House File 2499 H-8155 Amend House File 2499 as follows: 1 1. By striking page 5, line 19, through page 6, line 21, and 2 inserting: 3 < b. Five units of the social studies including instruction 4 in voting statutes and procedures, voter registration 5 requirements, the use of paper ballots and voting systems in 6 the election process, and the method of acquiring and casting 7 an absentee ballot. All students shall complete a minimum 8 of one-half unit of United States government and one unit of 9 United States history. The one-half unit of United States 10 government shall include the voting procedure as described in 11 this lettered paragraph and section 280.9A. The government 12 instruction shall also include a study of the Constitution 13 of the United States and the Bill of Rights contained in the 14 Constitution and an assessment of a student’s knowledge of 15 the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. To enhance class 16 materials and discussion, social studies instruction may 17 include an assessment of the student’s knowledge of United 18 States government and civics using the most recent version of 19 the civics test developed by the United States citizenship and 20 immigration services. > 21 ______________________________ EHLERT of Linn -1- HF 2499.3643 (1) 89 jda/jh 1/ 1 #1.