Iowa SF 2413: A bill for an act relating to agriculture and food, including the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2387, SSB 3172.) Effective date: 06/10/2020.

Bill Text

Senate
File
2413
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Introduced

SENATE
FILE
2413

BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
2121)

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
relating
to
social
studies
instruction
provided
to
1

students
enrolled
in
grades
seven
and
eight,
and
including
2

applicability
provisions.
3

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4

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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
h,
Code
1

2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2

NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH

.
(02)
The
educational
standards
of
3

section
256.11,
subsection
4,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(2),
4

relating
to
the
social
studies
curriculum
for
grades
seven
and
5

eight.
6

Sec.
2.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
7

by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8

NEW
PARAGRAPH

.
0u.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
9

requirements
of
section
256.11,
subsection
4,
paragraph
“a”
,
10

subparagraph
(2),
relating
to
the
social
studies
curriculum
for
11

grades
seven
and
eight
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
12

Sec.
3.
Section
256.11,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
13

subparagraph
(2),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14

(2)
Social
studies,
including
instruction
related
to
civics
15

and
United
States
government

.
The
instruction
related
to
16

civics
and
United
States
government
shall
be
at
least
one-half
17

semester,
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
during
grade

18

seven
and
grade
eight.

19

Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
years
20

beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2028.
21

EXPLANATION
22

The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23

the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24

This
bill
relates
to
social
studies
instruction
provided
to
25

students
enrolled
in
grades
seven
and
eight.
26

Current
law
requires
that
the
social
studies
instruction
27

provided
to
students
enrolled
in
school
districts
and
28

accredited
nonpublic
schools
in
grades
seven
and
eight
include
29

instruction
related
to
civics.
The
bill
requires
that
the
30

social
studies
instruction
provided
to
students
enrolled
31

in
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
32

schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
in
grades
seven
and
eight
33

also
include
instruction
related
to
United
States
government.
34

The
instruction
related
to
civics
and
United
States
government
35

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must
be
at
least
one-half
semester,
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
1

equivalent.
2

The
bill
applies
to
school
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
3

1,
2028.
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