House File 476 - Introduced
HOUSE FILE
BY WINDSCHITL
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act requiring schools to hold an assembly on or about
2 September 11 each year to educate students about the
3 sacrifices of current and past military service persons.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
5 TLSB 2032YH 83
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 280.29 SEPTEMBER 11 ASSEMBLY.
1 2 The board of directors of each public school and the
1 3 authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school
1 4 shall authorize an assembly for all students at each school on
1 5 September 11, each year or, if September 11 falls on a
1 6 Saturday or Sunday, the next closest school day, to educate
1 7 students about the wars the United States has participated in,
1 8 the veterans who have served the United States, the military
1 9 personnel currently serving the United States, and the human
1 10 costs associated with preserving the rights and freedoms
1 11 guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.
1 12 EXPLANATION
1 13 This bill requires the board of directors of each public
1 14 school and the authorities in charge of each accredited
1 15 nonpublic school to authorize an assembly for the students at
1 16 each school on September 11, each year in order to educate
1 17 students about the wars the nation has fought in, the veterans
1 18 who have sacrificed in those wars, the military service
1 19 persons currently serving and the human costs associated with
1 20 preserving the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the
1 21 Constitution of the United States.
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