Senate File 391 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 391 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1076) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate March 7, 2023 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to education, including modifying provisions 1 related to comprehensive school improvement plans, teacher 2 librarians and guidance counselors, required days or 3 hours of instruction in elementary and secondary schools, 4 agreements between school districts and community colleges 5 to teach certain courses, and required courses in school 6 districts and accredited nonpublic schools, and authorizing 7 school districts to offer sequential units in one classroom. 8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 9 SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb

S.F. 391 DIVISION I 1 ELIMINATION OF COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2 Section 1. Section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph a, Code 3 2023, is amended to read as follows: 4 a. Requirements that all school districts and accredited 5 nonpublic schools develop, implement, and file with the 6 department a comprehensive school improvement plan report that 7 includes but is not limited to demonstrated school, parental, 8 and community involvement in assessing educational needs, 9 establishing local education standards and student achievement 10 levels, and, as applicable, the consolidation of federal and 11 state planning, goal-setting, and reporting requirements 12 information necessary for the department of education to submit 13 to the United States secretary of education the plan required 14 pursuant to the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 15 as amended by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, Pub. L. 16 No. 114-95 . Each school district and accredited nonpublic 17 school shall include in its comprehensive school improvement 18 plan a list and description of the online coursework offered 19 by the school district or accredited nonpublic school to which 20 the student is enrolled. 21 Sec. 2. Section 279.61, subsection 5, Code 2023, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 5. For the school year beginning July 1, 2016, and each 24 succeeding school year, the board of directors of each 25 school district shall submit to the local community , and 26 to the department as a component of the school district’s 27 comprehensive school improvement plan required by section 28 256.7, subsection 21 , an annual report on student utilization 29 of the district’s career information and decision-making 30 system. 31 Sec. 3. Section 279.68, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 32 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 a. To ensure all children are reading proficiently by the 34 end of third grade, each school district shall address reading 35 -1- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 1/ 17

S.F. 391 proficiency as part of its comprehensive school improvement 1 plan , drawing upon information about students from assessments 2 and reassessments conducted pursuant to subsection 1 and the 3 prevalence of areas in which students are persistently at risk 4 in reading identified by classroom, elementary school, and 5 other student characteristics. As part of its comprehensive 6 school improvement plan, each Each school district shall 7 review chronic early elementary absenteeism for its impact 8 on literacy development. If more than fifteen percent of an 9 attendance center’s students are not reading proficiently and 10 are persistently at risk in reading by the end of third grade, 11 the comprehensive school improvement plan shall include school 12 district shall develop and implement strategies to reduce that 13 percentage, including school and community strategies to raise 14 the percentage of students who are reading at grade level. 15 Sec. 4. Section 280.19, Code 2023, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 280.19 Plans for at-risk children. 18 The board of directors of each public school district shall 19 incorporate, into the kindergarten admissions program, criteria 20 and procedures for identification and integration of at-risk 21 children and their developmental needs. This incorporation 22 shall be part of the comprehensive school improvement plan 23 developed and implemented in accordance with section 256.7, 24 subsection 21 , paragraph “a” . 25 Sec. 5. Section 280.28, subsection 7, Code 2023, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 7. Integration of policy and reporting Reporting . The board 28 of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge 29 of each nonpublic school shall integrate its antiharassment and 30 antibullying policy into the comprehensive school improvement 31 plan required under section 256.7, subsection 21 , and shall 32 report data collected under subsection 6 , as specified by the 33 department, to the department and to the local community. 34 Sec. 6. Section 284.5, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 35 -2- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 2/ 17

