Legislation

Requiring, on or before December 31, 2021, each county board of education to adopt a policy prohibiting the use or display of a symbol of hate; requiring the policy to prohibit the display of a symbol of hate on clothing, book bags, folders, or similar items and to provide a student who displays a hate symbol the opportunity to remove or cover up the symbol; providing an exception to allow a symbol of hate to be used as an example in a course of study; requiring a county board to distribute educational materials about the policy; etc.

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Original:: Ways and Means Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media

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Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2021

Bill imposes a local government mandate which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 7/27/2020 Legislative Date 7/27/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - County Boards of Education - Symbols of Hate - Policy Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/23/2021 Legislative Date 1/23/2021 Action Hearing 2/05 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 3/17/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 3/07/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {955767/1 Adopted Proceedings 26 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 3/07/2021 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate M. Fisher) Adopted Proceedings 26 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2021 Legislative Date 3/07/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 26AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - County Boards of Education - Symbols of Hate - Policy Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2021 Legislative Date 3/08/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (121-12) Proceedings 27 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2021 Legislative Date 3/02/2021 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/24/2021 Legislative Date 3/24/2021 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	7/27/2020	7/27/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - County Boards of Education - Symbols of Hate - Policy
House	1/23/2021	1/23/2021	Hearing 2/05 at 1:30 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2021	3/17/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/18/2021	3/07/2021	Favorable with Amendments {955767/1 Adopted	26 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2021	3/07/2021	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate M. Fisher) Adopted	26 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2021	3/07/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	26AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - County Boards of Education - Symbols of Hate - Policy
House	3/19/2021	3/08/2021	Third Reading Passed (121-12)	27 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2021	3/02/2021	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	30 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/24/2021	3/24/2021	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.

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