
Two
additional
units
of
mathematics.
The
two
additional
units
of
mathematics
may
include
instruction
related
to
applied
any
of
the
following:
(1)
Agriculture,
which
may
be
offered
and
taught
through
dedicated
units
of
coursework
or
through
units
of
coursework
that
also
meet
the
requirements
of
the
coursework
required
under
paragraph
“h”
,
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(a).
(2)
Applied
sciences,
technology,
engineering,
or
manufacturing,
including
transportation,
distribution,
logistics,
architecture,
and
construction,
which
may
be
offered
and
taught
through
dedicated
units
of
coursework
or
through
units
of
coursework
that
also
meet
the
requirements
of
the
coursework
required
under
paragraph
“h”
,
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(c).
(3)
The
state
board
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
this
paragraph.
j.
(1)
One
unit
of
health
education
which
.
(a)
The
one
unit
of
health
education
shall
include
instruction
related
to
all
of
the
following:
(i)
Physical
fitness.
(ii)
Food
and
nutrition.
(iii)
Personal
health.
(b)
The
one
unit
of
health
education
may
include
personal
health;
food
and
nutrition;
environmental
instruction
related
to
all
of
the
following:
(i)
Environmental
health
;
safety
.
(ii)
Safety
and
survival
skills
;
consumer
.
House
File
2670,
p.
6
(iii)
Consumer
health
;
family
.
(iv)
Family
life
;
age-appropriate
.
(v)
Age-appropriate
and
research-based
human
growth
and
development
that
incorporates
the
standards
established
under
section
279.50,
subsection
3
,
paragraph
“b”
;
substance
.
(vi)
Substance
use
disorder
and
nonuse
;
emotional
and
social
health;
health
.
(vii)
Health
resources
;
cardiopulmonary
.
(viii)
Cardiopulmonary
resuscitation
;
and
prevention
.
(ix)
Prevention
and
control
of
disease,
including
age-appropriate
and
research-based
information
regarding
sexually
transmitted
diseases.
(2)
The
state
board
,
as
part
of
accreditation
standards
,
shall
adopt
curriculum
standards
for
implementing
the
program
in
grades
nine
through
twelve.
Sec.
11.
Section
256.11,
subsection
9A,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
9A.
Beginning
July
1,
2007,
each
school
district
shall
have
a
qualified
guidance
counselor
who
shall
be
licensed
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners
under
subchapter
VII,
part
3
.
Each
school
district
shall
work
toward
the
goal
of
having
one
qualified
guidance
counselor
for
every
three
hundred
fifty
students
enrolled
in
the
school
district.
The
state
board
shall
establish
in
rule
a
definition
of
and
standards
for
an
articulated
sequential
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
guidance
and
counseling
program.
The
program
shall
be
designed
to
ensure
that
the
guidance
counselor
can
work
works
collaboratively
with
parents
or
guardians,
students,
teachers,
support
staff,
and
administrators
to
support
the
curricular
goals
of
the
school
by
offering
responsive
services
that
address
the
growth
and
development
needs
of
students
and
the
attainment
of
student
competencies
in
academic,
career,
and
social
areas.
Sec.
12.
Section
256.11,
subsection
10,
paragraph
c,
subparagraph
(2),
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
If,
after
having
an
opportunity
to
correct,
if
permitted,
a
school
district
is
found
to
be
in
noncompliance
with
federal
education
laws
including
but
not
limited
to
the
federal
House
File
2670,
p.
7
Elementary
and
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965,
the
federal
Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education
Act,
20
U.S.C.
§1400
et
seq.,
as
amended,
the
federal
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964,
chapter
216
,
section
279.73
,
or
section
279.74
,
the
director
shall
recommend,
and
the
state
board
may
shall
do,
one
of
the
following
within
thirty
days
of
the
finding
of
noncompliance:
Sec.
13.
Section
256.37,
subsection
3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
Students
graduating
from
Iowa’s
education
system
must
demonstrate
competency
in
challenging
subject
matter,
and
must
have
learned
to
use
their
minds
well,
so
they
may
be
prepared
for
responsible
citizenship,
further
learning,
and
productive
employment
in
a
global
Iowa’s
economy.
Sec.
14.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
h,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraphs:
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(02)
The
educational
standards
of
section
256.11,
subsection
2,
related
to
the
kindergarten
program.
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(002)
The
educational
standards
of
section
256.11,
subsection
3,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(5),
related
to
the
health
curriculum.
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(0002)
The
educational
standards
of
section
256.11,
subsection
4,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(5),
related
to
the
health
curriculum.
Sec.
15.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
h,
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
(3)
The
educational
standards
established
in
section
256.11,
subsection
5
,
paragraph
“e”
,
related
to
the
use
of
instruction
related
to
agriculture
or
applied
sciences,
technology,
engineering,
or
manufacturing
to
fulfill
a
portion
of
the
unit
requirements
related
to
mathematics.
Sec.
16.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
r,
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
279.81
relating
to
prohibiting
students
from
serving
on
any
committees
that
determine,
or
provide
recommendations
related
to,
whether
a
material
in
a
school
library
should
be
removed
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district
.
Sec.
17.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
p,
r,
and
House
File
2670,
p.
8
t,
Code
2026,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
p.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
279.81
relating
to
prohibiting
students
from
serving
on
any
committees
that
determine,
or
provide
recommendations
related
to,
whether
a
material
in
a
school
library
should
be
removed
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district
.
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
256.11,
subsection
5
,
paragraph
“e”
,
relating
to
the
use
of
instruction
related
to
agriculture
or
applied
sciences,
technology,
engineering,
or
manufacturing
to
fulfill
a
portion
of
the
unit
requirements
related
to
mathematics
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
t.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
256.11
relating
to
the
human
growth
and
development
curriculum
for
grades
five
through
eight
,
and
the
health
curriculum
for
grades
nine
through
twelve
,
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district
.
Sec.
18.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0q.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
256.11,
subsection
2,
relating
to
the
kindergarten
program
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
00q.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
256.11,
subsection
3,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(5),
relating
to
the
health
curriculum
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
000q.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
256.11,
subsection
4,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(5),
relating
to
the
health
curriculum
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
Sec.
19.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
House
File
2670,
p.
9
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
districts.
Sec.
20.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
school
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2027:
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
Act
amending
section
256.7,
subsection
21,
paragraph
“b”,
subparagraph
(2),
that
relates
to
the
administration
of
assessments
in
social
studies.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
2670,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2026
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor