House File 2069 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2069 BY SHIPLEY A BILL FOR An Act modifying provisions related to the social studies 1 curriculum provided to students enrolled in school districts 2 in grades nine through twelve. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5630YH (2) 90 jda/jh
H.F. 2069 Section 1. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph b, Code 1 2024, is amended to read as follows: 2 b. Five units of the social studies including instruction 3 in voting statutes and procedures, voter registration 4 requirements, the use of paper ballots and voting systems in 5 the election process, and the method of acquiring and casting 6 an absentee ballot. All students shall complete a minimum 7 of one-half unit of United States government and one unit of 8 United States history. The one-half unit of United States 9 government shall include the all of the following: 10 (1) The voting procedure as described in this lettered 11 paragraph and section 280.9A . The government instruction shall 12 also include a 13 (2) A study of the Constitution of the United States and the 14 Bill of Rights contained in the Constitution and an assessment 15 of a students knowledge of the Constitution and the Bill of 16 Rights. 17 (3) (a) A requirement that all students, as a condition of 18 graduation, articulate a written explanation demonstrating a 19 proficient understanding of all of the following: 20 (i) The great depression, including multiple schools of 21 economic thinking related to the great depression. 22 (ii) The holodomor, including historical evidence related 23 to communists orchestrating famine to starve political 24 opponents. 25 (iii) The definition and qualities of money, including 26 a history of money and credit in the United States and the 27 function and performance of the federal reserve system. 28 (b) This subparagraph shall not apply to a nonpublic school. 29 EXPLANATION 30 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 31 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 32 This bill modifies provisions related to the social studies 33 curriculum provided to students enrolled in school districts 34 in grades 9 through 12. 35 -1- LSB 5630YH (2) 90 jda/jh 1/ 2
H.F. 2069 The bill provides that the one-half unit of United States 1 government instruction that is provided to students enrolled 2 in school districts in grades 9 through 12 as part of the 3 social studies curriculum shall include a requirement that 4 such students, as a condition of graduation, must articulate a 5 written explanation demonstrating a proficient understanding 6 of the great depression, the holodomor, and the definition and 7 qualities of money. 8 -2- LSB 5630YH (2) 90 jda/jh 2/ 2