S.F. 391 to read as follows: 1 3. Each school district and area education agency that 2 provides a beginning teacher mentoring and induction program 3 under this chapter shall develop a plan for the program. A 4 school district shall include its plan in the school district’s 5 comprehensive school improvement plan submitted pursuant to 6 section 256.7, subsection 21 . The plan shall, at a minimum, 7 provide for a two-year sequence of induction program content 8 and activities to support the Iowa teaching standards and 9 beginning teacher professional and personal needs; mentor 10 training that includes, at a minimum, skills of classroom 11 demonstration and coaching, and district expectations for 12 beginning teacher competence on Iowa teaching standards; 13 placement of mentors and beginning teachers; the process for 14 dissolving mentor and beginning teacher partnerships; district 15 organizational support for release time for mentors and 16 beginning teachers to plan, provide demonstration of classroom 17 practices, observe teaching, and provide feedback; structure 18 for mentor selection and assignment of mentors to beginning 19 teachers; a district facilitator; and program evaluation. 20 Sec. 7. Section 284.6, subsections 3, 4, and 7, Code 2023, 21 are amended to read as follows: 22 3. A school district shall incorporate develop a district 23 professional development plan into the district’s comprehensive 24 school improvement plan submitted to the department in 25 accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21 . The district 26 professional development plan shall include a description of 27 the means by which the school district will provide access 28 to all teachers in the district to professional development 29 programs or offerings that meet the requirements of subsection 30 1 . The plan shall align all professional development with 31 the school district’s long-range student learning goals and 32 the Iowa teaching standards. The plan shall indicate the 33 school district’s approved professional development provider 34 or providers. 35 -3- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 3/ 17

S.F. 391 4. In cooperation with the teacher’s evaluator, the 1 career teacher employed by a school district shall develop 2 an individual teacher professional development plan. The 3 evaluator shall consult with the teacher’s supervisor on the 4 development of the individual teacher professional development 5 plan. The purpose of the plan is to promote individual and 6 group professional development. The individual plan shall 7 be based, at minimum, on the needs of the teacher, the Iowa 8 teaching standards, and the student achievement goals of the 9 attendance center and the school district as outlined in the 10 comprehensive school improvement plan . The individual plan 11 shall include goals for the individual which are beyond those 12 required under the attendance center professional development 13 plan developed pursuant to subsection 7 . 14 7. Each attendance center shall develop an attendance 15 center professional development plan. The purpose of the plan 16 is to promote group professional development. The attendance 17 center plan shall be based, at a minimum, on the needs of the 18 teachers, the Iowa teaching standards, district professional 19 development plans, and the student achievement goals of the 20 attendance center and the school district as set forth in the 21 comprehensive school improvement plan . 22 Sec. 8. Section 284.14, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 23 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 a. Commencing with the school year beginning July 1, 25 2007, the commission shall initiate planning pilots, in 26 selected kindergarten through grade twelve schools, to test 27 the effectiveness of the pay-for-performance program. The 28 purpose of the planning pilots is to identify the strengths 29 and weaknesses of various pay-for-performance program designs, 30 evaluate cost effectiveness, analyze student achievement 31 needs, select formative and summative student achievement 32 measures that align to identify needs, consider necessary 33 supports related to the student achievement goals in the school 34 district’s comprehensive school improvement plan , review 35 -4- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 4/ 17

S.F. 391 assessment needs, identify mechanisms to account for existing 1 teacher contract provisions within the proposed career ladder 2 salary increments, allow thorough review of data, and make 3 necessary adjustments before proposing implementation of the 4 pay-for-performance program statewide. 5 Sec. 9. Section 284A.5, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 6 to read as follows: 7 3. Each school board shall establish an administrator 8 mentoring program for all beginning administrators. The school 9 board may adopt the model program developed by the department 10 pursuant to subsection 2 . Each school board’s beginning 11 administrator mentoring and induction program shall, at a 12 minimum, provide for one year of programming to support the 13 Iowa standards for school administrators adopted pursuant to 14 section 256.7, subsection 27 , and beginning administrators’ 15 professional and personal needs. Each school board shall 16 develop and implement a beginning administrator mentoring and 17 induction plan. The plan shall describe the mentor selection 18 process, describe supports for beginning administrators, 19 describe program organizational and collaborative structures, 20 provide a budget, provide for sustainability of the program, 21 and provide for program evaluation. The school board 22 employing an administrator shall determine the conditions and 23 requirements of an administrator participating in a program 24 established pursuant to this section . A school board shall 25 include its plan in the school district’s comprehensive 26 school improvement plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, 27 subsection 21 . 28 Sec. 10. Section 284A.6, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 29 to read as follows: 30 2. In cooperation with the administrator’s evaluator, the 31 administrator who has a professional administrator license 32 issued by the board of educational examiners pursuant to 33 chapter 272 and is employed by a school district or area 34 education agency in a school district administrative position 35 -5- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 5/ 17

