HB1380 Summary

• State Board of Education must identify and adopt a United States History program and test as an alternative to the College Board's Advanced Placement United States History course by the 2015-2016 school year.

• All United States History courses must include study of specified foundational and historical documents, including the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Federalist Papers, speeches by presidents and historical figures, Supreme Court decisions, and Congressional acts.

• Teachers have flexibility to structure document instruction in any manner and order, and may include additional documents, readings, and materials in their courses.

• Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, the state shall not award grants or spend funds for Advanced Placement United States History courses until the College Board reverts the course framework and examination to the version used prior to the 2014-2015 school year.

• The act becomes effective July 1, 2015, with an emergency declaration allowing immediate implementation upon passage and approval.