Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to Native American mascots in schools
Topics:Civil rightsK–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 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
AI summary Public and private schools in Iowa cannot use Native American names, symbols, or images as mascots, nicknames, or logos. This rule applies to things like team names and school letterhead starting in 2024. However, schools run by Native American tribes are not affected by this change.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to Native American mascots in schools. The bill prohibits a public or nonpublic school from having or adopting a name, symbol, or image that depicts or refers to a Native American tribe, individual, custom, or tradition to be used as a mascot, nickname, logo, letterhead, or team name of the school on or after January 1, 2024. This prohibition does not apply to a school under the control of a Native American tribe and under the purview of the bureau of Indian education.
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- SF 420 Relating to Native American mascots in schools91st General Assembly · In committeeNearly identical
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