Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Commission reviews bill to require local government instruction in 12th-grade Virginia government course
Summary
Senator Jennifer Boisco, chair of the Commission on Civic Education, convened members for a review of House Bill 2052, which would add required instruction on local constitutional officers and local governing bodies to the Virginia and U.S. government Standards of Learning and to the twelfth-grade course.
Senator Jennifer Boisco, chair of the Commission on Civic Education, convened members for a review of House Bill 2052 on legislation referred to the commission during the 2025 regular session of the General Assembly. Ryan Brimmer of the Division of Legislative Services summarized the measure as one that would "require the Board of Education to include in the SOLs for Virginia and US Government an explanation of the purpose, role, responsibility, and identity of local constitutional officers and local governing bodies," and would also require local school boards to include those topics in the twelfth-grade Virginia and U.S. government course.
The commiss…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
