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WV SB612
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Patricia Rucker
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AI Summary
- Establishes November 7 as "Victims of Communism Day" in West Virginia, to be proclaimed annually by the Governor and observed in public schools and at the State Capitol
- Requires high school students in the mandatory U.S. Government class to receive at least 45 minutes of instruction on the topic, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year
- Mandates instruction cover specific communist regimes including Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, Stalin's Soviet System, Castro's Cuban Revolution, Lenin's Russian Revolution, Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, and Maduro's Chavismo movement
- Requires the State Board of Education to adopt revised social studies standards incorporating these requirements by April 1, 2026
- Honors the estimated 100 million people who fell victim to communist regimes worldwide, with instruction covering suffering through poverty, starvation, migration, violence, and suppression of speech
Legislative Description
Establishing November 7 as Victims of Communism Day
Education (K12)
Last Action
To Education
1/27/2026
Committee Referrals
Education1/27/2026
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