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IA SF335
Bill
Status
2/17/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sandy Salmon
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AI Summary
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Allows parents, guardians, or school employees to file civil lawsuits against school districts for violations of existing prohibitions on certain curriculum content and mandatory trainings, with courts required to award attorney fees and assess $50,000 civil penalties against violating districts
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Prohibits school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from establishing or maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices or hiring employees/contractors to perform DEI-related duties
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Defines "diversity, equity, and inclusion" broadly to include efforts promoting differential treatment based on race, color, or ethnicity, as well as policies referencing concepts like unconscious bias, microaggressions, antiracism, systemic oppression, gender theory, and intersectionality
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Establishes enforcement mechanisms including written warnings from the Department of Education for first violations, hearings before the Board of Educational Examiners for subsequent violations, and potential license revocation for teachers and administrators
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Extends existing DEI prohibitions for Board of Regents institutions to include community colleges, and authorizes students or employees to bring civil actions with $100,000 penalties and mandatory termination of responsible employees
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to trainings and curricula provided by school districts and prohibited sexual orientation and gender identity instruction, and implementing prohibitions related to the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of institutions of higher learning governed by the state board of regents, community colleges, and public schools.
Last Action
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2/25/2025