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HB 5: Civic Education Curriculum

GENERAL BILL by Zika ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Andrade ; Avila ; Barnaby ; Borrero ; Buchanan ; Bush ; Byrd ; Daley ; DiCeglie ; Drake ; Fernandez-Barquin ; Fetterhoff ; Fischer ; Grall ; Gregory ; Harding ; Latvala ; Leek ; Maggard ; Maney ; McClain ; Rizo ; Salzman ; Snyder ; Stevenson ; Tuck ; Yarborough

Civic Education Curriculum; Revises social studies high school graduation credit requirement; requires DOE to develop or approve integrated civic education curriculum that meets certain requirements; requires department to curate oral history resources to be used with such curriculum; requires department to approve civic education curricula submitted by school districts & charter schools.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 6/23/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-158
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/12/2021 House • Filed
2/18/2021 House • Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • Added to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/4/2021 House • Favorable by Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Reported out of Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
3/8/2021 House • Added to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/10/2021 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
3/15/2021 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
3/17/2021 House • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/25/2021 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/31/2021)
3/26/2021 House • Amendment 018793 filed
• Amendment 960893 filed
3/30/2021 House • Amendment 018793 withdrawn
3/31/2021 House • Amendment 960893 withdrawn
• Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/1/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
4/7/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/7/2021 House • Message sent to senate
4/8/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 409
• Received -SJ 409
4/26/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 708
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 1450 -SJ 708
• Read 2nd time -SJ 708
• Read 3rd time -SJ 708
• Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 708
4/26/2021 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/11/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/22/2021 • Approved by Governor
6/23/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-158