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IA SF382
Bill
Status
2/19/2025
Primary Sponsor
Molly Donahue
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AI Summary
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Prohibits public educational institutions (school districts, nonpublic schools, charter schools, community colleges, and Board of Regents institutions) from adopting or continuing to use "discriminatory mascots" that reference or are associated with a disability as defined under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act
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Requires institutions currently using discriminatory mascots to adopt compliant alternatives and conduct a review of all names, symbols, and images within one year of the bill's effective date
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Allows continued use of existing materials and uniforms with discriminatory mascots until September 1, 2027, if institutions meet transition requirements established by the Department of Education or Board of Regents
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Creates two grant programs—a Department of Education Mascot Grant Program and a State Board of Regents Mascot Grant Program—to offset compliance costs including new signage, uniforms, and educational materials, with appropriations from the general fund to cover all approved grants through September 1, 2027
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Conditions participation in the Iowa Tuition Grants Program for accredited private institutions and eligible institutions on compliance with the bill's mascot requirements
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to education, including by prohibiting the use of certain mascots to represent schools and institutions of higher education, establishing grant programs to assist schools and institutions of higher education in adopting alternative mascots, modifying provisions related to the Iowa tuition grants program, and making appropriations.
Last Action
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 342.
2/24/2025