AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF ARABIC AND MUSLIM STUDIES AS AN ELECTIVE IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM.

HB 6793 would amend Connecticut's education statutes to allow high schools to offer Arabic and Muslim studies as an optional elective within the social studies curriculum. This bill directly affects high school students by expanding their course choices to include these subjects. The key provision requires school districts to include these studies as a potential elective option when developing their social studies curriculum. The bill does not mandate that schools offer the courses, only that they be available as an elective choice.