Senate Bill #76 (2021)
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE CIVIC LITERACY ACT
Requires that commencing with the graduating class of 2022 and all subsequent graduating classes thereafter, all high school students attending public schools shall fulfill at least one-half credit or course requirement in civics education.
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2021-01-26: Introduced, referred to Senate Education
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2021-02-25: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2021)
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2021-03-03: Committee recommends passage
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2021-03-04: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/09/2021)
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2021-03-09: Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
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2021-03-10: Referred to House Education
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2021-06-26: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/28/2021)
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2021-06-26: Proposed Substitute
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2021-06-28: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2021-06-29: Placed on House Calendar
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2021-06-29: Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
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2021-07-01: House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
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2021-07-01: Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
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2021-07-01: Placed on Senate Calendar
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2021-07-01: Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
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2021-07-02: Transmitted to Governor
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2021-07-07: Signed by Governor
Changes since original draft
2021 – S 0076- 2021 – S 0076 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED
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LC001054- LC001054/SUB A
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- S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021
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- A N A C T
RELATING TO EDUCATION – CURRICULUM- RELATING TO EDUCATION – THE CIVIC LITERACY ACT
- Introduced By: Senators Gallo, Cano, Lawson, Euer, Pearson, Miller, McCaffrey,
- Sosnowski, Ruggerio, and Seveney
- Date Introduced: January 26, 2021
- Referred To: Senate Education
- It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
- SECTION 1. Section 16-22-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-22 entitled "Curriculum [See Title 16 Chapter 97 - The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]" is hereby amended to read as follows:
16-22-2. Civics education Civics education standards and graduation requirement.- 16-22-2. Civics education.
- (a) The general assembly recognizes the importance of a citizenry well educated in the principles of democracy as enunciated in the constitutions of the state of Rhode Island and the United States. The general assembly directs the board of regents for elementary and secondary education to develop and adopt a set of grade level standards K-12 in civics education no later than August 31, 2007. These standards shall include, but not be limited to, the history of the state of Rhode Island, representative government, the rights and duties of actively engaged citizenship, and the principals of democracy. These civic education standards shall be used in the public schools of this state beginning in kindergarten and continuing through to and including grade 12. No private school or private instruction shall be approved for the purposes of chapter 19 of this title unless the course of study shall make provision for instruction substantially equivalent to that required by this chapter for public schools.
(b) Commencing with the graduating class of 2022 and all graduating classes thereafter, all high school students attending public schools, or any other schools managed and controlled by the state, shall demonstrate proficiency, as defined by the local school district, in civics education that shall also satisfy at least one-half credit or course requirement in history and social studies. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC001054 ========- (b) All middle and high school students attending public schools, or any other schools managed and controlled by the state, shall demonstrate proficiency, as defined by the local school district, in civics education that shall also satisfy half credit or course requirement in history and social studies.
- (c) Each public school district shall provide not less than one student-led civics project for students during either middle or high school; provided, however, that each such project shall be consistent with the history and social studies standards and frameworks promulgated by the Rhode Island board of education. Civics projects may be individual, small group or class wide, and designed to promote a student's ability to:
- (1) Reason, make logical arguments and support claims using valid evidence; and
- (2) Demonstrate an understanding of the connections between federal, state and local policies, including issues that may impact the student's community.
- (d) The department of education shall begin implementing subsections (b) and (c) of this section for the 2022-2023 academic year.
- SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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- LC001054/SUB A
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- EXPLANATION
- BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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- A N A C T
RELATING TO EDUCATION – CURRICULUM- RELATING TO EDUCATION – THE CIVIC LITERACY ACT
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This act would require that commencing with the graduating class of 2022 and all subsequent graduating classes thereafter, all high school students attending public schools shall fulfill at least one-half credit or course requirement in civics education. This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC001054 ========- This act would require that middle and high school students that attend public schools demonstrate proficiency in civics education and would require public schools to provide not less than one student-led civics project in either middle or high school consistent with historyand social studies frameworks promulgated by the Rhode Island board of education.
- This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC001054/SUB A ========
Votes
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Floor vote for Approval of Amendment
March 09, 2021 at 5:10pm
Yeas: 37 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 1 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for Approval of Amendment
March 09, 2021 at 5:10pm
Yeas: 37 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 1 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for Passage as Amended
March 09, 2021 at 5:20pm
Yeas: 38 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 0 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for Passage as Amended
March 09, 2021 at 5:20pm
Yeas: 38 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 0 /
Recused: 0