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SF 2285Died when the session ended · February 18, 2020

Requiring school districts and nonpublic schools to display a portion of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence in their schools

Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: SF 2101

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2020
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2020
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 18, 2020
  4. Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires every public school board and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school to cause every school to display the first sentence of the preamble of the Declaration of Independence.

Full bill text1

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§280.5A

How the Code works2

Lobbying

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