House File 187 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 187 BY SHIPLEY A BILL FOR An Act relating to instruction provided to students enrolled in 1 school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter 2 schools related to the availability of a vaccine to prevent 3 the human papilloma virus. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1743YH (2) 90 jda/jh
H.F. 187 Section 1. Section 256.11, subsection 4, Code 2023, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 4. The following shall be taught in grades seven and 3 eight: English-language arts; social studies; mathematics; 4 science; health; age-appropriate and research-based human 5 growth and development; career exploration and development; 6 physical education; music; and visual art. Computer science 7 instruction incorporating the standards established under 8 section 256.7, subsection 26 , paragraph a , subparagraph (4), 9 shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with 10 the school year beginning July 1, 2023. Career exploration 11 and development shall be designed so that students are 12 appropriately prepared to create an individual career 13 and academic plan pursuant to section 279.61 , incorporate 14 foundational career and technical education concepts aligned 15 with the six career and technical education service areas 16 as defined in subsection 5 , paragraph h , and incorporate 17 relevant twenty-first century skills. The health curriculum 18 shall include age-appropriate and research-based information 19 regarding the characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases, 20 including HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent 21 HPV , and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The state board 22 as part of accreditation standards shall adopt curriculum 23 definitions for implementing the program in grades seven 24 and eight. However, this subsection shall not apply to the 25 teaching of career exploration and development in nonpublic 26 schools. For purposes of this section , age-appropriate , 27 HPV , and research-based mean the same as defined in section 28 279.50 . 29 Sec. 2. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph j, 30 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 31 (1) One unit of health education which shall include 32 personal health; food and nutrition; environmental health; 33 safety and survival skills; consumer health; family life; 34 age-appropriate and research-based human growth and 35 -1- LSB 1743YH (2) 90 jda/jh 1/ 2
H.F. 187 development; substance abuse and nonuse; emotional and 1 social health; health resources; and prevention and control 2 of disease, including age-appropriate and research-based 3 information regarding sexually transmitted diseases, including 4 HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent HPV , and 5 acquired immune deficiency syndrome. 6 Sec. 3. Section 279.50, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 2. Each school board shall provide age-appropriate and 9 research-based instruction in human growth and development 10 including instruction regarding human sexuality, self-esteem, 11 stress management, interpersonal relationships, domestic 12 abuse, HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent HPV , 13 and acquired immune deficiency syndrome as required in section 14 256.11 , in grades one through twelve. 15 EXPLANATION 16 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 17 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 18 This bill relates to instruction provided to students 19 enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and 20 charter schools related to the availability of a vaccine to 21 prevent the human papilloma virus. 22 Current law requires that the human growth and development 23 or health curriculum provided to students enrolled in school 24 districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools 25 be both research-based and age-appropriate. Within those 26 limitations, current law also requires that the human growth 27 and development or health curriculum include information 28 regarding the availability of a vaccine to prevent human 29 papilloma virus. The bill strikes this requirement. 30 -2- LSB 1743YH (2) 90 jda/jh 2/ 2