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TX HB2576
Bill
Status
2/7/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Harrison
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AI Summary
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Requires the governor to designate a "Victims of Communism Remembrance Day" to be observed in Texas public schools
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Mandates the State Board of Education adopt essential knowledge and skills for government instruction covering Victims of Communism Remembrance Day
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Required curriculum topics include Mao Zedong and the Cultural Revolution, Joseph Stalin and the Soviet System, Fidel Castro and the Cuban Revolution, Vladimir Lenin and the Russian Revolution, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, and Nicolas Maduro and the Chavismo movement
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Instruction must cover oppression under these regimes including poverty, starvation, forced migration, systemic lethal violence, and suppression of free expression
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School districts determine age-appropriate instruction for the remembrance day, with implementation beginning in the 2025-2026 school year
Legislative Description
Relating to Victims of Communism Remembrance Day in public schools and the inclusion of an understanding of Victims of Communism Remembrance Day in the essential knowledge and skills for government under the social studies curriculum for public school students.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Public Education
3/17/2025