SB 202 (Senators Harbin, Ligon, Millar, Albers, Shafer, and Mullis - R)

America's Founding Philosophy and Principles Act

There appears to be much concern among legislators that the current approach to teaching history leaves much to be desired.  This bill, establishes a new Code section, 20-2-142.1 which requires each local board of education to require students, as a condition of graduation, during their ninth through twelfth grade years to complete and pass a test covering the "founding philosophy and principles of the United States of America" as defined in the law.

The bill also requires the Department of Education and local boards of education to provide, or cause to be provided, curriculum content which reflects the content stardards addressed in the law and teacher training to ensure that the intent and provisions of the law are implemented.