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IA SF2311

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Janice Weiner

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires Iowa school districts to incorporate age-appropriate Holocaust education for middle and high school students beginning no later than the 2027-2028 school year

  • Mandates instruction covering the causes and ramifications of the Holocaust, history of antisemitism, the Third Reich dictatorship, concentration camps, Jewish and non-Jewish resistance, and post-World War II trials

  • Requires school districts to include Holocaust education in professional development plans for teachers who provide instruction in relevant courses

  • Designates approved curriculum sources including the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Yad Vashem, the Illinois Holocaust Museum, and Echoes and Reflections partnership

  • Directs the Department of Education to submit annual reports by October 1 to the governor and general assembly on the number of school districts offering Holocaust education

Legislative Description

A bill for an act providing for education on the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts.

Last Action

Subcommittee: Sinclair, Evans, and Quirmbach. S.J. 295.

2/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Education2/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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