Public Act 312 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Mike Nofs (R) on June 12, 2007, to require that if a school district teaches African history in middle school or high school, the course content must be focused on one or more of the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Benin, Bornu, Nubia, Axum, Meroe, Medieval Ethiopia, or the Swahili Coast.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on June 12, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on February 26, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on February 28, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that encourages rather than requires the proposed curriculum content. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 28, 2008.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on February 28, 2008, to encourage school districts that teach African history in middle school or high school, the course content must be focused on one or more of the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Benin, Bornu, Nubia, Axum, Meroe, Medieval Ethiopia, or the Swahili Coast.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 4, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Education Committee on March 4, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 3, 2008, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on December 4, 2008, to encourage school districts that teach African history in middle school or high school, the course content must be focused on one or more of the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Benin, Bornu, Nubia, Axum, Meroe, Medieval Ethiopia, or the Swahili Coast.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 17, 2008.