S.F. 391 shall develop an individual administrator professional 1 development plan. The purpose of the plan is to promote 2 individual and group professional development. The individual 3 plan shall be based, at a minimum, on the needs of the 4 administrator, the Iowa standards for school administrators 5 adopted pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 27 , and the 6 student achievement goals of the attendance center and the 7 school district as outlined in the comprehensive school 8 improvement plan . 9 DIVISION II 10 TEACHER LIBRARIANS AND GUIDANCE COUNSELORS 11 Sec. 11. Section 256.11, subsections 9 and 9A, Code 2023, 12 are amended to read as follows: 13 9. a. Beginning July 1, 2006 2023 , each school district 14 shall have employ either a qualified teacher librarian who 15 shall be licensed by the board of educational examiners under 16 chapter 272 or a person previously employed as a librarian by a 17 public library . The board of educational examiners shall not 18 require an applicant for a teacher librarian license to have 19 a master’s degree. 20 b. The state board shall establish in rule standards for 21 school district library programs, which shall be designed to 22 provide for methods to improve library collections to meet 23 student needs, include a current and diverse collection of 24 fiction and nonfiction materials in a variety of formats 25 to support student curricular needs, and include a plan 26 for annually updating and replacing library materials and 27 equipment. 28 c. The state board shall establish in rule a definition 29 of and standards for an articulated sequential kindergarten 30 through grade twelve media program. 31 d. A school district that entered into a contract with an 32 individual for employment as a media specialist or librarian 33 prior to June 1, 2006, shall be considered to be in compliance 34 with this subsection until June 30, 2011, if the individual 35 -6- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 6/ 17

S.F. 391 is making annual progress toward meeting the requirements 1 for a teacher librarian endorsement issued by the board of 2 educational examiners under chapter 272 . A school district 3 that entered into a contract with an individual for employment 4 as a media specialist or librarian who holds at least a 5 master’s degree in library and information studies shall be 6 considered to be in compliance with this subsection until the 7 individual leaves the employ of the school district. 8 9A. Beginning July 1, 2007, each school district shall 9 have a qualified guidance counselor who shall be licensed by 10 the board of educational examiners under chapter 272 . Each 11 school district shall work toward the goal of having one 12 qualified guidance counselor for every three hundred fifty 13 students enrolled in the school district. The state board 14 shall establish in rule a definition of and standards for 15 an articulated sequential kindergarten through grade twelve 16 guidance and counseling program. The program shall be designed 17 to ensure that the guidance counselor can work collaboratively 18 with students, teachers, support staff, and administrators 19 to support the curricular goals of the school by offering 20 responsive services that address the growth and development 21 needs of students and the attainment of student competencies in 22 academic, career, and social areas. 23 DIVISION III 24 REQUIRED ATTENDANCE —— SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ACCREDITED NONPUBLIC 25 SCHOOLS, CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND INNOVATION ZONE SCHOOLS 26 Sec. 12. Section 279.10, subsection 1, Code 2023, is amended 27 to read as follows: 28 1. The school year for each school district and accredited 29 nonpublic school shall begin on July 1 and the school calendar 30 shall begin no sooner than August 23 and no later than the 31 first Monday in December. The school calendar shall include 32 not less than one hundred eighty days or one thousand eighty 33 hours of instruction during the calendar year , of which not 34 more than five days or thirty hours of instruction may be 35 -7- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 7/ 17

