Victims of Communism Remembrance Day.
Victims of Communism Remembrance Day. Requires the governor to annually issue a proclamation designating the seventh day of November as Victims of Communism Remembrance Day. Provides that suitable exercises in appropriate and solemn remembrance of the estimated 100,000,000 people whose deaths are attributed to the actions or policies of the world's communist regimes must be held in Indiana. Provides that a school corporation must include a study of the deaths attributed to the world's communist regimes in the school corporation's social studies curriculum. Requires the state board of education to adopt standards for teaching United States history in grade 9 through grade 12 that require at least 45 minutes of instruction on the history of communism.
HB1591 proposes to establish November 7th as "Victims of Communism Remembrance Day" in Indiana. This day would honor the estimated 100 million people who lost their lives due to communist regimes around the world. The governor would issue a proclamation each year to mark this day, and schools would hold appropriate remembrance activities. The bill also mandates that schools include a study of these tragic events in their social studies curriculum and requires the state board of education to include at least 45 minutes of instruction on the history of communism in 9th to 12th-grade U.S. history classes.
This bill would affect students, teachers, and the general public by increasing awareness and education about the impacts of communism. It aims to ensure that the lessons of history are not forgotten. The bill was introduced on January 21, 2025, by Representative Martin Carbaugh and has been referred to the Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform for further consideration.
As of January 21, 2025, HB1591 has been introduced and referred to the appropriate committee. There have been no further actions or votes taken on this bill yet.