SF 2052 (LSB 5819SS (2) 88)

SENATE FILE 2052

BY  WHITING

A BILL FOR

An Act pertaining to instruction in water safety in schools.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 256.11, subsection 6, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
   NEW PARAGRAPH.  d.  In lieu of instruction by a licensed physical education teacher, instruction for the water safety component of a physical education course may be provided by a swim instructor certified by the young men’s or young women’s Christian association, the American red cross, or another nationwide organization that provides swim instructor certification. 
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that under the state educational standards, instruction for the water safety component of a physical education course may be provided by a swim instructor certified by the young men’s or young women’s Christian association, the American red cross, or another nationwide organization that provides swim instructor certification in lieu of instruction by a licensed physical education teacher.