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GA SB459
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/6/2024
Primary Sponsor
Clint Dixon
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AI Summary
- State Board of Education must develop a comprehensive civics education program for students in kindergarten through grade 12 by the start of the 2025-2026 school year
- Program aims to prepare students to be civically knowledgeable and responsible adults, including understanding shared rights and responsibilities, founding principles, civic pride, government advocacy, and the importance of preserving constitutional liberties
- Department of Education, in consultation with the Georgia Commission on Civics Education, must curate oral history resources called "Portraits in Patriotism" featuring personal stories of diverse individuals who demonstrate civic-minded qualities, including first-person accounts of victims of other nations' governing philosophies
- Department of Education must also develop civics education program workshops for public school personnel
- Amends Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, adding a new Code section (20-2-145.2) under the Quality Basic Education Act
Legislative Description
"Civics Education and Portraits in Patriotism Act"; enact
Last Action
Senate Read Second Time
2/22/2024
Committee Referrals
Education and Youth2/7/2024
Full Bill Text
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