HF 2329: Requiring the director of the department of education to conduct a comprehensive review of the state’s high school graduation requirements, core curriculum, core content standards, and educational standards and to recommend policy changes, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill requires the director of the department of education to conduct a comprehensive review of the state’s high school graduation requirements, core curriculum, core content standards, and educational standards and recommend policy changes. The bill requires that the recommendations for policy changes be included in a report to the governor and the general assembly that is to be submitted on or before December 31, 2024. The bill establishes what the recommendations for policy changes are to include.

House subcommittee · named February 6, 2024

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Molly Buck (D)
• Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R) · dan.gehlbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 7 against

For: Inspired Life; Professional Educators of Iowa; VALOR Iowa

Against: Common Good Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa State Education Association

In plain words

1. February 5, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. February 6, 2024House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Buck and Gehlbach
3. February 8, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 13, 2024Approved by the House committee
5. February 15, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2545
6. February 28, 2024Withdrawn