HB 2760
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
House: ED DP 10-0-0-0 | 3rd Read 56-1-2-0-1
Senate: ED DPA 7-0-0-0 | 3rd Read 29-0-1-0
Final Read: 53-0-6-0-1
HB 2760: Holocaust education study committee
NOW: study committee; Holocaust; other genocides
Sponsor: Representative Hernandez A., LD 20
Transmitted to the Governor
Overview
Establishes the Education on the Holocaust and Other Genocides Study Committee (Study
Committee).
History
Laws 2021, Chapter 418 instructs the State Board of Education (SBE) to include, in course
of study and competency requirements, a requirement that students be taught about the
Holocaust and other genocides at least twice between the 7th-12th grades (A.R.S. § 15-
701.02).
Currently, SBE rules require that: 1) students, as part of a social studies course, receive
instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides at least once in the 7th or 8th grades; and
2) the one credit of world history/geography required for high school graduation include
instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides (A.A.C. R7-2-301, R7-2-302).
Provisions
1. Establishes the Study Committee that consists of:
a) three Senate members and two SBE members appointed by the Senate President;
b) three House of Representatives (House) members, one public schoolteacher and one
public university faculty member appointed by the Speaker of the House;
c) the Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designee; and
d) three public members with expertise in the Holocaust and other genocides appointed
by the Governor.
2. Specifies requirements regarding the Senate and House members appointed by the
Senate President and Speaker of the House.
3. States Study Committee members are ineligible for compensation but specified members
are eligible for expense reimbursement.
4. Directs the Study Committee to:
a) review the course of study and competency requirements that require instruction on
the Holocaust and other genocides;
b) study how teacher lessons and trainings regarding the Holocaust and other genocides
can be improved;
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c) study how the public universities can incorporate teachings of the Holocaust and other
genocides into courses and campus engagements; and
d) explore how public schools and universities can facilitate speaking engagements for
students by survivors, their families and liberators.
5. Instructs the Study Committee, by April 1, 2025, to submit a report of its activities and
recommendations for legislative action to specified individuals.
6. Repeals the Study Committee on October 1, 2025.