House
File
2465
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Reprinted
HOUSE
FILE
2465
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2081)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
February
28,
2024
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
modifying
provisions
related
to
the
curriculum
provided
1
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
by
2
allowing
instruction
related
to
agriculture
to
meet
a
3
portion
of
the
unit
requirements
related
to
science
4
and
allowing
instruction
related
to
applied
sciences,
5
technology,
engineering,
or
manufacturing
to
meet
a
portion
6
of
the
unit
requirements
related
to
mathematics.
7
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a
and
e,
1
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
Five
units
of
science
including
.
3
(1)
The
five
units
of
science
shall
include
physics
and
4
chemistry
;
the
units
of
physics
and
chemistry
,
which
may
be
5
taught
in
alternate
years.
6
(2)
The
five
units
of
science
may
include
not
more
than
7
two
units
of
instruction
related
to
agriculture,
which
may
be
8
offered
and
taught
through
dedicated
units
of
coursework
or
9
through
units
of
coursework
that
also
meet
the
requirements
of
10
the
coursework
required
under
paragraph
“h”
,
subparagraph
(1),
11
subparagraph
division
(a).
The
state
board
shall
adopt
rules
12
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
implement
this
subparagraph.
13
e.
Two
additional
units
of
mathematics.
The
two
additional
14
units
of
mathematics
may
include
instruction
related
to
applied
15
sciences,
technology,
engineering,
or
manufacturing,
including
16
transportation,
distribution,
logistics,
architecture,
and
17
construction,
which
may
be
offered
and
taught
through
dedicated
18
units
of
coursework
or
through
units
of
coursework
that
19
also
meet
the
requirements
of
the
coursework
required
under
20
paragraph
“h”
,
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
(c).
21
The
state
board
shall
adopt
rules
pursuant
to
chapter
17A
to
22
implement
this
paragraph.
23
Sec.
2.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
g,
Code
24
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
g.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
26
section
256.7,
subsection
21
,
and
the
educational
standards
of
27
section
256.11
,
unless
specifically
waived
by
the
state
board
28
during
the
application
process
;
provided,
however,
that
the
29
state
board
shall
not
waive
any
of
the
following
educational
30
standards:
31
(1)
The
educational
standards
established
in
section
32
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“a”
,
related
to
the
use
of
33
instruction
related
to
agriculture
to
fulfill
a
portion
of
the
34
unit
requirements
related
to
science
.
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(2)
The
educational
standards
established
in
section
1
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“e”
,
related
to
the
use
2
of
instruction
related
to
applied
sciences,
technology,
3
engineering,
or
manufacturing
to
fulfill
a
portion
of
the
unit
4
requirements
related
to
mathematics.
5
Sec.
3.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
6
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraphs:
7
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
p.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
8
requirements
of
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“a”
,
9
relating
to
the
use
of
instruction
related
to
agriculture
to
10
fulfill
a
portion
of
the
unit
requirements
related
to
science
11
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
12
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
q.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
13
requirements
of
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“e”
,
14
relating
to
the
use
of
instruction
related
to
applied
sciences,
15
technology,
engineering,
or
manufacturing
to
fulfill
a
portion
16
of
the
unit
requirements
related
to
mathematics
in
the
same
17
manner
as
a
school
district.
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