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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AJR 8

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Relating to: providing for an advisory referendum on whether school districts should be prohibited from teaching that one race or sex is superior or responsible for past acts.

Discrimination Referendum School — Curriculum

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This joint resolution calls for an advisory referendum on the question of

whether school districts should be prohibited from providing curriculum or

instruction to students that one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or

sex or that an individual by virtue of the individual's race or sex bears responsibility

for acts committed in the past by other individuals of the same race or sex. The

referendum is to be held at the next spring or general election occurring not sooner

than 45 days after adoption of the resolution.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Murphy (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

2 cosponsors

Jacque (R) , Nass (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Brandtjen, Allen, Tusler and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Nass

  2. Feb 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Read and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1