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SENATE
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318
BY
KNOX
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
prohibiting
discrimination
based
on
an
individual’s
1
texture
or
style
of
hair.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
8A.416,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“race”
3
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
216.2.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
15A.1,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
2025,
5
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
b.
For
purposes
of
this
chapter
,
“economic
development”
:
7
(1)
“Economic
development”
means
private
or
joint
public
8
and
private
investment
involving
the
creation
of
new
jobs
and
9
income
or
the
retention
of
existing
jobs
and
income
that
would
10
otherwise
be
lost.
11
(2)
“Race”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
216.2.
12
Sec.
3.
Section
19B.1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
13
following
new
subsection:
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
“Race”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
15
section
216.2.
16
Sec.
4.
Section
216.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
17
following
new
subsections:
18
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13A.
“Natural
or
protective
hairstyle”
19
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
braids,
locs,
twists,
tight
20
coils
or
curls,
cornrows,
bantu
knots,
afros,
and
headwraps.
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
16A.
“Race”
is
a
grouping
of
humans
based
22
upon
physical
traits
commonly
or
historically
associated
with
a
23
group
including
but
not
limited
to
skin
color,
hair
texture,
24
hair
type,
or
a
natural
or
protective
hairstyle.
25
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
216.23
Equal
rights
under
the
law.
26
1.
A
person
in
the
state
of
Iowa
shall
not
be
excluded
from
27
participation
in,
be
denied
the
benefits
of,
or
be
subjected
28
to
discrimination
under,
any
program
or
activity
receiving
29
state
financial
assistance,
based
on
the
person’s
natural
30
or
protective
hairstyle,
race,
creed,
color,
sex,
sexual
31
orientation,
gender
identity,
national
origin,
religion,
32
ancestry,
or
disability.
33
2.
A
person
in
the
state
of
Iowa
shall
not
be
subjected
to
34
a
practice
prohibited
under
42
U.S.C.
§1981(c),
based
on
the
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person’s
natural
or
protective
hairstyle,
race,
creed,
color,
1
sex,
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity,
national
origin,
2
religion,
ancestry,
or
disability.
3
Sec.
6.
Section
256.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
4
following
new
subsection:
5
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
“Race”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
6
section
216.2.
7
Sec.
7.
Section
256B.2,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
8
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
9
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0b.
“Race”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
10
section
216.2.
11
Sec.
8.
Section
256E.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
12
following
new
subsection:
13
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
“Race”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
14
section
216.2.
15
Sec.
9.
Section
256F.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsection:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
“Race”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
18
section
216.2.
19
Sec.
10.
Section
261A.4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
17.
“Race”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
22
section
216.2.
23
Sec.
11.
Section
279.58,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
24
following
new
subsection:
25
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
a.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
26
district
shall
not
adopt,
for
the
district
or
for
an
individual
27
school
within
the
district,
a
dress
code
policy
that
prohibits
28
students
from
wearing
natural
or
protective
hairstyles
that
are
29
commonly
or
historically
associated
with
a
race.
30
b.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“race”
means
the
same
as
31
defined
in
section
216.2.
32
Sec.
12.
Section
280.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
33
following
new
subsection:
34
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
“Race”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
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section
216.2.
1
Sec.
13.
Section
341A.1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
2
following
new
subsection:
3
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
“Race”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
4
section
216.2.
5
Sec.
14.
Section
400.17,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsection:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“race”
8
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
216.2.
9
Sec.
15.
Section
602.1401,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
10
the
following
new
subsection:
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“race”
12
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
216.2.
13
Sec.
16.
Section
729.4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
14
following
new
subsection:
15
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
“race”
16
means
the
same
as
defined
in
section
216.2.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
provides
an
additional
prohibition
against
21
discrimination
in
schools,
workplaces,
housing,
places
of
22
public
accommodations,
and
other
contexts
on
the
basis
of
hair
23
texture,
hair
type,
and
natural
or
protective
hairstyles
that
24
are
historically
and
commonly
associated
with
race.
25
The
following
current
Code
sections
prohibit
discrimination
26
based
on
race:
Code
section
8A.416
(state
employment),
Code
27
section
15A.1
(state
disbursement
of
grant
funds),
Code
section
28
19B.1
(state
employment
and
contracts),
Code
chapter
216
(civil
29
rights
commission),
Code
chapter
256
(department
of
education),
30
Code
chapter
256B
(area
education
agencies),
Code
chapter
256E
31
(charter
schools),
Code
chapter
256F
(charter
schools
and
32
innovation
zone
schools),
Code
chapter
261A
(higher
education
33
loan
authority),
Code
section
279.58
(school
directors),
Code
34
chapter
280
(uniform
school
requirements),
Code
section
341A.1
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(civil
service
for
deputy
county
sheriffs),
Code
section
1
400.17
(employees
under
civil
service),
Code
section
602.1401
2
(judicial
personnel),
and
Code
section
729.4
(fair
employment
3
practices).
The
bill
further
provides
that
an
individual
4
cannot
be
discriminated
against
for
state
assistance
programs
5
and
that
no
person
in
Iowa
shall
be
subjected
to
a
practice
6
prohibited
under
42
U.S.C.
§1981(c),
based
upon
the
person’s
7
natural
or
protective
hairstyle,
race,
creed,
color,
sex,
8
sexual
orientation,
gender
identity,
national
origin,
religion,
9
ancestry,
or
disability.
10
The
bill
provides
that
discrimination
on
the
basis
of
11
race
includes
discrimination
on
the
basis
of
natural
or
12
protective
hairstyles.
The
bill
defines
“natural
or
protective
13
hairstyles”
to
include
but
is
not
limited
to
braids,
locs,
14
twists,
tight
coils
or
curls,
cornrows,
bantu
knots,
afros,
and
15
headwraps.
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