2014 Senate Bill 1075

Mandate Holocaust instruction

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 11, 2014

Introduced by Sen. Randy Richardville (R-17)

To mandate that public schools must provide high school students at least six hours each school year of instruction about genocides, including the Holocaust, and require state tests to have questions about it.

Referred to the Committee on Education

Dec. 4, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To mandate that public schools must provide high school students at least six hours each school year of instruction about genocides, including the Holocaust, and require state tests to have questions about it. The bill would also create a government commission to recommend ways to teach this.

Received in the House

Dec. 4, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Education