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CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 6(EDC)
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Offered: 3/14/25
Referred: Finance
Sponsor(s): SENATORS GRAY-JACKSON, Dunbar, Tobin, Kawasaki, Claman, Wielechowski, Stevens,
Yundt, Kaufman, Cronk
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act requiring education in the history and contributions of Asian Americans and 1
Pacific Islanders." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 14.30 is amended by adding a new section to article 10 to read: 4
Sec. 14.30.430. Education in history and contributions of Asian Americans 5
and Pacific Islanders. (a) Each school district shall establish and provide to students 6
in kindergarten through grade 12 a program that includes 7
(1) instruction on the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 8
and contributions made by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States; 9
and 10
(2) instructional materials that portray the cultural and economic 11
diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. 12
(b) In this section, "school district" has the meaning given in AS 14.30.350. 13