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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 3.21 ENACTMENT, INTERPRETATION,
1 2 AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS – PARENTAL RIGHTS AND
1 3 RESPONSIBILITIES.
1 4 1. The general assembly finds that:
1 5 a. The inherent rights of individuals existed long before
1 6 the formation of governments as acknowledged in the
1 7 Declaration of Independence, in which it is stated, in part,
1 8 "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are
1 9 created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
1 10 certain unalienable Rights . . ."
1 11 b. The ninth amendment to the Constitution for the United
1 12 States of America provides, "The enumeration in the
1 13 Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to
1 14 deny or disparage others retained by the people."
1 15 c. Article VI of the Constitution for the United States of
1 16 America provides that "This Constitution, and the Laws of the
1 17 United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; . . .
1 18 shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every
1 19 State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or
1 20 Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding."
1 21 d. The people of Iowa have established their firm belief
1 22 that their rights are endowed upon them by the Supreme Being
1 23 as stated in the preamble to the Constitution of the State of
1 24 Iowa, ". . . grateful to the Supreme Being for the blessings
1 25 hitherto enjoyed, and feeling our dependence on Him for a
1 26 continuation of those blessings . . ."
1 27 e. The supreme court of the United States has affirmed the
1 28 primacy of the family in Wisconsin v. Yoder, 406 U.S. 205
1 29 (1972), in which the supreme court stated that, "This primary
1 30 role of the parents in the upbringing of their children is now
1 31 established beyond debate as an enduring American tradition .
1 32 . ."
1 33 f. Parental rights require the careful exercise of
1 34 parental responsibilities.
1 35 2. The general assembly acknowledges and reaffirms that
2 1 parents, being endowed by their creator with certain
2 2 unalienable rights established long antecedent to the
2 3 formation of governments, have inherent, fundamental, and
2 4 preeminent rights and responsibilities means including, but
2 5 not limited to, to direct and control the upbringing of their
2 6 unemancipated children, through means including, but not
2 7 limited to, the establishing of standards upon which those
2 8 children are reared, supervised, disciplined, attended to
2 9 medically, grounded religiously, and educated.
2 10 3. The legislative, executive, and judicial branches of
2 11 state government and any of the agencies or employees of state
2 12 government including, but not limited to, public educational
2 13 institutions, shall not take any action under color of law
2 14 which would interfere with, infringe upon, deny, or disparage
2 15 the rights and responsibilities of parents, if lawfully
2 16 exercised.
2 17 EXPLANATION
2 18 This bill establishes the findings and intent of the
2 19 general assembly relating to the rights and responsibilities
2 20 of parents in relating to their children. The bill reaffirms
2 21 and acknowledges these rights and responsibilities and
2 22 prohibits the state branches of government and any agency or
2 23 employee of state government, including public educational
2 24 institutions, from taking any action under color of law to
2 25 interfere with, infringe upon, deny, or disparage the rights
2 26 and responsibilities of parents, if the rights and
2 27 responsibilities are lawfully exercised.
2 28 LSB 3796HH 76
2 29 pf/cf/24.2
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