What is the status of SF8?

In committee as of June 16, 2025. Latest action: Referred to Education. S.J. 1057 . (June 16, 2025).

Where is the official record for SF8?

On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0008&ga=91

Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly

Iowa SF8: A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties

Q: What is SF8?

SF8 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties.

Q: What does SF8 do?

In its own words: A bill FOR An Act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties.

Status: In committee, June 16, 2025

An Act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties.

What the bill says

A bill FOR An Act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties.

From the introduced text, January 13, 2025:

A BILL FOR An Act prohibiting school districts and charter schools from taking disciplinary action against employees, contractors, or students for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, or for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications, and providing civil penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1912XS (1) jda/jh S.F. Section 1. Section 256E.7, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. 0r. Be subject to and comply with the requirements of section 279.87 relating to the prohibition on disciplinary action for the use of legal names, the use of student names as listed in school registration forms or records, and for the failure to use personal pronouns in official communications in the same manner as a school district. Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 279.87 Prohibition on disciplinary action ---- use of legal names or names of record ---- failure to use personal pronouns. 1. a. The board of directors of each school district shall not take any disciplinary action against an employee of the school district, a contractor hired by the school district, or a student enrolled in the school district for addressing other employees, contractors, or students using the employee's, contractor's, or …

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