Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB47 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb0047
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 47
8	8	F1 2lr0708
9	9	(PRE–FILED) CF 2lr0369
10	10	By: Delegate Wilson
11	11	Requested: October 8, 2021
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 12, 2022
13	13	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Public Schools – Expanded American History – Development of Content 2
20	20	Standards and Implementation 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Education to develop content standards 4
23	23	for expanded American history to be included in certain State standards for social 5
24	24	studies; requiring each county board of education, in collaboration with the local 6
25	25	school system, to develop and implement certain curriculum guides for expanded 7
26	26	American history; requiring each public school to include expanded American history 8
27	27	in the social studies curriculum beginning in a certain school year; requiring the 9
28	28	State Department of Education and the State Board of Education to jointly analyze 10
29	29	certain content standards for expanded American history; and generally relating to 11
30	30	the development and implementation of an expanded American history curriculum 12
31	31	in public schools. 13
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33	33	BY adding to 14
34	34	Article – Education 15
35	35	Section 7–205.5 16
36	36	Annotated Code of Maryland 17
37	37	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
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39	39	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
40	40	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
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42	42	Article – Education 21
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44	44	7–205.5. 22
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46	46	(A) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2022, THE STATE BOARD SHALL 23
47	47	DEVELOP CONTENT STAN DARDS FOR EXP ANDED AMERICAN HISTORY TO B E 24 2 HOUSE BILL 47
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50	50	INCLUDED IN THE STATE STANDARDS AND FRAMEWORKS IN SOCIAL STUDIES. 1
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52	52	(2) THE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR EXPANDED AMERICAN HISTORY 2
53	53	SHALL INCLUDE INSTRU CTION ON THE HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE 3
54	54	FOLLOWING GROUPS : 4
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56	56	(I) AFRICAN AMERICANS; 5
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58	58	(II) AMERICAN INDIANS; 6
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60	60	(III) ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS; 7
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62	62	(IV) HISPANIC AMERICANS; 8
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64	64	(V) WOMEN; AND 9
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66	66	(VI) OTHER GROUPS AS DETER MINED BY THE STATE BOARD. 10
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68	68	(B) EACH COUNTY BOARD , IN COLLABORATION WIT H THE LOCAL SCHOOL 11
69	69	SYSTEM, SHALL DEVELOP AND IM PLEMENT AGE –APPROPRIATE CURRICUL UM 12
70	70	GUIDES FOR EXPANDED AMERICAN HISTORY SUBJ ECT TO THE CONTENT 13
71	71	STANDARDS ESTABLISHE D UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 14
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73	73	(C) BEGINNING IN THE 2023–2024 SCHOOL YEAR , EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL I N 15
74	74	THE STATE SHALL INCLUDE E XPANDED AMERICAN HISTORY IN T HE SOCIAL STUDIES 16
75	75	CURRICULUM . 17
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77	77	(D) THE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT REGUL ATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE 18
78	78	REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 19
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80	80	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 20
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82	82	(a) The State Department of Education and the State Board of Education jointly 21
83	83	shall analyze content standards for expanded American history included in the State 22
84	84	Standards and Frameworks in Social Studies of the Maryland College and Career 23
85	85	Readiness Standards, including the content standards for each grade level. 24
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87	87	(b) On or before October 1, 2023, the State Department of Education and the State 25
88	88	Board of Education jointly shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 26
89	89	2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the analysis conducted under subsection (a) of 27
90	90	this section. 28
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92	92	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 29
93	93	1, 2022. 30 HOUSE BILL 47 3
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