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    <item congress="117" measure-type="sres" measure-number="493" measure-id="id117sres493" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2022-01-19" update-date="2022-05-12">
        <title>A resolution recognizing the necessity of school choice as a tool to empower all parents with the freedom to choose the best educational environment for their children and to combat destructive ideologies like Critical Race Theory promoted by many public schools.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117sres493v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2022-05-12">
            <action-date>2022-01-19</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p>This resolution recognizes and promotes the importance of parental involvement in the education of children and recognizes the necessity of school choice as a tool to empower parents to choose the best educational environment for their children.</p>]]></summary-text>
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