Va. history & U.S. Constitution; Federalist Papers are required to be taught & explained to student. (HB1660)
Introduced By
Del. Tag Greason (R-Potomac Falls)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Study of documents relating to Virginia history and the United States Constitution; Federalist Papers. Adds the Federalist Papers to a list of documents relating to Virginia history and the United States Constitution that are required to be explained and taught to students in public elementary, middle, and high schools. The bill requires the study of each such document to be incorporated into the appropriate Standards of Learning. The bill also requires the Department of Education to report biennially to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health on how such documents have been incorporated into the appropriate Standards o Learning and into curricula. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/05/2017 | Committee |
| 01/05/2017 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101328D |
| 01/05/2017 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/13/2017 | Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education |
| 01/18/2017 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N) |
| 01/20/2017 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1660) |
| 01/23/2017 | Reported from Education (13-Y 8-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2017 | Read first time |
| 01/25/2017 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/26/2017 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/27/2017 | Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to |
| 01/27/2017 | Rereferred to Education |
| 02/07/2017 | Left in Education |
Comments
It astonishes me that this important primary source document was not included along with the Mayflower Compact, the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address and the Constitution as being essential to the understanding of this nation's history. And people wonder why this generation has lower levels of involvement and interest in civics. Don't forget to include the arguments by equally intelligent people found in the Anti-Federalist papers. This is why people pull their kids out of public schools.