AN ACT TO PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR CIVIC EDUCATION

Documents & Status: Text of Senate 340 | Status

This bill designates October 19th (the anniversary of the first meeting of the Massachusetts General Court) as Massachusetts History Day and establishes a 23-member commission on to examine civic education in Massachusetts public schools and make recommendations related thereto.

Documents & Status: Text of Senate 2070 | Status

This bill authorizes the creation and sale of a "Democracy in Action" license plate to promote civic engagement. The monies collected, after production costs, would be put into the newly created Democracy Fund. The funds would be used for providing grants to local community-based organizations engaged in voter registration and/or civic education efforts, for providing grants to non-partisan statewide organizations that sponsor or undertake voter education, voter outreach and/or voter registration efforts; and for grants to public schools to develop and implement civic education and/or civic engagement programs targeted to students. 

Documents & Status: Text of Senate 345 | Status

This bill would make civics, including the Constitution of the United States, declaration of independence, the bill of rights, the constitution of the commonwealth and local history and government, a required course of study in the Commonwealth’s public schools.