Relating to instruction in public schools about genocide.
Summary
Requires school districts to provide instruction about Holocaust and genocide beginning with 2020-2021 school year . Directs Department of Education to provide technical assistance to school districts for instruction. Requires State Board of Education to develop academic content standards for Holocaust and genocide studies. Requires school districts to provide instruction based on standards beginning with 2025-2026 school year. Takes effect July 1, 2020. ].
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 22, 2019
Signed Jun 4, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2019 · House May 28, 2019
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 29
Mar 12, 2019
D
Democratic18
94% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jun 4, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
May 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading as Special Order of Business. Carried by Sollman. Passed.
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass.
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to Education.
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Wagner. Passed.
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Committee
Subsequent referrals rescinded by order of the President.
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Student Success and Ways and Means be rescinded.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Education, then Student Success, then Ways and Means.
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
4 primary · 39 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DH
Dallas Heard
RRepublican
P
James Manning
DDemocratic
P
Janeen Sollman
DDemocratic
P
Rob Wagner
DDemocratic
Co
AK
Alissa Keny-Guyer
DDemocratic
Co
Arnie Roblan
DDemocratic
Co
BW
Brad Witt
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Clem
DDemocratic
Co
Cheri Helt
RRepublican
Co
Courtney Neron Misslin
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Rayfield
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel Bonham
RRepublican
Co
David Gomberg
DDemocratic
Co
Diego Hernandez
DDemocratic
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