Senate
File
369
H-1231
Amend
Senate
File
369,
as
amended,
passed,
and
reprinted
by
1
the
Senate,
as
follows:
2
1.
By
striking
everything
after
the
enacting
clause
and
3
inserting:
4
<
Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
5
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
b.
(1)
Five
units
of
the
social
studies
including
7
instruction
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
8
registration
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
9
systems
in
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
10
and
casting
an
absentee
ballot.
All
students
shall
complete
a
11
minimum
of
one-half
one
unit
of
United
States
government
and
12
one
unit
of
United
States
history.
13
(2)
The
one-half
one
unit
of
United
States
government
shall
14
include
the
all
of
the
following:
15
(a)
The
voting
procedure
as
described
in
this
lettered
16
paragraph
and
section
280.9A
.
The
government
instruction
shall
17
also
include
a
18
(b)
A
study
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
19
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution
and
an
assessment
20
of
a
student’s
knowledge
of
the
Constitution
and
the
Bill
of
21
Rights.
22
(c)
Instruction
related
to
civics,
including
the
roles
and
23
responsibilities
of
citizens
in
a
society
and
in
state
and
24
local
governments.
25
(d)
An
assessment
that
is
based
on
the
most
recent
version
26
of
the
civics
test
developed
by
the
United
States
citizenship
27
and
immigration
services.
28
Sec.
2.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
g,
Code
29
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
30
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(02)
The
educational
standards
31
established
in
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“b”
,
32
related
to
United
States
government
instruction.
33
Sec.
3.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
34
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
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NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0q.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
1
requirements
of
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“b”
,
2
relating
to
United
States
government
instruction
in
the
same
3
manner
as
a
school
district.
4
Sec.
4.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
years
5
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2026.
>
6
2.
Title
page,
by
striking
lines
1
through
4
and
inserting
7
<
An
Act
relating
to
social
studies
instruction,
including
8
instruction
in
United
States
government,
provided
to
students
9
enrolled
in
grades
nine
through
twelve,
and
including
10
applicability
provisions.
>
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