HB1591

Victims of Communism Remembrance Day.

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Summary

Victims of Communism Remembrance Day. Requires the governor to annually issue a proclamation designating the seventh day of November as Victims of Communism Remembrance Day. Provides that suitable exercises in appropriate and solemn remembrance of the estimated 100,000,000 people whose deaths are attributed to the actions or policies of the world's communist regimes must be held in Indiana. Provides that a school corporation must include a study of the deaths attributed to the world's communist regimes in the school corporation's social studies curriculum. Requires the state board of education to adopt standards for teaching United States history in grade 9 through grade 12 that require at least 45 minutes of instruction on the history of communism.

Authors

Authored by Representative Carbaugh

Fiscal Outlook

Title Description Date View
Fiscal NoteFiscal Note #1: Introduced2025-01-15 Click To View

History

Date Chamber Action
2025-01-21HouseFirst reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
2025-01-21HouseAuthored by Representative Carbaugh