News was received at press time that the bill mandating Holocaust education in Colorado’s public schools was passed unanimously in the Colorado State Senate on Wednesday, June 10.
House Bill 1336, which directs the Colorado Board of Education to adopt learning standards for Holocaust education by July 1, 2021, and for school districts to implement their genocide curriculum by the 2023-2024 school year, was introduced in the Colorado legislature in March.
It passed unanimously in the House of Representatives last week.
The bill’s sponsors in the House were Reps. Dafna Michaelson Jenet and Emily Sirota, both Democrats. In the Senate, Senators Stephen Fenberg (Democrat) and Dennis Hisey (Republican) sponsored the bill.
On Facebook on Wednesday, Sirota thanked some 25 organizations and individuals, from both the Jewish and general communities, “whose promise of financial support kept HB20-1336 viable in the midst of a budget crisis.
“Today we ensured ‘Never Again’ is more than a slogan, but a collective social practice in our state.”
The bill now advances to the desk of Governor Jared Polis, whose signature is expected.
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