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2022 SESSION
HB 787 Public elementary or secondary school student; moral and character education, etc.
Introduced by: Dave A. LaRock | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Teaching or promotion of certain concepts in public elementary and secondary education; declaration as unlawful and discriminatory practice. Declares it an unlawful and discriminatory practice for any local school board or employee or contractor thereof to teach any public elementary or secondary school student to believe or promote to any such student as valid the belief that (i) one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex; (ii) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously; (iii) an individual should be discriminated against or receive adverse treatment solely or partly because of the individual's race or sex; (iv) an individual's moral character is necessarily determined by the individual's race or sex; or (v) an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for actions committed in the past by other members of the same race or sex, but permits any local school board or employee or contractor thereof to teach to any public elementary or secondary school student content that includes the past or present belief, by any individual or group, in any such concept.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Training or instruction on certain concepts in public elementary and secondary education; declaration as unlawful and discriminatory practice. Declares it an unlawful and discriminatory practice for any local school board or employee or contractor thereof to train or instruct any individual on any divisive concept, as defined in the bill, for the purpose of promoting and encouraging such individual to adopt or believe such concept. The bill requires the Department of Education to establish model policies for the prevention of such unlawful and discriminatory practice and each local school board to adopt policies that are consistent with but may be more comprehensive than the model policies established by the Department.