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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 744

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Relating to: incorporating the Holocaust and other genocides into the state model social studies standards and requiring instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides. (FE)

International relations Parochial and private schools School School — Attendance School — Curriculum State superintendent of public instruction

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the state superintendent of public instruction to incorporate

the Holocaust and other genocides into the model academic standards for social

studies and to develop model curricula and instructional materials on the same

subject. Under the bill, in developing the model curricula and instructional

materials, the state superintendent must consult with an organization in this state

that provides Holocaust education programs to public and private schools and offers

educational tools and training to teachers and with a state agency in another state

that has developed model curricula on the Holocaust. Finally, the bill requires a

school board, independent charter school, and private school participating in a

parental choice program to include instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides

in its respective curriculum at least once in grades 5 to 8 and once in grades 9 to 12.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Darling (R) , Hansen (D) , Jacque (R) , Johnson (D) , Kooyenga (R) , Larson (D) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Schachtner (D) , Wanggaard (R) , Wirch (D)

40 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Anderson (D) , Billings (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Cabrera (D) , Dittrich (R) , Doyle (D) , Duchow (R) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Hutton (R) , Katsma (R) , Knodl (R) , Kulp (R) , L. Myers (D) , Loudenbeck (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Ott (R) , Plumer (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Quinn (R) , Riemer (D) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Stafsholt (R) , Steffen (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Vining (D) , Vorpagel (R) , Vos (R) , Vruwink (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, Kooyenga, Carpenter, Jacque, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Wanggaard, Hansen and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Plumer, Subeck, Skowronski, Allen, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Dittrich, Duchow, Goyke, Hesselbein, Hintz, Katsma, Knodl, Kulp, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Ott, Pronschinske, Quinn, Riemer, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Steffen, Stubbs, Tittl, Tusler, Vining, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Vos and Doyle

  2. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Jan 31, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Hutton added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 3, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Loudenbeck added as a cosponsor

  5. Feb 24, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 11, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Mar 19, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  8. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1