HF 2068: Modifying provisions related to the social studies curriculum provided to students enrolled in school districts in grades nine through twelve

What it does

This bill modifies provisions related to the social studies curriculum provided to students enrolled in school districts in grades through 12. The bill provides that the one-half unit of United States government instruction that is provided to students enrolled in school districts in grades through as part of the social studies curriculum shall include instruction related to the purpose of state law, the affirmative argument for prohibiting transgender drugs and surgeries for minors, the affirmative argument for parental rights in education and the legal limitations of the doctrine of in loco parentis, the physical and emotional harms associated with exposure to pornography, and the use of overt sexual themes by sexual predators to groom victims.

Lobbying · 2 for, 6 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition

Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 17, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee