Education, Department of; recommendations for improving civic education. (HB223)
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Department of Education; recommendations for improving civic education. Requires the Department of Education to develop and report to the Board of Education, the Governor, and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than July 1, 2021, recommendations for improving civic education for each public elementary and secondary school student in the Commonwealth, including strategies for (i) expanding their level of civic knowledge, (ii) increasing their respect for the political history of the Commonwealth and the United States, (iii) mitigating the politically polarizing effects that the mainstream media can have on such students, and (iv) helping such students become civically and politically engaged in a rational and civil manner. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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12/28/2019 | Committee |
12/28/2019 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103086D |
12/28/2019 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/13/2020 | Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ |
01/20/2020 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (3-Y 5-N) |
01/20/2020 | Subcommittee failed to recommend reporting (3-Y 5-N) |
01/22/2020 | Impact statement from DPB (HB223) |
02/11/2020 | Left in Education |