An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in terms and courses of study, further providing for Holocaust, genocide and human rights violations instruction.
This bill requires Pennsylvania public schools to teach about the Holocaust, genocide, and human rights violations starting in the 2025-2026 school year. The instruction must total at least seven hours annually and be included within existing social studies and language arts classes. Additionally, the State Board of Education will study how schools are implementing this curriculum and create regulations to ensure compliance if most schools are not currently meeting the requirements.
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Introduction
Sep 2024
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Sep 6, 2024
Last action Sep 6, 2024
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Sep 6, 2024
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Referred to Education
lower
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
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Legislator
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State
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P
Joe Webster
DDemocratic
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Andrew Kuzma
RRepublican
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Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Frankel
DDemocratic
Co
Ed Neilson
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Borowski
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Gillen
RRepublican
Co
Roni Green
DDemocratic
Co
Tarah Probst
DDemocratic
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