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State of Tennessee – HB 2291 : Ensuring the Civil Rights Movement is taught in our high schools. | Sen. Raumesh Akbari (TN) and Rep. Harold Love, Jr. (TN)
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Committee of Jurisdiction: Education (EDU)

Introduction

As enacted, urges the standards recommendation committee to include certain academic standards regarding the civil rights movement in the committee’s final recommendation of academic standards in the subject of social studies for students in grades nine through 12.

State Action

Tennessee

NBCSL Member Sponsor(s):
  • Sen. Raumesh Akbari (TN)
  • Rep. Harold Love, Jr. (TN)

Summary: State of Tennessee - HB 2291 : Ensuring the Civil Rights Movement is taught in our high schools.
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