This bill amends existing education laws in Iowa to prohibit school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from offering any programs, curricula, tests, surveys, questionnaires, promotions, or instruction related to gender identity or sexual orientation for students in grades seven through twelve. This extends the current prohibition that was previously limited to students in kindergarten through grade six.

Additionally, the bill includes several amendments to existing sections of the Code, specifically referencing compliance with the new prohibition in sections related to health education and human growth and development. Notably, it modifies the language in various sections to ensure that the instruction in human growth and development is subject to the new restrictions, thereby reinforcing the ban on gender identity and sexual orientation instruction for the specified grade levels.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 256.11, 279.80