S.F. 391 delivered primarily over the internet except as otherwise 1 provided in section 256.43 or in rules adopted by the state 2 board of education pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 32 . 3 The board of directors of a school district and the authorities 4 in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall determine the 5 school start date for the school calendar in accordance with 6 this subsection and shall set the number of days or hours of 7 required attendance for the school year as provided in section 8 299.1, subsection 2 , but the board of directors of a school 9 district shall hold a public hearing on any proposed school 10 calendar prior to adopting the school calendar. If the board 11 of directors of a district or the authorities in charge of an 12 accredited nonpublic school extends the school calendar because 13 inclement weather caused the school district or accredited 14 nonpublic school to temporarily close during the regular school 15 calendar, the school district or accredited nonpublic school 16 may excuse a graduating senior who has met district or school 17 requirements for graduation from attendance during the extended 18 school calendar. A school corporation may begin employment 19 of personnel for in-service training and development purposes 20 before the date to begin elementary and secondary school. 21 DIVISION IV 22 EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS —— AGREEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES 23 Sec. 13. Section 279.50A, Code 2023, is amended to read as 24 follows: 25 279.50A Educational standards —— agreements for mathematics 26 and science units with community colleges . 27 1. If a school district’s total enrollment exceeds six 28 hundred pupils, the A school district may enter into an 29 agreement with a community college under which the community 30 college may offer, or provide a community college-employed 31 instructor to teach, one of the units in accordance with 32 section 256.11, subsection 5 , paragraph “a” , or one of the units 33 in accordance with section 256.11, subsection 5 , paragraph 34 “d” or “e” any unit , and if the unit of coursework under 35 -8- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 8/ 17

S.F. 391 the agreement meets the requirements specified in section 1 257.11, subsection 3 , paragraph “b” , subparagraphs (2) through 2 (7), the unit offered shall be deemed to meet the education 3 program requirement for a unit of mathematics or science, 4 as applicable, pertaining to the unit under section 256.11, 5 subsection 5 , paragraph “a” , “d” , or “e” if applicable . The 6 provisions of this subsection are applicable only if all of the 7 following conditions are met: 8 a. The school district has made every reasonable and good 9 faith effort to employ a teacher licensed under chapter 272 10 for the unit of science or mathematics, as applicable, and 11 is unable to employ such a teacher. For purposes of this 12 subsection , “good faith effort” means the same as defined in 13 section 279.19A, subsection 9 . 14 b. Enrollment for the unit exceeds five pupils. 15 c. a. The unit is offered during the regular school day. 16 d. b. The unit is made accessible by the school district 17 to all eligible pupils. 18 2. Pupils enrolled in a unit of coursework offered pursuant 19 to subsection 1 are not eligible for supplementary weighting 20 under section 257.11, subsection 3 . 21 DIVISION V 22 AUTHORIZATION TO OFFER SEQUENTIAL UNITS IN ONE CLASSROOM 23 Sec. 14. Section 256.11, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 24 following new subsection: 25 NEW SUBSECTION . 5A. a. The board of directors of a 26 school district or the authorities in charge of an accredited 27 nonpublic school may authorize a teacher who is appropriately 28 licensed by the board of educational examiners under chapter 29 272 to teach two or more sequential units of one subject area 30 in the same classroom at the same time in grades nine through 31 twelve. The board of directors of a school district or the 32 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall 33 award high school credit to a student upon the student’s 34 successful completion of the course. The teacher must meet the 35 -9- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 9/ 17

