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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)

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  • 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)

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  • SB 1008, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/21/2023 at 11:26 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 479 Required Instruction in History of Holocaust and History of African Americans Franklin Identical Last Action: 5/5/2023 H Died in Education Quality Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103) Track This Bill
    H 551 (er) Required African-American Instruction Education Quality Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 5/18/2023 Chapter No. 2023-103 Track This Bill
    S 804 Required African-American Instruction Simon Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Fiscal Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 551 (Ch. 2023-103) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.42 Required instruction. Page 2 (pdf)
    1003.4551 Page 4 (pdf)
    1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools. Page 7 (pdf)

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