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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

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  • 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    3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration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

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  • HB 447, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/2/2021 at 12:42 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Secondary Education and Career Development Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2022 (pdf)
    PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2022 (pdf)
    Education and Employment Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1516 Required Instruction in the History of African Americans Jones Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.42 Required instruction. Page 1 (pdf)

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