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Relating to science instruction and the Iowa core content standards applicable to certain specified students of school districts and accredited nonpublic schools
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 1, 2022
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- 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 Students in grades 4 through 8 would learn about how human activities cause climate change. This change would apply to science lessons in all Iowa school districts and accredited private schools.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to science instruction and the Iowa core content standards applicable to certain specified students of school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. Current law requires the state board of education to adopt a set of core content standards that apply to all students in kindergarten through grade in every school district and accredited nonpublic school that includes reading, mathematics, and science. The bill requires the science instruction provided to students enrolled in grade through grade to include science-based information regarding the anthropogenic causes of climate change.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 1, 2022. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part