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GA HB1237
Bill
Status
Introduced
6/19/2020
Primary Sponsor
Dewayne Hill
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia Code Section 20-2-142.1 to add language specifying that the Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution and had origins in rationalism, empiricism, and religious texts, including but not limited to the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament of the Bible
- Local boards of education may require students in grades 9-12 to complete and pass a separate semester course on America's founding philosophy and principles as a condition of graduation
- Required coursework covers America's founding philosophy (Creator-endowed unalienable rights, limited government, separation of powers, rule of law), founding principles (federalism, Bill of Rights freedoms, property rights, due process, right to bear arms), and transformational movements (antislavery, Civil Rights, women's suffrage, immigrant contributions, Native American history)
- The key change in the bill is the insertion of new descriptive language about the origins of the Bill of Rights; all other course content provisions remain unchanged from existing law
- Sponsored by Representative Hill of the 3rd District and introduced during the 2020 legislative session (LC 49 0231)
Legislative Description
Education; Bill of Rights are the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
6/22/2020
Full Bill Text
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