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Citizenship education bill amended to be permissive; final committee recommendation fails
Summary
S.B. 56, a bill to require (then amended to allow) legal-awareness instruction for tenth graders, received public support from the League of Women Voters and parents. The committee adopted an amendment making the requirement permissive but the final motion to send the bill with a favorable recommendation did not pass in committee.
Sen. Reby presented S.B. 56, which would create a pathway for local education agencies to provide tenth graders with legal-awareness information—topics include voting rights and registration, jury duty, contracts, credit and debt (including student loans), and adult criminal justice system basics. The sponsor described the bill as intended to make students aware of legal…
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