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AL SB54
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/3/2015
Primary Sponsor
Trip Pittman
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AI Summary
- Requires each local board of education in Alabama to provide civics instruction to students in grades 7-12, with content determined by the State Board of Education
- Minimum civics instruction must cover the formation and governing documents of the United States and Alabama, the systems of government at both federal and state levels, and the interaction between federal and state governments
- Requires instruction on the obligations of citizenship and public participation in government
- Does not establish new required courses; civics instruction shall be integrated into existing required courses as determined by the State Board of Education
- Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor
Legislative Description
Public education, civics instruction required in grades 7-12 as part of existing courses
Education
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
6/3/2015
Committee Referrals
Education and Youth Affairs3/3/2015
Full Bill Text
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