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House Joint Resolution 20

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  1  1    Section 1.  Article I of the Constitution of the State of
  1  2 Iowa is amended by adding the following new section:
  1  3    RIGHTS OF PARENTS.  Sec. 1A.
  1  4    1.  The right of parents to direct the upbringing and
  1  5 education of their children shall not be infringed.
  1  6    2.  The general assembly shall have power to enforce, by
  1  7 appropriate legislation, the provisions of this section.
  1  8    Sec. 2.  The foregoing amendment to the Constitution of the
  1  9 State of Iowa is referred to the General Assembly to be chosen
  1 10 at the next general election for members of the General
  1 11 Assembly and the Secretary of State is directed to cause the
  1 12 same to be published for three consecutive months previous to
  1 13 the date of that election as provided by law.  
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the
  1 16 Constitution of the State of Iowa regarding the right of
  1 17 parents to direct the upbringing and education of their
  1 18 children.  The resolution, if adopted, would be referred to
  1 19 the next general assembly before being submitted to the
  1 20 electorate for ratification.  
  1 21 LSB 1202HH 76
  1 22 pf/cf/24
     

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