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House Education Committee amends HB 15-27 to place requirements in world history course rather than rewrite state standards
Summary
The House Education Committee voted to amend House Bill 15-27 so required elements are placed in the high school world history course rather than directing a standards rewrite, after the Department of Public Instruction warned a standards update would trigger state funding and cost hundreds of thousands.
The House Education Committee voted to amend House Bill 15-27 on a motion to place required content in the high school world history course rather than directing a state standards rewrite, then approved the bill as amended.
The change came after Department of Public Instruction (DPI) officials told the committee that a legislative directive to update K–12 standards would require state funding. Superintendent Basler told members, "if the state legislature directs an update to the standards, then it becomes a a state responsibility," and added, "Anywhere from 500 to $800,000 is the requirement to is is generally what it costs to update a content a single content standards." DPI advised placing the language in a course…
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