WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Bill 4493, Genocide Education: Governor’s Advisory Council & Curriculum and Assessment, was signed Tuesday by US State of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, reported the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly).

“Our next generation of leaders needs to have the wherewithal to recognize and help prevent widespread harm to their fellow men and women,” Snyder stated. “Teaching the students of Michigan about genocide is important because we should remember and learn about these terrible events in our past while continuing to work toward creating a more tolerant society.”

HB 4493, sponsored by Representative Klint Kesto, amends the Revised School Code and requires that the Michigan’s social studies curriculum in high school and state-wide assessment program include instruction and testing about genocides, including the Holocaust and the Armenian Genocide.