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Relating to sexual orientation or gender identity instruction or related materials provided by school districts to pupils
Topics:K–12 educationLGBTQIA+
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill requires school districts to provide notification and information relating to, and allows pupils to be excused from, any program, curriculum, material, test, survey, questionnaire, activity, announcement, promotion, or instruction of any kind relating to sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill requires a school district that provides such instruction or related material to annually provide to a parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled in the school district with information about the instruction or material used in the pupil’s grade level, the procedure for inspecting the instruction or materials prior to their use in the classroom, a list of all materials that will be used in conjunction with the instruction, copies of all materials that will be used in conjunction with the instruction or information related to how to access the materials, and information regarding the procedure the parent or guardian must follow to request that the pupil be excused from the instruction and from receiving any related materials.
Read the full explanation
The school district must, upon request by any agency or organization, provide information about such instruction and related materials and the procedure for inspecting and updating the same prior to use in the classroom. A pupil shall not be required to take or participate in any such instruction or receive related materials if the pupil’s parent or guardian files with the appropriate principal a written request that the pupil be excused. The bill shall not be construed to require a school district to provide any activity, instruction, or materials relating to sexual orientation or gender identity that is not otherwise required by law. The bill shall not be construed to require a school district to provide notice to a pupil’s parent or guardian prior to a teacher responding to questions during class related to sexual orientation or gender identity as it relates to any topic of instruction; a teacher discussing the sexual orientation or gender identity of any historical figure, member of a group, or public figure, when such discussion provides necessary context to any topic of instruction; or any person employed by the school district referring to sexual orientation or gender identity when necessary to immediately address a specific instance of harassment or bullying.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§279.50B
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Lobbying
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- HF 2201 Relating to sexual orientation or gender identity instruction or related materials provide…88th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same titleCleared committee
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