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HB 447: Required Instruction in the History of African Americans

GENERAL BILL by Trabulsy ; Driskell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Arrington ; Benjamin ; Botana ; Casello ; Garrison ; Hawkins ; Hunschofsky ; Maney ; McCurdy ; McFarland ; Overdorf ; Tant ; Williams

Required Instruction in the History of African Americans; Provides instructional staff of public schools are encouraged to include history of local African-American cemeteries in study of history of African Americans.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/2/2021 House • Filed
11/10/2021 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
1/11/2022 House • Added to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee agenda
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/13/2022 House • Favorable by Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Reported out of Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Now in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
1/25/2022 House • Added to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
1/27/2022 House • Favorable by PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Education & Employment Committee
1/28/2022 House • Added to Education & Employment Committee agenda
2/1/2022 House • Favorable by Education & Employment Committee
• Reported out of Education & Employment Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar