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HB 471: Schools/Minority History Instruction

GENERAL BILL by Wilson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Eggelletion ; Dennis ; Betancourt ; Sobel ; Logan ; Reddick ; Miller ; Greene ; Gottlieb ; Hill ; Bush ; Greenstein ; Bradley ; Wasserman Schultz ; Roberts-Burke ; Cantens

Schools/Minority History Instruction; revises provisions re authorized instruction re history of African Americans; amends provision re duties of state instructional materials committees; prohibits funds from instructional materials allocation from being used for purchase of instructional materials not on state-adopted list which do not include historical data re contributions of African Americans, Hispanics, & women, etc. Amends 233.061,.09,.34.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 4/8/1999 House - Withdrawn from Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00534
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/27/1999 House • Prefiled
2/3/1999 House • Referred to Education Innovation (AEC); Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC)
3/2/1999 House • Introduced, referred to Education Innovation (AEC); Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00048
3/23/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Innovation (AEC), 03/25/99, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall --Meeting cancelled
3/29/1999 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Innovation (AEC), 03/31/99, 8:00 am, Morris Hall
3/31/1999 House • Comm. Action: Unanimously Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Education Innovation (AEC) -HJ 00513
4/1/1999 House • Now in Education/K-12 (AEC) -HJ 00513
4/8/1999 House • Withdrawn from Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00534