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Committee approves bill to create Connecticut State Seal of Civics Education and Engagement after debate over criteria and nonpartisanship
Summary
House Bill 7009, which would establish a Connecticut State Seal of Civics Education and Engagement modeled in part on the Seal of Biliteracy, advanced from committee after lawmakers debated who sets criteria, whether the seal should be mandatory, and how to ensure nonpartisan standards.
The Education Committee voted to report House Bill 7009, which would establish the Connecticut State Seal of Civics Education and Engagement, to the floor after extended discussion about how criteria would be set, whether participation would be mandatory, and how to ensure the program remains nonpartisan.
Proponents said the State Department of Education would set state-level criteria and local districts would opt in and verify student achievement, similar to the state’s existing Seal of Biliteracy. Opposition or concern centered on who determines benchmarks, how to ensure balanced input into criteria, and whether the project would create unintended mandates for districts.
Representative Brown, sponsor and chair of the…
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