HF 2385: Requiring that the United States history unit requirement under the state’s educational standards include instruction in African American history

What it does

This bill requires that the unit of United States history, currently required under the state’s educational standards, shall include instruction in African American history. The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of any state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid received by the school district under Code section 257.16. The specification is deemed to constitute state compliance with any state mandate funding-related requirements of Code section 25B.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.

In plain words

1. February 13, 2020Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee