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SENATE
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2121
BY
EVANS
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
be
at
least
one-half
16
semester,
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
during
grade
17
seven
and
grade
eight.
18
Sec.
4.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
19
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
b.
(1)
Five
units
of
the
social
studies
including
21
instruction
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
22
registration
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
23
systems
in
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
24
and
casting
an
absentee
ballot.
All
students
shall
complete
25
a
minimum
of
one-half
one
unit
of
civics
and
United
States
26
government
and
one
unit
of
United
States
history.
27
(2)
The
one-half
one
unit
of
civics
and
United
States
28
government
shall
include
the
all
of
the
following:
29
(a)
The
voting
procedure
as
described
in
this
lettered
30
paragraph
and
section
280.9A
.
The
government
instruction
shall
31
also
include
a
32
(b)
A
study
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
33
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution
and
an
assessment
34
of
a
student’s
knowledge
of
the
Constitution
and
the
Bill
of
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Rights.
1
Sec.
5.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
years
2
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2028.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
social
studies
instruction
provided
to
7
students
enrolled
in
grades
7
through
12.
8
Current
law
requires
that
the
social
studies
instruction
9
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
school
districts
and
10
accredited
nonpublic
schools
in
grades
seven
and
eight
include
11
instruction
related
to
civics.
The
bill
requires
that
the
12
social
studies
instruction
provided
to
students
enrolled
13
in
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
14
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
in
grades
seven
and
eight
15
also
include
instruction
related
to
United
States
government.
16
The
instruction
related
to
civics
and
United
States
government
17
must
be
at
least
one-half
semester,
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
18
equivalent.
19
Current
law
requires
school
districts
and
accredited
20
nonpublic
schools
to
offer
and
teach
one-half
unit
of
United
21
States
government
instruction
as
part
of
the
required
five
22
units
of
social
studies
instruction
in
grades
9
through
12.
23
The
bill
requires
that
the
United
States
government
instruction
24
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
school
districts,
accredited
25
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
26
in
grades
9
through
12
also
include
instruction
related
to
27
civics,
and
increases
the
offer
and
teach
requirement
from
28
one-half
unit
to
one
unit.
29
The
bill
applies
to
school
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
30
1,
2028.
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