Bills › 90th General Assembly
Prohibiting certain mascots in schools, and including effective date provisions
Topics:Civil rightsK–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 22, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 Public and private schools in Iowa would be banned from using names, symbols, or images that are considered offensive to specific cultures or Native American tribes. This rule applies to things like mascots, nicknames, logos, and team names. However, schools run by Native American tribes under the Bureau of Indian Education are not affected by this change.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits a public or nonpublic school from having or adopting a name, symbol, or image that depicts or refers to a term that is commonly thought to be derogatory of a specific group or culture or a Native American tribe, individual, custom, or tradition to be used as a mascot, nickname, logo, letterhead, or team name of the school. The prohibition on Native American mascots does not apply to a school under the control of a Native American tribe and under the purview of the bureau of Indian education. The bill takes effect July 1, 2025.