Senate File 2039 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2039 BY DICKEY A BILL FOR An Act requiring the board of directors of a school district 1 and the authorities in charge of each accredited 2 nonpublic school to adopt a policy prohibiting certain 3 school-sponsored activities related to race. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 5159XS (3) 89 jda/jh
S.F. 2039 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 280.32 Prohibited activities. 1 The board of directors of a school district and the 2 authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school 3 shall adopt, enforce, and implement a policy that prohibits 4 all classes, events, competitions, and other school-sponsored 5 activities that do any of the following: 6 1. Are intended to be only for students of a particular 7 race. 8 2. Limit participation to students based on race. 9 3. Use a student’s race as a factor in determining or 10 assessing the student’s performance. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill requires the board of directors of a school 15 district and the authorities in charge of each accredited 16 nonpublic school to adopt a policy prohibiting certain 17 school-sponsored activities related to race. 18 The bill provides that the policy shall prohibit all 19 classes, events, competitions, and other school-sponsored 20 activities that are intended to be only for students of a 21 particular race; limit participation to students based on race; 22 or use a student’s race as a factor in determining or assessing 23 the student’s performance. 24 -1- LSB 5159XS (3) 89 jda/jh 1/ 1