HF 2263: Relating to education, including modifying provisions related to required social studies instruction, personal financial literacy instruction, and high school equivalency diplomas, and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to education, including modifying provisions related to required social studies instruction, personal financial literacy instruction, and high school equivalency diplomas. The bill requires that the United States government instruction provided in school districts and nonpublic schools in grades through 12, beginning with the students in the 2022-2023 graduating class, include an assessment of the student’s knowledge of United States government and civics. The bill provides that the most recent version of the civics test developed by the United States citizenship and immigration services shall be used for this assessment.

Lobbying · 0 for, 4 against

Against: Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 4, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee