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50 (human growth and development instruction) to provide that human growth and development instruction provided to students in kindergarten through grade three shall not include any program, curriculum, material, test, survey, questionnaire, activity, announcement, promotion, or instruction of any kind relating to gender identity or sexual activity.50 requires that the human growth and development instruction provided in school districts to students enrolled in grades through shall include instruction regarding human sexuality. The bill strikes this requirement for grades one through three.50 (human growth and development instruction).50. The bill makes conforming changes. The bill requires the human growth and development instruction provided in the kindergarten program to be both age-appropriate and research-based.11 is required to include, in grades through 12, five units of social studies, one-half unit of which is to consist of instruction in United States government. The bill provides that this one-half unit of United States government shall include an assessment of the student’s knowledge of United States government and civics. The bill provides that the most recent version of the civics test developed by the United States citizenship and immigration services shall be used as the assessment. The bill requires each school district and accredited nonpublic school to submit the results of the civics test to the department of education by June of each year. The bill authorizes a school district or accredited nonpublic school to modify the civics test for a student who has an individualized education program. The bill provides that a student must answer at least percent of the questions correctly on the civics test as a condition of graduation. The bill authorizes a student who fails to answer at least percent of the questions on the civics test correctly to retake the civics test. _____ the student’s mental, emotional, or physical health that is not required by state or federal law, without first acquiring the written consent of the student’s parent or guardian. This provision applies only to a minor child in the direct care of a parent or guardian, and does not apply to an emancipated minor or a minor who is not residing with the parent or guardian. The bill provides that this provision does not apply to a hearing or vision examination. The bill requires school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to give written notice to a student’s parent or guardian of an examination or survey of the student required by state or federal law that is designed to assess the student’s mental, emotional, or physical health not less than seven days prior to the examination or survey. This provision applies only to the parents or guardians of a minor child who is in the direct care of the parent or guardian, and does not apply to the parents or guardians of an emancipated minor or a minor who is not residing with the parent or guardian. The bill provides that this provision does not apply to a hearing or vision examination. _____ of directors of the school district. The bill also requires each school district to update this information at least two times each semester or at the start of each trimester, as applicable. The bill requires each school district to notify the department of education that the board of directors of the school district has removed a book from a library operated by the school district, a classroom, or any area on school district property within seven days after removal. The bill also requires the department to make available on the department’s internet site, and update at least monthly, a comprehensive list (removal list) of all of these notices, sortable by the book’s title and author and the school districts that have removed the book from libraries operated by the school district, classrooms, or any areas on school property.80, which requires a school district to immediately notify the parent or guardian of a minor child enrolled in the school district if any employee of the school district reasonably believes the minor child has expressed a gender identity that is different than the biological sex listed on the minor child’s official birth certificate or certificate issued upon adoption if the certificate was issued at or near the time of the minor child’s birth.68, the school district shall not notify the parent or guardian and shall immediately report the school district’s safety concerns to the department of health and human services so that the department may determine whether the minor child is a child in need of assistance under Code chapter 232 (juvenile justice). _____ of a minor child enrolled in a school district to access and review all school records related to the minor child unless Code chapter 232, subchapter III, part (child abuse reporting, assessment, and rehabilitation), prohibits the record from being disclosed.80 provides that a school district must receive the prior written consent of a minor child’s parent or guardian before allowing a minor child enrolled in the school district to check out or access any book that is on the removal list.80 provides that a school district must receive the prior written consent of the parent or guardian of a minor child enrolled in the school district before allowing any employee of the school district to address the minor child using a nickname or a pronoun that does not correspond to the biological sex that is listed on the minor child’s official birth certificate or certificate issued upon adoption if the certificate was issued at or near the time of the minor child’s birth.80 prohibits a school district from requiring any minor child enrolled in the school district to engage in any activity or instruction provided by a guest lecturer or outside presenter, or any activity or instruction that involves obscene material or sexually explicit material, without providing the minor child’s parent or guardian with notice at least hours prior to the activity or instruction.80 also prohibits a school district from allowing a minor child to engage in the activity or instruction if the minor child’s parent or guardian provides notice to the school district requesting that the minor child be excused from the activity or instruction. _____ department shall issue a written warning to the board of directors, and for a second or subsequent violation, the department shall assess a civil penalty against the school district not to exceed $5,000.80.80. The bill provides that a child of compulsory attendance age who is identified as requiring special education is eligible for placement under competent private instruction without prior approval of the placement by the director of special education of an area education agency. The bill also provides that a child who is identified as requiring special education may request dual enrollment and the appropriate special education services for the child shall be determined pursuant to Code chapter 256B (special education).1, which provides that a parent or guardian bears the ultimate responsibility to make decisions affecting the parent’s or guardian’s minor child, including decisions related to the minor child’s medical care, moral upbringing, religious upbringing, residence, education, and extracurricular activities.1 shall not be construed to prohibit a minor child from receiving medical attention in an emergent care situation or to prohibit a person from cooperating in a child abuse assessment.3.2, subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of the state mandate is not provided or specified. _____ mandate included in the bill.