89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2418: Relating to social studies instruction in public schools and including applicability provisions
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 social studies instruction in public schools.11 is required to include, in grades through 12, five units of social studies. The bill requires that all students enrolled in public schools in these grades complete a minimum of one-half unit of United States government, one-half unit of United States history and Iowa history, one-half unit of civics, and one-half unit of civil discourse. The bill provides that this requirement applies to students entering grade nine on or after July 1, 2024.
Sponsors
Education committee
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 0 for, 11 against
Against: IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa School Mental Health Alliance; Iowa State Education Association; Please Pass the Love; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 16, 2022Filed in the House
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/HF2418