House File 167

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                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act encouraging school districts and accredited nonpublic
  2    schools to adopt a religious and cultural tolerance curriculum
  3    for students in kindergarten through grade twelve.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2162HH 80
  6 kh/pj/5

PAG LIN

  1  1    Section 1.  Section 280.6, Code 2003, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    280.6  RELIGIOUS BOOKS == INTENT == TOLERANCE CURRICULUM.
  1  4    1.  Religious books such as the Bible, the Torah, and the
  1  5 Koran shall not be excluded from any public school or
  1  6 institution in the state, nor shall any child be required to
  1  7 read such religious books contrary to the wishes of the
  1  8 child's parent or guardian.
  1  9    2.  It is the intent of the general assembly to encourage
  1 10 the boards of directors of school districts and the
  1 11 authorities in charge of nonpublic schools to adopt a
  1 12 curriculum that teaches students in kindergarten through grade
  1 13 twelve about the religions and cultures of the world in a
  1 14 manner that does not inculcate or otherwise impose beliefs but
  1 15 instead enables students to learn about and develop a respect
  1 16 for different religions and cultures, thereby creating an
  1 17 understanding of the rights and freedoms people share and
  1 18 engendering the will to protect those rights and freedoms.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill states the intent of the general assembly to
  1 21 encourage school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to
  1 22 adopt a curriculum that teaches students in kindergarten
  1 23 through grade 12 about the religions and cultures of the world
  1 24 so that students can develop a respect for different religions
  1 25 and cultures and an understanding of, and engendering the will
  1 26 to protect, the rights and freedoms people share.
  1 27 LSB 2162HH 80
  1 28 kh/pj/5
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