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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Bill 1054 mandates Holocaust and human rights instruction in all school entities by 2027
Last action · March 26, 2025: Referred to EDUCATION, March 26, 2025Sponsors: Joe Webster and 21 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 1054 changes Holocaust, genocide, and human rights education from optional to mandatory for all public and nonpublic school entities beginning with the 2027-2028 school year. The measure requires the Department of Education to update curriculum guidelines, mandates teacher programs, and requires the State Board of Education to issue a compliance report by November 30, 2029.
Public and nonpublic schools across Pennsylvania face a new mandate to incorporate comprehensive lessons on the Holocaust, genocide, anti-Semitism, and human rights violations into social studies and language arts courses, alongside mandatory staff training starting in the 2027-2028 school year.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School entities and nonpublic schools
Must offer instruction in the Holocaust, genocide, and human rights violations beginning in the 2027-2028 school year and provide related in-service teacher training.
Instructors
Must participate in in-service training programs regarding the Holocaust, genocide, and human rights violations if their teaching responsibilities include integrated courses of study.
Department of Education
Must update curriculum guidelines by the 2027-2028 school year and make in-service training programs available to all school entities.
State Board of Education
Must conduct a study, issue a report by November 30, 2029, and adopt regulations requiring school entities to offer the instruction.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Mar 26, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to EDUCATION, March 26, 2025
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Transition from Optional to Mandatory Education
The legislation shifts Holocaust, genocide, and human rights education from a permissive guideline ('may offer') to a strict mandate ('shall offer') for all school entities.
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