Education, Department of; recommendations for improving civic education.
Summary
Department of Education; recommendations forimproving civic education. Requires the Department of Educationto develop and report to the Board of Education, the Governor, andthe Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committeeon Education and Health no later than July 1, 2021, recommendationsfor improving civic education for each public elementary and secondaryschool student in the Commonwealth, including strategies for (i)expanding their level of civic knowledge, (ii) increasing their respectfor the political history of the Commonwealth and the United States,(iii) mitigating the politically polarizing effects that the mainstream media can have on such students, and (iv) helping such students become civically and politically engaged in a rational and civil manner.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 28, 2019
Last action Feb 11, 2020
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Total actions
6
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0
Committee
2
Jan 13, 2020
Committee
Assigned Education sub: SOL and SOQ
lower
Dec 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
lower
Dec 28, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20103086D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe McNamara
RRepublican
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