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2017 SESSION
HB 1660 Va. history & U.S. Constitution; Federalist Papers are required to be taught & explained to student.
Introduced by: Thomas A. "Tag" Greason | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Study of documents relating to Virginia history and the United States Constitution; Federalist Papers. Adds the Federalist Papers to a list of documents relating to Virginia history and the United States Constitution that are required to be explained and taught to students in public elementary, middle, and high schools. The bill requires the study of each such document to be incorporated into the appropriate Standards of Learning. The bill also requires the Department of Education to report biennially to the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health on how such documents have been incorporated into the appropriate Standards of Learning and into curricula.
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HISTORY
- 01/05/17 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101328D
- 01/05/17 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/13/17 House: Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
- 01/18/17 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 2-N)
- 01/23/17 House: Reported from Education (13-Y 8-N)
- 01/24/17 House: Read first time
- 01/25/17 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/26/17 House: Passed by for the day
- 01/27/17 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 01/27/17 House: Rereferred to Education
- 02/07/17 House: Left in Education