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IA SSB1028

SB

Status

Introduced

1/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Education

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires human growth and development curricula in grades 1-8 and health curricula in grades 9-12 to include instruction on human development inside the womb
  • Mandates that curricula include a high-definition ultrasound video showing the brain, heart, and other vital organs in early fetal development
  • Requires a high-quality computer-generated rendering or animation depicting prenatal human development from fertilization through all stages of pregnancy, noting significant markers in cell and organ development
  • Applies to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools
  • Modifies the definition of "research-based" instruction to require information that is complete, unbiased, verified by accepted scientific methods, recognized as medically accurate by leading professional organizations, and published in peer-reviewed journals where appropriate

Legislative Description

A bill for an act incorporating provisions related to pregnancy and fetal development into the human growth and development and health curricula provided by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to students enrolled in grades one through twelve.(See SF 175.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as [].

1/30/2025

Committee Referrals

Education1/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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