Iowa Senate passes education reform bill, now returns to Iowa House

A controversial wide-ranging education bill was passed by Iowa Senate lawmakers after debate Wednesday. It now returns to the Iowa House. SF 496 co...

April 22, 2023
2:50 AM

A controversial wide-ranging education bill was passed by Iowa Senate lawmakers after debate Wednesday. It now returns to the Iowa House. SF 496 could bring some major changes if passed by the House and signed into law. Load Error The bill would ban school districts from giving any instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in public elementary schools. Under the bill, districts would also not be able to "knowingly give false or misleading information" to parents about their child's gender identity.

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