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Senate
Joint
Resolution
2008
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
2008
BY
EVANS
,
GREEN
,
GUTH
,
CAMPBELL
,
SALMON
,
PIKE
,
SIRES
,
LOFGREN
,
ALONS
,
WESTRICH
,
DRISCOLL
,
WARME
,
SCHULTZ
,
SHIPLEY
,
ROZENBOOM
,
COSTELLO
,
SINCLAIR
,
BOUSSELOT
,
WHITVER
,
and
GRUENHAGEN
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
supporting
devolution
of
power
from
the
1
United
States
department
of
education
to
the
states.
2
WHEREAS,
the
Tenth
Amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
3
United
States
reserves
powers
not
delegated
to
the
federal
4
government
to
the
states,
and
education
is
not
enumerated
as
a
5
responsibility
of
the
federal
government;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
department
of
education’s
7
creation
in
1980
has
led
to
significant
federal
overreach
in
8
education
through
burdensome
regulations
and
one-size-fits-all
9
mandates;
and
10
WHEREAS,
despite
an
annual
budget
of
$60
billion
and
another
11
$276
billion
in
one-time
spending
for
COVID-19
recovery
12
efforts,
fourth
and
eighth
grade
reading
scores
remain
roughly
13
unchanged
since
the
early
1990s
when
national
measurements
14
first
began;
and
15
WHEREAS,
states
and
local
communities
possess
unique
16
knowledge
of
their
students’
educational
needs
and
are
best
17
positioned
to
develop
the
curriculum
and
policies
that
reflect
18
their
values
and
priorities;
and
19
WHEREAS,
President
Trump
has
publicly
expressed
a
desire
20
to
eliminate
the
United
States
department
of
education
and
21
rightfully
put
the
states
back
in
charge
of
education;
and
22
WHEREAS,
the
elimination
of
the
United
States
department
of
23
education
is
not
only
a
constitutional
necessity,
but
will
also
24
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Joint
Resolution
2008
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Introduced
cause
taxpayer
dollars
to
be
spent
more
efficiently
and
lead
to
25
better
student
outcomes;
NOW
THEREFORE,
26
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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That
the
General
Assembly
of
the
State
of
Iowa
supports
1
federal
efforts
to
eliminate
the
United
States
department
2
of
education
and
urges
the
United
States
Congress
to
fully
3
cooperate
with
these
efforts.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
joint
resolution
supports
the
devolution
of
power
from
8
the
United
States
department
of
education
to
the
states.
9
The
Tenth
Amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
10
reserves
powers
not
delegated
to
the
federal
government
to
the
11
states,
and
education
is
not
enumerated
as
a
responsibility
12
of
the
federal
government.
The
resolution
provides
that
13
the
United
States
department
of
education
has
resulted
in
14
burdensome
regulations
and
general
mandates,
and
that
high
15
levels
of
spending
have
not
resulted
in
an
increase
in
student
16
reading
scores.
17
The
resolution
provides
that
states
and
local
communities
18
are
best
positioned
to
develop
curriculum
and
policies
because
19
they
possess
unique
knowledge
of
their
students’
educational
20
needs,
that
President
Trump
has
expressed
a
desire
to
eliminate
21
the
United
States
department
of
education,
and
that
such
22
elimination
will
result
in
taxpayer
dollars
being
spent
more
23
efficiently.
24
The
resolution
states
that
the
General
Assembly
supports
25
federal
efforts
to
eliminate
the
United
States
department
26
of
education
and
urges
the
United
States
Congress
to
fully
27
cooperate
with
these
efforts.
28
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