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SB 1008: Required Instruction in the History of the Holocaust and the History of African Americans

GENERAL BILL by Thompson

Required Instruction in the History of the Holocaust and the History of African Americans; Authorizing the Department of Education to seek input from certain entities for specified purposes relating to instruction in the history of African Americans; requiring the department to annually verify that school districts, charter schools, and specified private schools implement certain instruction relating to the history of the Holocaust and the history of African Americans and providing requirements therefor; requiring certain statewide, standardized assessments to include curricula content from the history of the Holocaust and the history of African Americans, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/5/2023 Senate - Died in Education Pre-K -12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K -12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/21/2023 Senate • Filed
2/28/2023 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K -12; Appropriations Committee on Education; Fiscal Policy
3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
5/5/2023 Senate • Died in Education Pre-K -12, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103)