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Committee rejects HB 2330 to designate Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
Summary
House Bill 2330, to designate Nov. 14 as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, failed in the Committee on Education after proponent testimony from the Kansas African American Affairs Commission and student conferees and a divided debate over local control and proliferation of commemorative days.
The Committee on Education voted 11 to 6 to defeat House Bill 2330, which would have designated Nov. 14 as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in Kansas. The bill also directs that when Nov. 14 falls on a weekend the following Wednesday would serve as the commemoration; the reviser said the statute would take effect July 1 if enacted.
Jason Long, the committee reviser, told the panel the bill creates a new day of commemoration and noted the operative language is on page 2. "This would go into effect on July 1 if it's enacted. So the first day of commemoration would be November 14 of this year," Long said.
Proponents described last year's statewide activities and urged passage. Stacy Nell, executive director of the Kansas African…
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