House File 420 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 420 BY ANDREWS A BILL FOR An Act encouraging school districts and accredited nonpublic 1 schools to incorporate in the curricula elements or 2 standards concerning or characteristic of American culture. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2345YH (2) 89 kh/jh

H.F. 420 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 280.31 American culture in 1 curricula. 2 The board of directors of a school district and the 3 authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school are 4 encouraged to incorporate, where reasonable and appropriate, 5 in the curricula offered, elements or standards concerning or 6 characteristic of American culture and civilization, including 7 but not limited to genres of American music, including 8 patriotic music; the contributions of the founding fathers; and 9 the art and architecture of America, including monuments and 10 the purposes of monuments erected in Iowa and throughout the 11 country. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill encourages school districts and accredited 16 nonpublic schools to incorporate, where reasonable and 17 appropriate, in the curricula offered, elements or standards 18 concerning or characteristic of American culture and 19 civilization, including but not limited to genres of American 20 music, including patriotic music; the contributions of the 21 founding fathers; and the art and architecture of America, 22 including monuments and the purposes of monuments erected in 23 Iowa and throughout the country. 24 -1- LSB 2345YH (2) 89 kh/jh 1/ 1