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Committee passes substitute for House Bill 2299 adopting IHRA definition of antisemitism
Summary
A House committee approved a substitute for House Bill 2299 that declares antisemitism contrary to state public policy and adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance working definition for guidance at public schools and law enforcement, while stating it does not limit First Amendment rights.
A House committee voted to pass a substitute for House Bill 2299 that declares antisemitism contrary to public policy and adopts the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition, committee staff told members.
The substitute would “replace all of the language in the current House Bill 2299,” according to committee staffer Jason, and would “declare that antisemitism and antisemitic acts are against the public policy of the state,” including language addressing public educational institutions and law…
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