Plain English Breakdown
The bill text does not specify the exact nature of the digital and physical resources or methods for teaching, leaving some uncertainty in implementation details.
High School Voter Education Weeks
This resolution declares April 14-25, 2025, as High School Voter Education Weeks and strongly encourages local schools to teach high school students about the electoral process during this time.
What This Bill Does
- Declares Monday, April 14, 2025, through Friday, April 25, 2025, as High School Voter Education Weeks.
- Strongly encourages local educational agencies to dedicate at least one week of these two weeks to educating pupils in grades 9 to 12 on the electoral process.
- Encourages local educational agencies to provide digital and physical resources necessary for this instruction.
- Encourages governing boards or bodies of local educational agencies to contract with third-party nonprofit organizations to accomplish this education.
Who It Names or Affects
- Local educational agencies (schools).
- High school students in grades 9 through 12.
Terms To Know
- Electoral process
- The system used to elect government officials, including voting and other steps involved in the election process.
- Local educational agencies
- School districts or other organizations that manage public schools.
Limits and Unknowns
- It does not require local educational agencies to follow these guidelines.
- The exact resources and methods for teaching are not specified in the bill text.
- This resolution has been passed by the legislature but its future status is uncertain due to being ordered to an inactive file.