Requires instruction on the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. capitol
This bill requires all public and private schools in the state to include instruction about the January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection and its aftermath as part of mandated civic education courses for students over age eight. It amends education law to add this event to required curriculum topics alongside other historical subjects like slavery, the Holocaust, and genocide. Schools must teach the historical context, significance, and consequences of the insurrection, with oversight by the education commissioner. Non-compliance could result in withheld school funding, as the law mandates this instruction be integrated into existing citizenship and history lessons.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO EDUCATION
upper
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Liu
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Kavanagh
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Salazar
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Kristen Gonzalez
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
NF
Nathalia Fernández
DDemocratic
Co
Pat Fahy
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Jackson
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Shelley Mayer
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Zellnor Myrie
DDemocratic
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