FT 17.04 - Curriculum Reform Act of 2020 (Statute)

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

I am generally suspicious of efforts to pile more and more social responsibilities on the public school system, but the three civics courses outlined by this bill are indeed essential components of any program that purports to prepare children for citizenship in a free state. The member from Oregon makes and excellent point with regard to the scarcity of reliable information in this day and age, and our schools are well-positioned to establish a common set of facts from which soon-to-be-adults can extrapolate their own values and beliefs.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Aye!

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

A BILL
To authorize public high schools to implement courses of study pertaining to current events, general business, and civic legal education.

Be it enacted by the Parliament of Frémont assembled;

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the Curriculum Reform Act of 2020.

Section 2. Teaching of current events

Public high schools in the Commonwealth of Fremont are required to meet standards in civics through a course of study that emphasizes, at a minimum, comprehension of foundation factual knowledge in the following areas:

(A) World and local issues that affect students' everyday lives, such as economics, government, and conflict

(B) The values of bias in media and politics, both domestic and international

(C) Traditions, including beliefs, ethnicities, history, and personal values

(D) Policy and its practical applications

(E) Abroad political changes and movements

Section 3. General business education

Public high schools in the Commonwealth of Fremont are required to meet standards in civics through a course of study that emphasizes, at a minimum, comprehension of foundation factual knowledge in the following areas:

(A) Various economies, their role in our economy, entrepreneurship, marketing, managing financial and technological resources, and the use of social media

(B) Personal and business ethics

(C) Types of businesses, business components, and creating a business

(D) Management, Human Resources, marketing, and finance

Section 4. Basic legal education

Public high schools in the Commonwealth of Fremont are required to meet standards in civics through a course of study that emphasizes, at a minimum, comprehension of foundation factual knowledge in the following areas:

(A) The basic elements of Atlasia's society and how people interact with the law from a practical standpoint

(B) Citizenship: rights, responsibilities, and legal obligations, and the process of becoming a citizen

(C) Local Laws and Government Ordinances and Zoning Permits
c1.) Townships and Boroughs
c2.) School Boards and Education
c3.) Municipal Services and Taxes
c4.) Appropriate and responsible ways to interact during a police confrontation

(D) County Laws and Government
d1.) Licenses, Prothonotary, Recorder of Deeds, etc.
d2.) Elections and Registration Services, Emergency, Housing, Domestic, etc.
d3.) Commonwealth Laws and Government Transportation
d4.) Local Representatives - state and local government
d5.) State and County Juvenile and Criminal Justice System
d6.) Criminal Law
d7.) Pre-trial, trial, and sentencing
d8.) District Attorney's Office Sheriff
d9.) Consumer Protection and Law
d10.) Federal Laws and Government

Section 5. Effectiveness

This act is effective starting at the 2022-2023 school year.

Frémont House of Commons
Passed 4-0-1 in the Frémont Parliament Assembled,