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Relating to trainings and curricula regarding specific defined concepts provided by public institutions of higher education and school districts
Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee, Sen. Sandy Salmon (R)
Progress
- IntroducedFebruary 19, 2026
- Subcommittee—
- CommitteeFebruary 19, 2026
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- Signed—
Died at end of session The General Assembly adjourned on May 3, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to trainings and curricula regarding specific defined concepts provided by public institutions of higher education and school districts.74(2) requires the superintendent of each school district to ensure that any curriculum or mandatory staff or student training provided by an employee or by a contractor does not teach, advocate, encourage, promote, or act upon specific stereotyping and scapegoating toward others on the basis of demographic group membership or identity.74(3) requires school district diversity and inclusion efforts to discourage students from discriminating against another by political ideology or any characteristic protected under federal law or applicable state law.
Read the full explanation
74(3) also requires school districts to prohibit employees from discriminating against students or other employees by political ideology or any characteristic protected under federal law or applicable state law.74(2) to require the superintendent and each employee, contractor, and volunteer to ensure that all curriculum provided by the employee, contractor, or volunteer; all educational materials provided to students by the employee, contractor, or volunteer; and all staff or student training provided by the employee, contractor, or volunteer does not teach, advocate, encourage, promote, or act upon specific stereotyping and scapegoating toward others on the basis of demographic group membership or identity. The bill also prohibits school districts from expending any moneys to provide any curriculum, educational materials, or staff or student training, either directly or indirectly, that violates these provisions. In addition, the bill prohibits school districts from using any of the school district’s resources, facilities, or staff or student time to violate these provisions.74. The bill provides that this provision is prohibited from being construed to require an individual bringing such a civil action to demonstrate that the individual was harmed by the school district’s violation.74. The bill establishes standards and tracking requirements related to such training.8 (training by institution prohibited —— specific defined concepts).
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
History
Meetings
- Wednesday, February 18 · 3:00 PMEducation committee · RM 116Official meeting page
- Wednesday, February 11 · 1:00 PMEducation subcommittee · Room 315Official meeting page
Votes
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Lobbyist declarations
- Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action FundAgainst
- Iowa Association of School BoardsAgainst
- Iowa Atheists and FreethinkersAgainst
- Iowa Conference of the United Methodist ChurchAgainst
- Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory CouncilAgainst
- Iowa Safe SchoolsAgainst
- Iowa State Education AssociationAgainst
- League of Women Voters of IowaAgainst
- NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-NebraskaAgainst
- One IowaAgainst
- One Iowa ActionAgainst
- Rural School Advocates of IowaAgainst
- School Administrators of IowaAgainst
- Urban Education Network of IowaAgainst
- Inspired LifeFor
- Iowa Baptists For Biblical ValuesFor
- Iowa Faith and Freedom CoalitionFor
- VALOR IowaFor
- Iowa Board of RegentsUndecided
- Professional Educators of IowaUndecided
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