HF 2545: Relating to education, including by requiring the director of the department of education to review the state’s high school graduation requirements, core curriculum, core content standards, and educational standards, requiring the state board of education to review and revise the state’s social studies standards, requiring that the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in school districts and accredited nonpublic schools in grades seven and eight include instruction related to civics, 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.

Senate subcommittee · named March 5, 2024

• Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
• Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. J. Taylor

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 15, 2024Filed in the House
2. February 28, 2024Passed the House, 61–34
3. February 29, 2024Arrived in the Senate
4. March 5, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Zaun, Donahue and J. Taylor
5. March 7, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 14, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
7. April 16, 2024Passed the Senate, 33–14
8. April 17, 2024Passed the House, 57–36
9. April 29, 2024Sent to the Governor
10. May 15, 2024Signed into law