AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CIVIC LITERACY (Requires the commissioner of elementary and secondary education to adopt a course of study on the nation's founding and related documents, including the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the Federalist Papers.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2017
Last action Apr 26, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/26/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2017
Committee
03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Newberry
RRepublican
P
Chris Blazejewski
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Amore
DDemocratic
P
Jason Knight
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
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