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A bill for an act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

A bill for an act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
GREEN
Last action
2026-01-21
Official status
Subcommittee recommends passage.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

A bill for an act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  2. 2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 12:00PM Senate Lounge.

  3. 2026-01-13 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Green, Donahue, and Salmon. S.J. 66 .

  4. 2026-01-12 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 35 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act prohibiting school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from providing any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction relating to gender theory or sexual orientation instruction in grades seven through twelve.

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Senate

File

2003

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2003

BY

GREEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

prohibiting

school

districts,

charter

schools,

and

1

innovation

zone

schools

from

providing

any

program,

2

curriculum,

test,

survey,

questionnaire,

promotion,

or

3

instruction

relating

to

gender

theory

or

sexual

orientation

4

instruction

in

grades

seven

through

twelve.

5

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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S.F.

2003

Section

1.

Section

256.11,

subsection

4,

paragraph

a,

1

subparagraph

(6),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

(6)

Age-appropriate

Subject

to

section

279.80,

3

age-appropriate

and

research-based

human

growth

and

development

4

that

incorporates

.

The

human

growth

and

development

5

instruction

shall

incorporate

the

standards

established

under

6

section

279.50,

subsection

3

,

paragraph

“b”

.

7

Sec.

2.

Section

256.11,

subsection

5,

paragraph

j,

8

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

9

(1)

One

unit

of

health

education

which

may

include

personal

10

any

of

the

following:

11

(a)

Personal

health

;

food

.

12

(b)

Food

and

nutrition

;

environmental

.

13

(c)

Environmental

health

;

safety

.

14

(d)

Safety

and

survival

skills

;

consumer

.

15

(e)

Consumer

health

;

family

.

16

(f)

Family

life

;

age-appropriate

.

17

(g)

Subject

to

section

279.80,

age-appropriate

and

18

research-based

human

growth

and

development

that

incorporates

.

19

The

human

growth

and

development

instruction

shall

incorporate

20

the

standards

established

under

section

279.50,

subsection

3

,

21

paragraph

“b”

;

substance

.

22

(h)

Substance

use

disorder

and

nonuse

;

emotional

.

23

(i)

Emotional

and

social

health

;

health

.

24

(j)

Health

resources

;

cardiopulmonary

.

25

(k)

Cardiopulmonary

resuscitation

;

and

prevention

.

26

(l)

Prevention

and

control

of

disease,

including

27

age-appropriate

and

research-based

information

regarding

28

sexually

transmitted

diseases.

29

Sec.

3.

Section

256E.7,

subsection

2,

paragraph

q,

Code

30

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

31

q.

Be

subject

to

and

comply

with

the

requirements

of

32

section

279.80

relating

to

sexual

orientation

and

gender

theory

33

instruction

in

kindergarten

through

grade

six

twelve

in

the

34

same

manner

as

a

school

district.

35

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S.F.

2003

Sec.

4.

Section

256F.4,

subsection

2,

paragraph

o,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

o.

Be

subject

to

and

comply

with

the

requirements

of

3

section

279.80

relating

to

sexual

orientation

and

gender

theory

4

instruction

in

kindergarten

through

grade

six

twelve

in

the

5

same

manner

as

a

school

district.

6

Sec.

5.

Section

279.50,

subsection

3,

paragraph

a,

Code

7

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

8

a.

Each

Subject

to

section

279.80,

each

school

board

shall

9

provide

age-appropriate

and

research-based

instruction

in

10

human

growth

and

development

including

instruction

regarding

11

human

sexuality,

self-esteem,

stress

management,

interpersonal

12

relationships,

domestic

abuse,

and

the

prevention

and

control

13

of

disease,

including

sexually

transmitted

diseases

as

required

14

in

section

256.11

,

in

grades

seven

through

twelve.

15

Sec.

6.

Section

279.80,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

16

to

read

as

follows:

17

2.

A

school

district

shall

not

provide

any

program,

18

curriculum,

test,

survey,

questionnaire,

promotion,

or

19

instruction

relating

to

gender

theory

or

sexual

orientation

to

20

students

in

kindergarten

through

grade

six

twelve

.

21

EXPLANATION

22

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

23

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

24

This

bill

prohibits

school

districts,

charter

schools,

and

25

innovation

zone

schools

from

providing

any

program,

curriculum,

26

test,

survey,

questionnaire,

promotion,

or

instruction

relating

27

to

gender

theory

or

sexual

orientation

instruction

to

students

28

in

grades

7

through

12,

extending

the

current

prohibition

that

29

applies

to

such

students

in

kindergarten

through

grade

6.

30

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