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Senate Education Committee advances three bills on curriculum opt-outs, civics test and military-family scholarships
Summary
The Senate Education Committee advanced three bills in a voice vote: an opt-out process for parents (HB1464), a 60% passing threshold for a civics test (HB1744), and an expansion of the SUCCEED scholarship to include military families if funds remain (HB1446). Exact roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The Senate Education Committee convened to consider several education measures and voted by voice to advance three bills.
Representative Cozart told the committee that House Bill 14 64 would allow "a parent or legal guardian of a child that is in school" to petition the school district to exclude their child from curriculum, instructional materials or events the parent believes are detrimental, after following local procedures up the chain of command to the school board.
Sponsor for House Bill 17 44 said…
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