Committee rejects HB 2330 to designate Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day
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.
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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.
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