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Senate
Joint
Resolution
2005
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2005
BY
QUIRMBACH
,
STAED
,
PETERSEN
,
TOWNSEND
,
BISIGNANO
,
KNOX
,
BLAKE
,
DONAHUE
,
WINCKLER
,
DOTZLER
,
HARDMAN
,
and
ZIMMER
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
right
of
all
youths
of
2
this
state
to
a
comprehensive
public
education.
3
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Article
I
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
amended
3
by
adding
the
following
new
section:
4
Sec.
24A.
Right
to
a
public
education.
The
state
shall
5
provide
all
youths
of
this
state
with
a
comprehensive
education
6
that
meets
or
exceeds
national
standards
through
a
system
7
of
public
schools
and
competent
educators.
Such
education
8
shall
include
instruction
in
reading,
literature,
mathematics,
9
science,
technology,
history,
social
science,
public
affairs,
10
the
arts,
human
growth
and
development,
and
such
other
subjects
11
as
may
be
determined
directly
by
the
general
assembly
or
12
indirectly
by
a
competent
state
agency
of
education
pursuant
to
13
the
general
assembly’s
delegation
of
authority.
14
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
15
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
16
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
17
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
18
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
consecutive
months
19
previous
to
the
date
of
that
election.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
24
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
the
right
of
all
25
youths
of
this
state
to
a
comprehensive
public
education.
26
The
joint
resolution
requires
the
state
to
provide
all
27
youths
of
this
state
with
a
comprehensive
education
that
28
meets
or
exceeds
national
standards
through
a
system
of
29
public
schools
and
competent
educators.
The
joint
resolution
30
establishes
the
subjects
that
are
to
be
included
in
the
31
comprehensive
education
that
is
provided.
32
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
33
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(92nd)
for
adoption,
34
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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