280.9A History and government required — voter registration.
1. The board of directors of each local public school district and the authorities in charge of each nonpublic school shall require that all students in grades nine through twelve complete, as a condition of graduation, instruction in American history and the governments of Iowa and the United States, including instruction in voting statutes and procedures, voter registration requirements, the use of paper ballots and voting systems in the election process, and the method of acquiring and casting an absentee ballot.
2. The county auditor, upon request and at a site chosen by the county auditor, shall make available to schools within the county voting equipment or sample ballots that are generally used within the county, at times when this equipment or sample ballots are not in use for their recognized purpose.
3. At least twice during each school year, the board of directors of each local public school district operating a high school and the authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school operating a high school shall offer the opportunity to register to vote to each student who is at least seventeen years of age, as required by section 48A.23.
88 Acts, ch 1129, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1238, §38; 94 Acts, ch 1169, §57; 2008 Acts, ch 1031, §45; 2009 Acts, ch 57, §78; 2017 Acts, ch 110, §62, 64
Referred to in §256.11, 331.502
Structure Iowa Code
Title VII - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Chapter 280 - UNIFORM SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS
Section 280.3 - Educational program — attendance center requirements.
Section 280.3A - Accredited nonpublic school child care programs.
Section 280.4 - Limited English proficiency — weighting.
Section 280.5 - Display of United States flag and Iowa state flag — pledge of allegiance.
Section 280.6 - Religious books.
Section 280.7 - Dental clinics.
Section 280.7A - Student eye care.
Section 280.8 - Special education.
Section 280.9 - Career education.
Section 280.9A - History and government required — voter registration.
Section 280.9B - Violence prevention curriculum.
Section 280.10 - Eye-protective devices.
Section 280.11 - Ear-protective devices.
Section 280.12 - School improvement advisory committee.
Section 280.13 - Requirements for interscholastic athletic contests and competitions.
Section 280.13A - Sharing interscholastic activities.
Section 280.13B - Recording and broadcast fees restricted.
Section 280.13C - Concussion and brain injury policies.
Section 280.14 - School requirements — administration.
Section 280.15 - Joint employment and sharing.
Section 280.16A - Epinephrine auto-injector supply.
Section 280.17 - Procedures for handling child abuse reports.
Section 280.17A - Procedures for handling dangerous weapons.
Section 280.17B - Students suspended or expelled for possession of dangerous weapons.
Section 280.18 - Student achievement goals.
Section 280.19 - Plans for at-risk children.
Section 280.19A - Alternative options education programs — disclosure of records.
Section 280.20 - Career and technical agriculture education.
Section 280.21 - Corporal punishment — burden of proof.
Section 280.21A - Leave — episode of violence.
Section 280.21B - Expulsion — weapons in school.
Section 280.22 - Student exercise of free expression.
Section 280.23 - Student health services.
Section 280.24 - Procedures for reporting drug or alcohol possession or use.
Section 280.25 - Information sharing — interagency agreements.
Section 280.26 - Intervention in altercations.
Section 280.27 - Reporting violence — immunity.
Section 280.28 - Harassment and bullying prohibited — policy — immunity.
Section 280.30 - High-quality school building emergency operations plans.