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Public elementary & secondary education; school boards & employees to promote diversity and respect.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

VA HB 977 · House Bill · 2022

Stage
Session ended
Started in
House
Sponsor
John McGuire
Latest action
Feb 15, 2022

What it does

Public elementary and secondary education; schoolboards and employees; promotion of diversity and respect. Requireseach local school board and employee thereof to promote (i) diversityand respect, with the understanding that all individuals are createdequal and diversity is a strength of the United States, and (ii)the concept that all cultures have contributed greatly to the richhistory of the United States and the way of life that Americans enjoytoday. The bill prohibits any local school board or employee thereoffrom training, teaching, or promoting to enrolled students or schoolboard employees the concept that (a) any race is inherently superioror inferior to any other race; (b) any…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Feb 15, 2022

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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