Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB2979 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2979 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT Relating to school curriculum. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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3	3	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 2979
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13	13	THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
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31	31	A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37	Relating to school curriculum.
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43	43	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part II, subpart B, to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "§302A- Civil rights; curricula plan; public schools. (a) The department shall develop and implement a statewide civil rights curricula plan for public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade that shall include: (1) The events of the civil rights movement during the period from 1954 to 1968; (2) Jim Crow-era laws in the United States, including laws which embodied the "separate but equal" doctrine; (3) The leadership, tactics, and strategies of nonviolent resistance to Jim Crow-era laws championed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; (4) The principles of natural rights and natural law, which informed the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; (5) Passage of the civil rights acts of 1957, 1960, and 1964; and (6) Passage of the voting rights act of 1965. (b) No later than July 1, 2023, the department shall develop model curriculum and curriculum guidelines for the instruction required under subsection (a). The model curriculum and curriculum guidelines shall: (1) Be age appropriate; (2) Provide guidance for integration into social studies courses or other appropriate courses of study; and (3) Be made available to all public elementary, middle, intermediate, and high schools. (c) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, all public elementary, middle, intermediate, and high schools shall offer civil rights courses." SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part II, subpart B, to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
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51	51	"§302A- Civil rights; curricula plan; public schools. (a) The department shall develop and implement a statewide civil rights curricula plan for public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade that shall include:
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53	53	(1) The events of the civil rights movement during the period from 1954 to 1968;
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55	55	(2) Jim Crow-era laws in the United States, including laws which embodied the "separate but equal" doctrine;
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57	57	(3) The leadership, tactics, and strategies of nonviolent resistance to Jim Crow-era laws championed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
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59	59	(4) The principles of natural rights and natural law, which informed the leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
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61	61	(5) Passage of the civil rights acts of 1957, 1960, and 1964; and
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63	63	(6) Passage of the voting rights act of 1965.
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65	65	(b) No later than July 1, 2023, the department shall develop model curriculum and curriculum guidelines for the instruction required under subsection (a). The model curriculum and curriculum guidelines shall:
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67	67	(1) Be age appropriate;
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69	69	(2) Provide guidance for integration into social studies courses or other appropriate courses of study; and
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71	71	(3) Be made available to all public elementary, middle, intermediate, and high schools.
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73	73	(c) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, all public elementary, middle, intermediate, and high schools shall offer civil rights courses."
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75	75	SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
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77	77	SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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81	81	INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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91	91	Report Title: Civil Rights; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Jim Crow; Education; Students; Public Schools; Curriculum; Social Studies; Department of Education Description: Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a statewide civil rights curricula plan for all public schools to teach students about the civil rights movement. The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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99	99	Civil Rights; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; Jim Crow; Education; Students; Public Schools; Curriculum; Social Studies; Department of Education
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105	105	Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a statewide civil rights curricula plan for all public schools to teach students about the civil rights movement.
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113	113	The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.