Bill Overview
Establishes provisions relating to public school curriculum and instruction
(Prohibits Divisive Curriculum, Project 1619, CRT, DEI, aurhorizes the AG to investigate and withhold 50% funding)
Action Items
Urge Committee to support SB 918
This Bill is In Committee
Parents desperately need a path to keep divisive curriculum out of their children’s schools that includes consequences if not followed. This legislation would do just that with specific guidelines and giving the Attorney General the ability to investigate as well as withholding 50% of the schools funding until they are in compliance. Please contact all senators and let them know you would like this bill to be heard and assigned a committee as soon as possible. You can also contact your Representative and Senator and ask for their support in the future.
Full Summary
SB 918 - This act prohibits school districts from teaching about The 1619 Project, critical race theory, or any divisive concepts, as such term is defined in the act. Districts are also prohibited from certain actions listed in the act relating to curriculum and instruction.
In adopting the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for each grade level from kindergarten through 12th grade, each school district shall develop each student's civic knowledge as set forth in the act.
School districts shall not accept private funding for the purposes of teaching any curriculum substantially similar to critical race theory or The 1619 Project.
The Attorney General may investigate school districts for compliance with the act. Any school district that violates the provisions of the act shall have 50% of the district's state aid withheld until the district presents evidence to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that the district is no longer in violation of the act.
This act is identical to SB 42 (2023) and SB 694 (2022) and is similar to SB 172 (2023), SB 638 (2022), SB 676 (2022), SB 734 (2022), and SB 1184 (2022).
Action Items
This bill is In Committee
Urge Committee to support SB 918
Parents desperately need a path to keep divisive curriculum out of their children’s schools that includes consequences if not followed. This legislation would do just that with specific guidelines and giving the Attorney General the ability to investigate as well as withholding 50% of the schools funding until they are in compliance. Please contact all senators and let them know you would like this bill to be heard and assigned a committee as soon as possible. You can also contact your Representative and Senator and ask for their support in the future.
Bill Overview
Establishes provisions relating to public school curriculum and instruction
(Prohibits Divisive Curriculum, Project 1619, CRT, DEI, aurhorizes the AG to investigate and withhold 50% funding)
Full Summary
SB 918 - This act prohibits school districts from teaching about The 1619 Project, critical race theory, or any divisive concepts, as such term is defined in the act. Districts are also prohibited from certain actions listed in the act relating to curriculum and instruction.
In adopting the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for each grade level from kindergarten through 12th grade, each school district shall develop each student's civic knowledge as set forth in the act.
School districts shall not accept private funding for the purposes of teaching any curriculum substantially similar to critical race theory or The 1619 Project.
The Attorney General may investigate school districts for compliance with the act. Any school district that violates the provisions of the act shall have 50% of the district's state aid withheld until the district presents evidence to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education that the district is no longer in violation of the act.
This act is identical to SB 42 (2023) and SB 694 (2022) and is similar to SB 172 (2023), SB 638 (2022), SB 676 (2022), SB 734 (2022), and SB 1184 (2022).
