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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2053: Relating to the curriculum provided by school districts

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the curriculum provided by school districts. The bill provides that a teacher of social studies, civics, United States government, United States history, or any similar course, shall not be compelled to discuss current events or widely debated and currently controversial issues of public policy or social affairs. If a teacher does choose to discuss such issues or affairs, the bill requires the teacher to explore such issues or affairs from diverse and disparate perspectives.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 25, 2022

  • Rep. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Sharon Sue Steckman (D)
  • Rep. Phil Thompson (R)

Lobbying · 1 for, 21 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values

Against: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Human Rights Campaign; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa School Mental Health Alliance; Iowa State Education Association; National Association of Social Workers, Iowa Chapter; One Iowa; and 9 more

In plain words

  1. January 20, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. January 25, 2022House subcommittee named: Salmon, Steckman and Thompson
  3. February 1, 2022Subcommittee recommended against it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2053