S.F. 391 minimum certification requirements of the national organization 1 that administers the advanced placement program if one of the 2 units being offered pursuant to this paragraph is an advanced 3 placement course. 4 b. The board of directors of a school district or the 5 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school may 6 authorize a community college-employed instructor who is 7 providing instruction in the school pursuant to section 261E.8 8 through a contractual agreement between a community college 9 and the school district or accredited nonpublic school to 10 teach two or more sequential units of one subject area in 11 the same classroom at the same time in grades nine through 12 twelve. The board of directors of a school district or the 13 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall 14 award high school credit to a student upon the student’s 15 successful completion of the course if the board of directors 16 of the school district or the authorities in charge of the 17 accredited nonpublic school approved the course pursuant to 18 section 261E.8, subsection 3. The community college-employed 19 instructor must meet the minimum certification requirements 20 of the national organization that administers the advanced 21 placement program if one of the units being offered pursuant to 22 this paragraph is an advanced placement course. 23 DIVISION VI 24 EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS 25 Sec. 15. Section 256.7, subsection 26, paragraph a, 26 subparagraph (3), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 27 (3) The rules establishing a core curriculum shall address 28 the core content standards in subsection 28 and the skills and 29 knowledge students need to be successful in the twenty-first 30 century. The core curriculum shall include social studies and 31 twenty-first century learning skills which include but are 32 not limited to civic literacy, health literacy, technology 33 literacy, financial literacy, family life and consumer 34 sciences, and employability skills; and shall address the 35 -10- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 10/ 17

S.F. 391 curricular needs of students in kindergarten through grade 1 twelve in those areas. The state board shall further define 2 the twenty-first century learning skills components by rule. 3 Sec. 16. Section 256.11, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 4 2023, is amended to read as follows: 5 a. If a school offers a prekindergarten program, the 6 program shall be designed to help children to work and play 7 with others, to express themselves, to learn to use and manage 8 their bodies, and to extend their interests and understanding 9 of the world about them. The prekindergarten program shall 10 relate the role of the family to the child’s developing sense 11 of self and perception of others. Planning and carrying out 12 prekindergarten activities designed to encourage cooperative 13 efforts between home and school and shall focus on community 14 resources. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection , 15 a prekindergarten teacher shall hold a license certifying 16 that the holder is qualified to teach in prekindergarten. A 17 nonpublic school which offers only a prekindergarten may, but 18 is not required to, seek and obtain accreditation. 19 Sec. 17. Section 256.11, subsections 3 and 4, Code 2023, are 20 amended to read as follows: 21 3. The following areas shall be taught in grades one through 22 six: English-language arts, social studies, mathematics, 23 science, health, age-appropriate and research-based human 24 growth and development, physical education, traffic safety, 25 music, and visual art. Computer science instruction 26 incorporating the standards established under section 256.7, 27 subsection 26 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4), shall be 28 offered in at least one grade level commencing with the school 29 year beginning July 1, 2023. The health curriculum shall 30 include the characteristics of communicable diseases including 31 acquired immune deficiency syndrome . The state board as part 32 of accreditation standards shall adopt curriculum definitions 33 for implementing the elementary program. 34 4. The following shall be taught in grades seven and 35 -11- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 11/ 17

S.F. 391 eight: English-language arts; social studies; mathematics; 1 science; health; age-appropriate and research-based human 2 growth and development; career exploration and development; 3 physical education; music; and visual art. Computer science 4 instruction incorporating the standards established under 5 section 256.7, subsection 26 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (4), 6 shall be offered in at least one grade level commencing with 7 the school year beginning July 1, 2023. Career exploration 8 and development shall be designed so that students are 9 appropriately prepared to create an individual career 10 and academic plan pursuant to section 279.61 , incorporate 11 foundational career and technical education concepts aligned 12 with the six career and technical education service areas 13 as defined in subsection 5 , paragraph “h” , and incorporate 14 relevant twenty-first century skills to facilitate career 15 readiness, and introduce students to career opportunities 16 within the local community and across this state . The health 17 curriculum shall include age-appropriate and research-based 18 information regarding the characteristics of sexually 19 transmitted diseases, including HPV and the availability of 20 a vaccine to prevent HPV , and acquired immune deficiency 21 syndrome . The state board as part of accreditation standards 22 shall adopt curriculum definitions for implementing the 23 program in grades seven and eight. However, this subsection 24 shall not apply to the teaching of career exploration and 25 development in nonpublic schools. For purposes of this 26 section , “age-appropriate” , “HPV” , and “research-based” mean the 27 same as defined in section 279.50 . 28 Sec. 18. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraphs f, g, and 29 i, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows: 30 f. Four Two sequential units of one world language , which 31 may include American sign language. The department may waive 32 the third and fourth years of the world language requirement on 33 an annual basis upon the request of the board of directors of 34 a school district or the authorities in charge of a nonpublic 35 -12- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 12/ 17

