Text of MO HB 952 (2021)
Prohibits the use of the 1619 Project initiative of the New York Times in the public schools of the state
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As introduced
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FIRST REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 952
101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE SEITZ.
2087H.01I
DANA RADEMAN MILLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapter 170, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to the 1619 Project
in school districts and charter schools.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 170, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
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known as section 170.352, to read as follows:
170.352. 1. As used in this section, "1619 Project" means the 1619 Project initiative
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of the New York Times.
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2. No school district, charter school, or personnel or agent of such school district
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or charter school shall:
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(1) Teach, use, or provide for use by any pupil the 1619 Project as part of any
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curriculum, course materials, or instruction in any course given in such school district or
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charter school; or
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(2) Teach, affirm, or promote as an accurate account or representation of the
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founding and history of the United States of America any of the claims, views, or opinions
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presented in the 1619 Project as part of any curriculum, course materials, or instruction
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in any course given in such school district or charter school.
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EXPLANATION —
Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is intended
to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.