Senate
File
2253
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2253
BY
SWEENEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
graduation
requirement
for
instruction
1
related
to
food
nutrition
and
preparation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0t.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
3
requirements
of
section
280.9C
relating
to
implementing
a
4
graduation
requirement
requiring
completion
of
a
course
related
5
to
food
nutrition
and
preparation
in
the
same
manner
as
a
6
school
district.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2026,
is
amended
8
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
9
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
v.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
10
requirements
of
section
280.9C
relating
to
implementing
a
11
graduation
requirement
requiring
completion
of
a
course
related
12
to
food
nutrition
and
preparation
in
the
same
manner
as
a
13
school
district.
14
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.9C
Food
nutrition
and
preparation
15
——
graduation
requirement.
16
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
17
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
18
shall
require
that
all
students,
beginning
with
students
19
in
the
2030-2031
graduating
class,
in
grades
nine
through
20
twelve
complete,
as
a
condition
of
graduation,
one-half
unit
21
of
instruction
related
to
food
nutrition
and
preparation.
22
A
student
may
satisfy
this
requirement
by
completing
23
one
semester,
or
the
trimester
or
quarter
equivalent,
of
24
instruction
related
to
food
nutrition
and
preparation
in
grade
25
seven
or
eight.
26
Sec.
4.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
27
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
28
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
29
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
30
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
31
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
32
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
33
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
34
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
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by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
1
districts.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
establishes
a
graduation
requirement
for
6
instruction
related
to
food
nutrition
and
preparation.
School
7
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
8
innovation
zone
schools
are
to
require
students,
beginning
9
with
students
in
the
2030-2031
graduating
class,
in
grades
9
10
through
12
to
complete
as
a
condition
of
graduation
one-half
11
unit
of
instruction
related
to
food
nutrition
and
preparation.
12
A
student
may
satisfy
this
graduation
requirement
by
completing
13
one
semester
of
instruction
related
to
food
nutrition
and
14
preparation
in
grade
seven
or
eight.
15
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
16
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
17
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
18
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
19
school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
20
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
21
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
22
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
23
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
24
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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