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Encouraging school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to incorporate in the curricula elements or standards concerning or characteristic of American culture
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 8, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2021
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- 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 Iowa school districts and private schools are encouraged to include parts of American culture in what they teach students. This could include things like patriotic music, the history of the founding fathers, and American art or architecture. The goal is to teach students about the history and traditions of the United States and its monuments.1
Read the official explanation
This bill encourages school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to incorporate, where reasonable and appropriate, in the curricula offered, elements or standards concerning or characteristic of American culture and civilization, including but not limited to genres of American music, including patriotic music; the contributions of the founding fathers; and the art and architecture of America, including monuments and the purposes of monuments erected in Iowa and throughout the country.
House subcommittee
Named February 10, 2021. On February 25, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
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