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Relating to public schools, including requiring public schools to display the national motto and the state motto and to start each day of classroom instruction with silent time
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: HF 166
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2025
- Done: House committeeJanuary 28, 2025
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
This bill relates to public schools, including requiring public schools to display the national motto and the state motto and to start each day of classroom instruction with silent time. The bill requires school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to display the national motto of the United States and the state motto of Iowa in the main entryway of each attendance center or in another location within an attendance center if the school determines that such location is more visible to students.
Read the full explanation
Current law requires school districts to administer the pledge of allegiance in grades through each day. The bill provides that, immediately prior to the recitation of the pledge of allegiance, each student shall be allowed two minutes of silent time. The bill also requires charter schools and innovation zone schools to start each day of classroom instruction by allowing students two minutes of silent time.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named January 15, 2025. On January 27, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§279.87
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