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AN ACT relating to historical instruction. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 158 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, any world history or world civilization 5
course offered by a public middle or high school that is not an advanced 6
placement course shall include instruction on African history relevant to the time 7
period covered by the course, including but not limited to the following 8
civilizations: 9
(a) The Kingdoms of Kush, Kongo, Punt, Carthage, Ghana, Asante, Zulu, 10
Berber, Mutapa, and Zimbabwe; and 11
(b) The Mali, Songhai, Benin, Ethiopian, Aksumite, and Egyptian Empires. 12
(2) (a) Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, any United States history course 13
offered by a public middle or high school that is not an advanced placement 14
course and includes instruction on the founding of the United States shall 15
also include instruction on Native American culture and history prior to 16
and after the founding of the United States. 17
(b) The Native American instruction required by this subsection shall include 18
but not be limited to instruction on the history and culture of the indigenous 19
peoples of the Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains, Southwest, Mission 20
Indians, Northwest Coast, Alaska, and Pacific Islands. 21
(3) The Kentucky Department of Education shall collaborate with: 22
(a) The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage to develop an elective 23
high school course offering in African history; and 24
(b) The Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission to develop an elective 25
high school course offering in Native American history. 26
(4) In accordance with KRS 156.160, the Kentucky Board of Education shall: 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 853
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(a) Promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for 1
African history instruction required by subsection (1) of this section 2
developed in collaboration with the Kentucky Center for African American 3
Heritage; and 4
(b) Promulgate administrative regulations establishing academic standards for 5
Native American history instruction required by subsection (2) of this 6
section developed in collaboration with the Kentucky Native American 7
Heritage Commission. 8
(5) The local school-based decision making council, or principal if no council exists, 9
of each high school shall determine curricula for course offerings that include 10
the instruction required by subsections (1) and (2) of this section and are aligned 11
with the academic standards required by subsection (4) of this section. 12
(6) The Department of Education shall collaborate with the Kentucky Center for 13
African American Heritage to develop: 14
(a) Recommended curricula for the African history instruction required by 15
subsection (1) of this section that are aligned with the academic standards 16
required by subsection (4)(a) of this section; 17
(b) Historical instruction guidelines that provide direction to public middle and 18
high schools in implementing the academic standards for African history 19
instruction required by subsection (4)(a) of this section; and 20
(c) Professional development materials to prepare public middle and high 21
school instructors to provide the African history instruction described in 22
this section. 23
(7) The Department of Education shall collaborate with the Kentucky Native 24
American Heritage Commission to develop: 25
(a) Recommended curricula for the Native American history instruction 26
required by subsection (2) of this section that are aligned with the academic 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 22 RS BR 853
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standards required by subsection (4)(b) of this section; 1
(b) Historical instruction guidelines that provide direction to public middle and 2
high schools in implementing the academic standards for Native American 3
history instruction required by subsection (4)(b) of this section; and 4
(c) Professional development materials to prepare public middle and high 5
school instructors to provide the Native American history instruction 6
described in this section. 7