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SF 8Died when the session ended · January 9, 2023

Relating to the Iowa core curriculum and to assessment and content standards for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and including effective date provisions

Topics:K–12 education

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 9, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 11, 2023
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. 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 Iowa is removing all mentions of "common core" and "core curriculum" from its laws. While these specific names are being deleted, the state board of education will still set academic standards and graduation requirements for all students. Schools will also switch from using "core curriculum plans" to "graduation plans" for eighth graders.1

Read the official explanation

This bill eliminates requirements and references to the (Iowa) common core or core curriculum and to core content standards, but continues to direct the state board of education to adopt high school graduation requirements and academic and content standards. curriculum plan” with “graduation plan” and “core curriculum requirements” with “high school graduation requirements”. The academic standards will remain applicable to all students in kindergarten through grade in every school district and accredited nonpublic school. Corresponding changes are made throughout the Code, and obsolete language is eliminated. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 11, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§256.43§256.7§256.9§257.11§260C.14§261E.9§262.9§279.61§280.3§284.6

How the Code works3

Lobbying

1 for · 0 against · 11 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

SF 30Cleared committee88th GASF 42Cleared committee89th GA

90th General Assembly

SF 8Cleared committee

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

  • SF 42 Relating to the Iowa core curriculum and to assessment and content standards for school di…
    89th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
    Cleared committee
  • SF 30 Relating to the Iowa core curriculum and to assessment and content standards for school di…
    88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
    Cleared committee

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