A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 59-29-120(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL MUST PROVIDE INSTRUCTION CONCERNING THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, THE FEDERALIST PAPERS, AND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TO EACH STUDENT FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 59-29-130, TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF OUR NATION'S FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 59-29-140.
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Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Jan 10, 2017
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Jan 10, 2017
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Referred to Committee on Education
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Jan 10, 2017
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Introduced and read first time
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Dec 13, 2016
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Referred to Committee on Education
upper
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Larry Grooms
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