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CT SB00304

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/29/2012

Primary Sponsor

Martin Looney

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Origin

Senate

2012 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds labor history and law to required social studies curriculum in Connecticut public schools, including history of organized labor, collective bargaining process, and existing workplace legal protections.
  • Requires the State Board of Education to assist local and regional boards in developing instructional materials and programs for labor history and law education.
  • Designates labor history and law as an encouraged curricular topic alongside existing requirements for Holocaust education, African-American history, Puerto Rican history, and Native American history.
  • Takes effect July 1, 2012 and amends Connecticut General Statutes Section 10-16b.

Legislative Description

An Act Concerning The Inclusion Of Labor History In The Public School Curriculum.

Last Action

Public Hearing 03/05

3/1/2012

Committee Referrals

Education2/29/2012

Full Bill Text

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