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Committee sends statute on school civil war reenactments to interim study
Summary
Senate Bill 138, addressing a statute that authorizes civil war reenactments in schools, was referred to interim study after committee members concluded they needed more information about current and anticipated use.
Senate Bill 138, discussed late in the Education Committee meeting, would address a statute permitting civil war reenactments in schools. Sponsor remarks said the item emerged from the ALC Game and Fish Subcommittee and that a preliminary survey showed limited current use but some schools anticipate holding reenactments in future years.
Sen. Justin Boyd described the survey results reported by Bureau of Legislative Research staff: one district had conducted a reenactment in the past five years and three districts expected to hold such events within five years. Given those mixed responses, the sponsor said he preferred sending the item to interim study rather than abolishing the statute outright.
Committee members agreed to the interim-study referral. The transcript shows a motion to send SB 138 to interim study and a voice vote in favor. No public testimony was offered on that item during the hearing.
Referral to interim study means staff and members can gather more input from superintendents, school boards and other stakeholders and return a recommendation to the committee later in the interim session. The committee did not adopt any substantive policy change during the hearing.
