House
File
2069
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2069
BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
modifying
provisions
related
to
the
social
studies
1
curriculum
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
school
districts
2
in
grades
nine
through
twelve.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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H.F.
2069
Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
Five
units
of
the
social
studies
including
instruction
3
in
voting
statutes
and
procedures,
voter
registration
4
requirements,
the
use
of
paper
ballots
and
voting
systems
in
5
the
election
process,
and
the
method
of
acquiring
and
casting
6
an
absentee
ballot.
All
students
shall
complete
a
minimum
7
of
one-half
unit
of
United
States
government
and
one
unit
of
8
United
States
history.
The
one-half
unit
of
United
States
9
government
shall
include
the
all
of
the
following:
10
(1)
The
voting
procedure
as
described
in
this
lettered
11
paragraph
and
section
280.9A
.
The
government
instruction
shall
12
also
include
a
13
(2)
A
study
of
the
Constitution
of
the
United
States
and
the
14
Bill
of
Rights
contained
in
the
Constitution
and
an
assessment
15
of
a
student’s
knowledge
of
the
Constitution
and
the
Bill
of
16
Rights.
17
(3)
(a)
A
requirement
that
all
students,
as
a
condition
of
18
graduation,
articulate
a
written
explanation
demonstrating
a
19
proficient
understanding
of
all
of
the
following:
20
(i)
The
great
depression,
including
multiple
schools
of
21
economic
thinking
related
to
the
great
depression.
22
(ii)
The
holodomor,
including
historical
evidence
related
23
to
communists
orchestrating
famine
to
starve
political
24
opponents.
25
(iii)
The
definition
and
qualities
of
money,
including
26
a
history
of
money
and
credit
in
the
United
States
and
the
27
function
and
performance
of
the
federal
reserve
system.
28
(b)
This
subparagraph
shall
not
apply
to
a
nonpublic
school.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
modifies
provisions
related
to
the
social
studies
33
curriculum
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
school
districts
34
in
grades
9
through
12.
35
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H.F.
2069
The
bill
provides
that
the
one-half
unit
of
United
States
1
government
instruction
that
is
provided
to
students
enrolled
2
in
school
districts
in
grades
9
through
12
as
part
of
the
3
social
studies
curriculum
shall
include
a
requirement
that
4
such
students,
as
a
condition
of
graduation,
must
articulate
a
5
written
explanation
demonstrating
a
proficient
understanding
6
of
the
great
depression,
the
holodomor,
and
the
definition
and
7
qualities
of
money.
8
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5630YH
(2)
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