S.F. 391 school if the board or authorities are able to prove that a 1 licensed teacher was employed and assigned a schedule that 2 would have allowed students to enroll in a world language 3 class, the world language class was properly scheduled, 4 students were aware that a world language class was scheduled, 5 and no students enrolled in the class. 6 g. (1) All students physically able shall be required 7 to participate in a minimum of one-eighth unit of physical 8 education activities during each semester they are enrolled 9 in school except as otherwise provided in this paragraph. 10 A minimum of one-eighth unit each semester is required. A 11 twelfth grade student who meets the requirements of this 12 paragraph may shall be excused from the physical education 13 requirement by the principal of the school in which the student 14 is enrolled if the parent or guardian of the student requests 15 in writing that the student be excused from the physical 16 education requirement. A student who wishes to be excused 17 from the physical education requirement must be seeking to be 18 excused in order to enroll in academic courses not otherwise 19 available to the student, or be enrolled or participating in 20 one any of the following: 21 (a) A work-based learning program or other educational 22 program authorized by the school which requires the student to 23 leave the school premises for specified periods of time during 24 the school day. 25 (b) An organized and supervised athletic program which 26 requires at least as much participation per week as one-eighth 27 unit of physical education An activity that is sponsored by 28 the school in which the student is enrolled which requires at 29 least as much physical activity per week as one-eighth unit of 30 physical education . 31 (2) Students in grades nine through eleven may be excused 32 from the physical education requirement in order to enroll 33 in academic courses not otherwise available to the student 34 if the board of directors of the school district in which 35 -13- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 13/ 17

S.F. 391 the school is located, or the authorities in charge of the 1 school, if the school is a nonpublic school, determine that 2 students from the school may be permitted to be excused 3 from the physical education requirement. A student may be 4 excused by the principal of the school in which the student 5 is enrolled, in consultation with the student’s counselor, 6 for up to one semester, trimester, or the equivalent of a 7 semester or trimester, per year if the parent or guardian of 8 the student requests in writing that the student be excused 9 from the physical education requirement. The student seeking 10 to be excused from the physical education requirement must, at 11 some time during the period for which the excuse is sought, be 12 a participant in an organized and supervised athletic program 13 which requires at least as much time of participation per week 14 as one-eighth unit of physical education. 15 (3) (2) The principal of the school shall inform the 16 superintendent of the school district or nonpublic school that 17 the student has been excused. Physical education activities 18 shall emphasize leisure time activities which will benefit the 19 student outside the school environment and after graduation 20 from high school. 21 (4) (3) A student who is enrolled in a junior reserve 22 officers’ training corps shall not be required to participate 23 in physical education activities under subparagraph (1) or 24 to meet the physical activity requirements of subsection 6 , 25 paragraph “b” , subparagraph (2), but shall receive one-eighth 26 unit of physical education credit for each semester, or the 27 equivalent, of junior reserve officers’ training corps the 28 student completes. 29 i. Three Two units in the fine arts which shall may include 30 at least two any of the following: dance, music, theater, and 31 or visual art. 32 Sec. 19. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph j, 33 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 (1) One unit of health education which shall may 35 -14- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 14/ 17

