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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2544: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades one through twelve and the educational programs provided by the institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents, and requiring education related to the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to education by modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades through and the educational programs provided by the institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents. The bill provides that the social studies curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades one through six in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools shall include instruction related to the workings of the federal, state, and local levels of government; the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the United States and the state of Iowa; the history of the secular and religious ideals and institutions of liberty; exemplary figures in western civilization, the United States, and the state of Iowa; the cultural heritage of western civilization, the United States, and the state of Iowa; the geography of the United States and the state of Iowa; the history and meaning of the United States flag and the national anthem, and certain specified admirable Americans.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

6 million in subsequent years. Figure 1 details the cost to the BOR. There may be a cost to school districts; however, this cost cannot be estimated at this time.

Senate subcommittee · named March 5, 2024

  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 8 against

For: Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; 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. February 15, 2024Filed in the House
  2. February 28, 2024Passed the House, 58–37
  3. February 29, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 5, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Green, Quirmbach and Rozenboom
  5. March 12, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/90/HF2544