Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Education Committee on February 3, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 6359
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TEACHING OF CIVICS, DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP AND MEDIA LITERACY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) increase young citizens' understanding of how government operates by requiring the teaching of civics, digital citizenship and media literacy beginning in grade three, (2) help create more astute consumers of the news by educating students on how to discern legitimate news sources from inauthentic sources, and (3) educate students in the uses and misuses of social media platforms.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
2 co-sponsors
Its course
February 3 to February 3, 2021, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action1 action on 1 day
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 3 to Feb 3 · stopped0 days
Education CommitteeFeb 3 to Feb 3 · stopped0 days
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 3
- Feb 3Introduced and sent to Education Committee
All 1 actions, as published
- Feb 3REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses