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AR HB1231

To Prohibit The Use Of Public School Funds To Teach The 1619 Project Curriculum; And To Reduce Funds Distributed To Public Schools That Teach The 1619 Project Curriculum.

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Introduced
01/21/2021
In Committee
01/21/2021
Crossed Over
01/27/2021
Passed
Dead
04/28/2021

Introduced Session

93rd General Assembly (2021 Regular)

Bill Summary

AN ACT CREATING THE SAVING AMERICAN HISTORY ACT OF 2021; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDS TO TEACH THE 1619 PROJECT CURRICULUM; TO REDUCE FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT TEACH THE 1619 PROJECT CURRICULUM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AI Summary

This bill, titled the "Saving American History Act of 2021," prohibits the use of public school funds to teach the 1619 Project curriculum and reduces funding to public schools that teach the 1619 Project curriculum. The 1619 Project is described as a "racially divisive and revisionist account of history that threatens the integrity of the Union by denying the true principles on which it was founded." The bill requires the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Division of Higher Education to promulgate rules to implement this law by January 1, 2022.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (10)

Last Action

WITHDRAWN BY AUTHOR (on 03/15/2021)

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