House File 35 HOUSE FILE BY JACOBS Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to activities of the secretary of state relating 2 to student political awareness. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1182HH 80 5 sc/cl/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 47.9 STUDENT POLITICAL AWARENESS 1 2 == SECRETARY'S DUTIES. 1 3 1. The secretary of state, in the secretary's capacity as 1 4 state commissioner of elections and state registrar of voters, 1 5 may sponsor, create, support, or promote student political 1 6 awareness. When participating in activities of, or making 1 7 presentations to, any student political awareness club, 1 8 association, or organization, the secretary of state shall do 1 9 all of the following: 1 10 a. When scheduled to speak at a school function, notify 1 11 political parties at least two weeks before the date of the 1 12 function. 1 13 b. When participating in activities or making a 1 14 presentation related to political awareness at a school 1 15 function, offer political parties an opportunity to 1 16 participate or make presentations related to political 1 17 awareness. 1 18 c. When planning to distribute information about, or 1 19 promote, a student political awareness club, association, or 1 20 organization, by mail or other means, notify political parties 1 21 of such plans. 1 22 d. When distributing information about, or promoting, a 1 23 student political awareness club, association, or 1 24 organization, include an equal amount of information from all 1 25 political parties. 1 26 2. For purposes of this section: 1 27 a. "Political party" means as defined in section 43.2. 1 28 b. "School" means a public or nonpublic institution 1 29 providing primary or secondary education. 1 30 EXPLANATION 1 31 This bill allows the secretary of state, in the secretary's 1 32 capacity as state commissioner of elections and state 1 33 registrar of voters, to sponsor, create, support, or promote 1 34 student political awareness. The bill requires the secretary 1 35 of state to notify political parties when the secretary is 2 1 scheduled to speak at a school function. The secretary is 2 2 further required to offer political parties an opportunity to 2 3 participate or make presentations at a school function at 2 4 which the secretary is participating or making a presentation 2 5 related to political awareness. The bill also requires the 2 6 secretary of state to notify political parties when the 2 7 secretary plans to distribute information about, or promote, a 2 8 student political awareness club, association, or organization 2 9 and requires that the information or promotion include an 2 10 equal amount of information from all political parties. 2 11 The bill defines "political party" and "school". 2 12 LSB 1182HH 80 2 13 sc/cl/14