Compare IA HF 620 (2023) and IA SF 8 (2025)

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IA HF 620 (2023)IA SF 8 (2025)
A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from 1 taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, 2 or students for the use of legal namesA BILL FOR An Act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from 1 taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, 2 or students for the use of legal names
or for the failure 3 to use personal pronouns in official communications, and 4 providing civil penalties. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSBor for the failure to use personal pronouns in official 5 communications, and providing civil penalties. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB
F. 620 Section 1. Section 256E.7, subsection 2, Code 2023, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0j. Be subject to and comply with the 3 requirements of section 279.77 relating to the prohibition on 4 disciplinary action for the use of legal namesF. 8 Section 1. Section 256E.7, subsection 2, Code 2025, is 1 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 2 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0r. Be subject to and comply with the 3 requirements of section 279.87 relating to the prohibition 4 on disciplinary action for the use of legal names
and for the 5 failure to use personal pronouns in official communications in 6 the same manner as a school district. 7 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 279.77 Prohibition on disciplinary 8 action —— use of legal namesand for the failure to use personal pronouns 7 in official communications in the same manner as a school 8 district. 9 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 279.87 Prohibition on disciplinary 10 action —— use of legal names
The board of directors of each school district shall 10 not take any disciplinary action against an employee of the 11 school district, a contractor hired by the school district, 12 or a student enrolled in the school district for addressing 13 other employees, contractors, or students using the employee’s, 14 contractor’s, or student’s legal nameThe board of directors of each school district shall 13 not take any disciplinary action against an employee of the 14 school district, a contractor hired by the school district, 15 or a student enrolled in the school district for addressing 16 other employees, contractors, or students using the employee’s, 17 contractor’s, or student’s legal name
contractor’s, or student’s legal name. 15 2. Thecontractor’s, or student’s legal 19 name. The
for failing to disclose 19 or use any personal pronouns in the greeting or signature block 20 of any form of official communicationfor failing to disclose or use any personal pronouns 29 in the greeting or signature block of any form of official 30 communication
An employee whose employment is terminated in violation 23 ofan employee whose employment is terminated 32 in violation of
termination of employment or the contractual 27 relationship, suspension from employment or the contractual 28 relationship, demotion, expulsion from school, suspension from 29 school, detention, financial penalties, and written or verbal 30 reprimandstermination of employment or the contractual relationship, 6 suspension from employment or the contractual relationship, 7 demotion, expulsion from school, suspension from school, 8 detention, financial penalties, and written or verbal 9 reprimands
financial penalties, and written or verbal 28 reprimands. 29 -2- LSBfinancial penalties, and written or verbal 9 reprimands. 10 -3- LSB