S.F. 391 include personal health; food and nutrition; environmental 1 health; safety and survival skills; consumer health; family 2 life; age-appropriate and research-based human growth and 3 development; substance abuse and nonuse; emotional and social 4 health; health resources; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and 5 prevention and control of disease, including age-appropriate 6 and research-based information regarding sexually transmitted 7 diseases, including HPV and the availability of a vaccine to 8 prevent HPV , and acquired immune deficiency syndrome . 9 Sec. 20. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph k, Code 10 2023, is amended to read as follows: 11 k. (1) One-half unit of personal finance literacy , which 12 may be offered and taught through dedicated units of coursework 13 or through units of coursework that also meet the requirements 14 of the coursework required under paragraph “a” , “b” , “c” , “d” , 15 “e” , or “h” . All students, beginning with the students in the 16 2020-2021 school year graduating class, shall complete at least 17 one-half unit of personal finance literacy as a condition of 18 graduation. 19 (1) The personal financial literacy curriculum shall, at a 20 minimum, address all of the following: 21 (a) Savings, including emergency fund, purchases, and 22 wealth building. 23 (b) Understanding investments, including compound and 24 simple interest, liquidity, diversification, risk return 25 ratio, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, single 26 stocks, bonds, mutual funds, rental real estate, annuities, 27 commodities, and futures. 28 (c) Wealth building and college planning, including 29 long-term and short-term investing using tax-favored plans, 30 individual retirement accounts and payments from such accounts, 31 employer-sponsored retirement plans and investments, public and 32 private educational savings accounts, and uniform gifts and 33 transfers to minors. 34 (d) Credit and debt, including credit cards, payday 35 -15- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 15/ 17

S.F. 391 lending, rent-to-own transactions, debt consolidation, 1 automobile leasing, cosigning a loan, debt avoidance, and the 2 marketing of debt, especially to young people. 3 (e) Consumer awareness of the power of marketing on buying 4 decisions including zero percent interest offers; marketing 5 methods, including product positioning, advertising, brand 6 recognition, and personal selling; how to read a credit report 7 and correct inaccuracies; how to build a credit score; how to 8 develop a plan to deal with creditors and avoid bankruptcy; and 9 the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, codified at 15 10 U.S.C. §1692 – 1692p. 11 (f) Financial responsibility and money management, 12 including creating and living on a written budget and balancing 13 a checkbook; basic rules of successful negotiating and 14 techniques; and personality or other traits regarding money. 15 (g) Insurance, risk management, income, and career 16 decisions, including career choices that fit personality styles 17 and occupational goals, job search strategies, cover letters, 18 resumes, interview techniques, payroll taxes and other income 19 withholdings, and revenue sources for federal, state, and local 20 governments. 21 (h) Different types of insurance coverage including 22 renters, homeowners, automobile, health, disability, long-term 23 care, identity theft, and life insurance; term life, cash 24 value and whole life insurance; and insurance terms such 25 as deductible, stop loss, elimination period, replacement 26 coverage, liability, and out-of-pocket. 27 (i) Buying, selling, and renting advantages and 28 disadvantages relating to real estate, including adjustable 29 rate, balloon, conventional, government-backed, reverse, and 30 seller-financed mortgages. 31 (2) (a) One-half unit of personal finance literacy may 32 count as one-half unit of social studies in meeting the 33 requirements of paragraph “b” , though the teacher providing 34 personal finance literacy coursework that counts as one-half 35 -16- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 16/ 17

S.F. 391 unit of social studies need not hold a social studies 1 endorsement. 2 (b) Units of coursework that meet the requirements of any 3 combination of coursework required under paragraphs paragraph 4 “a” , “b” , “c” , “d” , “e” , or “h” and incorporate the curriculum 5 required under subparagraph (1) shall be deemed to satisfy 6 the offer and teach requirements of this paragraph “k” and a 7 student who completes such units shall be deemed to have met 8 the graduation requirement of this paragraph “k” . 9 Sec. 21. Section 256.11, subsection 6, paragraph c, Code 10 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 11 Sec. 22. Section 279.50, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended 12 to read as follows: 13 2. Each school board shall provide age-appropriate and 14 research-based instruction in human growth and development 15 including instruction regarding human sexuality, self-esteem, 16 stress management, interpersonal relationships, domestic abuse, 17 and HPV and the availability of a vaccine to prevent HPV , and 18 acquired immune deficiency syndrome as required in section 19 256.11 , in grades one through twelve. 20 Sec. 23. Section 279.50, subsection 9, paragraph b, Code 21 2023, is amended by striking the paragraph. 22 -17- SF 391 (3) 90 jda/jh/mb 17/ 17