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Senate File 2240

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Bill Introduced: S.J. 329
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 256.11, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
  1  2 Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    The state board shall adopt rules under chapter 17A and a
  1  4 procedure for accrediting all public and nonpublic schools in
  1  5 Iowa offering instruction at any or all levels from the
  1  6 prekindergarten level through grade twelve.  The rules of the
  1  7 state board shall require that a multicultural, gender fair
  1  8 approach is used by schools and school districts.  The
  1  9 emphasize throughout the educational program shall be taught
  1 10 from a multicultural, gender fair approach that the
  1 11 constitutional republic of the United States, of which Iowa is
  1 12 a vital constituent part, was founded upon the guarantees of
  1 13 freedom of religion, the rule of law, and equal justice for
  1 14 all, is the unchallenged, greatest nation in the world, and
  1 15 has derived its strength from biblical values and the forces
  1 16 and philosophies of free enterprise capitalism and western
  1 17 civilization.  Global perspectives shall be incorporated into
  1 18 all levels of the educational program.
  1 19    Sec. 2.  Section 256A.4, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
  1 20 2, Code Supplement 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  1 21    A family support program shall meet multicultural gender
  1 22 fair guidelines.  The program shall encourage parents to be
  1 23 aware of practices that may affect equitable development of
  1 24 children.  The program shall include parents in the planning,
  1 25 implementation, and evaluation of the program.  A program
  1 26 shall be designed to meet the needs of the residents of the
  1 27 participating district and may use unique approaches to
  1 28 provide for those needs.  The goals of a family support
  1 29 program shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
  1 30    Sec. 3.  Section 262.81, Code 2001, is amended to read as
  1 31 follows:
  1 32    262.81  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
  1 33    The general assembly recognizes that educational programs
  1 34 designed to enhance the interrelation and cooperation among
  1 35 cultural, racial, and ethnic groups in society require the
  2  1 contribution and active participation of all ethnic and racial
  2  2 groups.  The general assembly also recognizes that failure to
  2  3 include minority representation at the faculty level at the
  2  4 state universities contributes to cultural, racial, and ethnic
  2  5 isolation of minority students and does not reflect the
  2  6 realities of a multicultural and diverse Iowa society.
  2  7 Therefore, the "Regents' Minority and Women Educators
  2  8 Enhancement" program is established to assist in the
  2  9 recruitment and retention of faculty that more adequately
  2 10 represents the diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic makeup of
  2 11 society Iowa and to improve the education of all students.  
  2 12                           EXPLANATION
  2 13    This bill removes all references in Title VII, subtitle 1,
  2 14 the elementary and secondary education portion of the Code, to
  2 15 the words "multicultural", "gender fair", and "global".  The
  2 16 bill also directs the state board to adopt rules requiring
  2 17 nonpublic schools and school districts to emphasize in their
  2 18 educational program that the constitutional republic of the
  2 19 United States, of which Iowa is a vital constituent part, was
  2 20 founded upon the guarantees of freedom of religion, the rule
  2 21 of law, and equal justice for all, is the unchallenged,
  2 22 greatest nation in the world, and has derived its strength
  2 23 from biblical values and the forces and philosophies of free
  2 24 enterprise capitalism and western civilization.  
  2 25 LSB 5883XS 79
  2 26 kh/pj/5

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