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Relating to reference to certain specified natural formations in classroom instruction and handouts provided to students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 Schools in Iowa would have to change the names used in their lessons and handouts. Instead of saying "Gulf of Mexico," teachers would use "Gulf of America," and they would call "Denali" "Mount McKinley." This rule applies to students in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to reference to certain specified natural formations in classroom instruction and handouts provided to students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools. The bill requires school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to replace references to the “Gulf of Mexico” and “Denali” with references to the “Gulf of America” and “Mount McKinley”, respectively, in all classroom instruction and in all handouts provided to students.
House subcommittee
Named January 28, 2025. On February 3, 2025 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 3, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site