SF 175: 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 five through twelve. - Iowa

Enrolled with Governor's Action → Reprinted Marked Up · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was reprinted after being signed into law, converting it from a draft legislative proposal to an enacted statute. The core policy content remains substantially unchanged, with the main differences being formatting corrections, removal of signature blocks, and standardization of the official text layout.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout changes converted the document from a draft bill format to an official enrolled bill format with proper spacing, capitalization, and signature blocks removed.

The governor's signature block and certification language were added to indicate the bill was approved and enacted into law on June 6, 2025.

Some text formatting inconsistencies were corrected, including standardizing spacing between words and fixing alignment issues in the original draft.

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 5 edits · Jun 6, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends Iowa education code to require specific human growth and development instruction in grades five through twelve, including mandatory high-definition ultrasound videos showing fetal development and computer-generated animations depicting prenatal development from fertilization. The law also restricts educational materials from entities that perform or promote abortions and adds detailed definitions for 'research-based' instruction. These changes expand curriculum requirements and introduce new restrictions on educational materials used in schools.

Scope change

The bill applies to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools for students enrolled in grades five through twelve.

REQUIREMENT

Mandates specific instruction in human growth and development including high-definition ultrasound videos showing fetal organs and computer-generated animations depicting prenatal development from fertilization in grades five through twelve.

Prohibits use of educational materials produced by entities that perform or promote abortions, including affiliates and those making regular referrals to abortion providers.

Requires state board of education to adopt curriculum definitions for implementing human growth and development instruction in elementary and middle school grades.

Mandates health curriculum to include information about sexually transmitted diseases in grades seven through twelve.

DEFINITION

Adds detailed definition of 'research-based' requiring information to be unbiased, verified by scientific methods, recognized as medically accurate by professional organizations, and published in peer-reviewed journals.

Reprinted Marked Up → Reprinted · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Iowa's education code to require comprehensive human growth and development instruction in schools, specifically mandating age-appropriate content including fetal development information and high-definition ultrasound videos for grades four through six. The legislation expands curriculum requirements across multiple grade levels and adds specific mandates for teaching about prenatal development starting at fertilization.

Scope change

The bill expands curriculum requirements from grades five through twelve to include grades four through six for human growth and development instruction, and adds new requirements for high school health curricula regarding sexually transmitted diseases.

REQUIREMENT

Changed required human growth and development instruction from grades five through six to grades four through six

Added mandatory requirement for high-definition ultrasound videos showing fetal development including brain, heart, and vital organs for grades four through six

Added new requirement for computer science instruction in at least one grade level starting July 1, 2023

Added new requirement for career exploration and development instruction in grades seven and eight

Added new requirement for health curriculum to include age-appropriate information about sexually transmitted diseases

Expanded human growth and development curriculum requirements to include instruction about human development inside the womb and prenatal development starting at fertilization

Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) → Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 6, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was finalized and approved by the Governor of Iowa, making it an official enrolled bill ready for implementation. The substantive policy content remains focused on requiring age-appropriate human growth and development education in Iowa schools, with specific requirements for grades five through twelve including fetal development instruction and high-definition ultrasound videos.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a signed transmission letter to the Secretary of State to the final enrolled bill text, removing the Governor's signature block and letterhead while retaining the legislative text.

REQUIREMENT

Finalized requirements for high-definition ultrasound videos showing fetal development in grades five and six, and computer-generated renderings depicting prenatal human development starting at fertilization.

Specific mandate that health curriculum include age-appropriate and research-based information regarding sexually transmitted diseases in grades seven and eight.

DEFINITION

Clarified that career exploration and development standards apply to public schools but explicitly exempt nonpublic schools from this requirement.

Introduced → Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) · 5 edits · Jun 6, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends Iowa's education code to require human growth and development and health curricula in schools, with specific content requirements for different grade levels. The changes mandate age-appropriate instruction on pregnancy and fetal development, including ultrasound videos and computer-generated renderings showing prenatal development from fertilization. The bill also modifies the definition of 'research-based' to require information verified by leading professional organizations.

Scope change

The bill expands curriculum requirements to include grades five through twelve (previously one through twelve for human growth and development, nine through twelve for health), with specific content requirements for grades five and six regarding pregnancy and fetal development.

REQUIREMENT

Mandates inclusion of high-definition ultrasound videos and computer-generated renderings showing prenatal human development starting at fertilization in human growth and development curricula for grades five through twelve

Requires health curriculum to include characteristics of communicable diseases and sexually transmitted diseases

Requires career exploration and development instruction in grades seven and eight to include foundational career concepts and twenty-first century skills

DEFINITION

Redefines 'research-based' to require information verified by leading professional organizations such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics

SCOPE

Changes grade level applicability for human growth and development curriculum from grades one through twelve to grades five through twelve

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