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.
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• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died on Calendar |
