Bill Text: IA HF2081 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the curriculum provided to students enrolled in grades nine through twelve by allowing instruction related to agriculture to meet a portion of the unit requirements related to science.(See HF 2465.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-28 - Withdrawn. H.J. 450. [HF2081 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2081-Introduced.html
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FILE
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BY
JONES
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
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,
Code
1
2024,
is
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
instruction
7
related
to
agriculture,
which
may
be
offered
and
taught
through
8
dedicated
units
of
coursework
or
through
units
of
coursework
9
that
also
meet
the
requirements
of
the
coursework
required
10
under
paragraph
“h”
,
subparagraph
(1),
subparagraph
division
11
(a).
12
Sec.
2.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
paragraph
g,
Code
13
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
g.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
requirements
of
section
15
256.7,
subsection
21
,
and
the
educational
standards
of
section
16
256.11
,
unless
specifically
waived
by
the
state
board
during
17
the
application
process
;
provided,
however,
that
the
state
18
board
shall
not
waive
the
educational
standards
established
19
in
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“a”
,
related
to
20
the
use
of
instruction
related
to
agriculture
to
fulfill
unit
21
requirements
related
to
science
.
22
Sec.
3.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
23
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
24
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
p.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
25
requirements
of
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“a”
,
26
relating
to
the
use
of
instruction
related
to
agriculture
to
27
fulfill
unit
requirements
related
to
science
in
the
same
manner
28
as
a
school
district.
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
curriculum
33
provided
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
9
through
12
in
school
34
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
charter
schools,
and
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innovation
zone
schools
by
allowing
instruction
related
to
1
agriculture
to
meet
a
portion
of
the
unit
requirements
related
2
to
science.
The
bill
provides
that
such
instruction
related
to
3
agriculture
may
be
taught
through
dedicated
units
of
coursework
4
or
through
units
of
coursework
that
also
meet
the
requirements
5
related
to
agriculture,
food,
and
natural
resources
instruction
6
under
the
career
and
technical
education
curriculum.
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