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HB 581: Civic Education

GENERAL BILL by Diamond ; Aloupis ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Byrd ; Donalds ; Hogan Johnson ; Jacquet

Civic Education; Requires Commissioner of Education to develop minimum criteria for nonpartisan civic literacy practicum & process to verify successful completion of such practicum; provides requirements for such practicum; requires SBE to annually designate public schools that meet specified criteria as Freedom Schools & establish criteria for designation as Freedom School; provides requirements for such criteria.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died on Calendar
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/7/2019 House • Filed
    11/15/2019 House • Referred to PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 48
    12/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 4:00 pm, Reed Hall
    12/11/2019 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 304
    • Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 304
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 48
    1/27/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, 01/29/20, 8:30 am, Reed Hall
    1/29/2020 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 464
    • Now in Education Committee -HJ 464
    2/4/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 02/06/20, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
    2/6/2020 House • Favorable by- Education Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 526
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 526
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died on Calendar

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  • HB 581, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/7/2019 at 12:13 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   PreK-12 Innovation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 12/11/2019 (pdf)
    PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2020 (pdf)
    Education Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 918 Civic Education Brandes Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Messages Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.44 Patriotic programs; rules. Page 1 (pdf)

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