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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6619
January Session, 2021
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E DEVELOPMENT OF A K INDERGARTEN
TO EIGHTH GRADE MODEL CURRICU LUM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) Not later than January 1, 1
2023, the Department of Education, in collaboration with the State 2
Education Resource Center, shall develop a model curriculum for 3
grades kindergarten to grade eight, inclusive, that may be used by local 4
and regional boards of education. 5
(b) The content of the model curriculum shall (1) be rigorous, aligned 6
with curriculum guidelines approved by the State Board of Education, 7
and in accordance with the state-wide subject matter content standards, 8
adopted by the state board pursuant to section 10-4 of the general 9
statutes, (2) be in accordance with the program of instruction and subject 10
matter requirements prescribed in section 10-16b of the general statutes, 11
and (3) include and integrate throughout such model curriculum at least 12
the following: (A) The subject matter prescribed in section 10-16b of the 13
general statutes, (B) Native American studies, (C) Asian Pacific 14
American studies, (D) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and 15
other sexual orientations and gender identities studies, (E) climate 16
change, (F) personal financial management and financial literacy, (G) 17
the military service and experience of American veterans, and (H) civics 18 Substitute Bill No. 6619
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and citizenship, including digital citizenship and media literacy. 19
(c) In developing the model curriculum, the Department of Education 20
and State Education Resource Center (1) shall consult with persons and 21
organizations with subject matter expertise in developing the model 22
curriculum, and (2) may utilize existing and appropriate public or 23
private materials, personnel and other resources, and accept gifts, grants 24
and donations, including in-kind donations, designated for the 25
development of the model curriculum under this section. 26
(d) The Department of Education shall make the model curriculum 27
available to local and regional boards of education and on the 28
department's Internet web site. 29
Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2021) Not later than January 15, 2023, the 30
department, in consultation with the State Education Resource Center, 31
shall submit a description of the model curriculum, which includes the 32
scope and sequence and course objective, and a report on the 33
development and review of such course to the joint standing committee 34
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 35
education, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 36
general statutes. 37
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2021 New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(b)(3), "said section 10-16b" was replaced with "section 10-
16b of the general statutes" in Subpara. (A) and a comma was deleted
after "queer" in Subpara. (D), for proper form.
ED Joint Favorable Subst. C/R APP
APP Joint Favorable Substitute Bill No. 6619
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