Maryland 2022 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB489 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	hb0489
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 489
8	8	F1 2lr1383
9	9	HB 140/21 – W&M
10	10	By: Delegate Acevero
11	11	Introduced and read first time: January 21, 2022
12	12	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of establishing the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in 3
21	21	Education to make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State 4
22	22	Department of Education to further the discovery, interpretation, and learning of 5
23	23	the history, culture, and civics of the United States and Maryland; and generally 6
24	24	relating to the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education. 7
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26	26	BY adding to 8
27	27	Article – Education 9
28	28	Section 7–129 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 12
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32	32	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
33	33	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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35	35	Article – Education 15
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37	37	7–129. 16
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39	39	(A) (1) THERE IS A COMMISSION ON HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CIVICS IN 17
40	40	EDUCATION. 18
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42	42	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION IS TO MAKE 19
43	43	RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE STATE BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT TO FURTHER 20
44	44	THE DISCOVERY , INTERPRETATION , AND LEARNING OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE, 21
45	45	AND CIVICS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARYLAND. 22
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47	47	(B) THE COMMISSION CONSISTS O F THE FOLLOWING MEMB ERS: 23 2 HOUSE BILL 489
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51	51	(1) THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR: 1
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53	53	(I) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING MARYLAND’S INDIGENOUS 2
54	54	AMERICAN TRIBES , WHICH INCLUDE THE LENAPE, NANTICOKE, PISCATAWAY, 3
55	55	CONOY, POWHATAN, ACCOHANNOCK , SHAWNEE, SUSQUEHANNOCK , TUTELO, AND 4
56	56	SAPONI TRIBES; 5
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58	58	(II) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING THE MARYLAND LATINX 6
59	59	COMMUNITY ; 7
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61	61	(III) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING THE MARYLAND AFRICAN 8
62	62	AMERICAN COMMUNITY ; 9
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64	64	(IV) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MARYLAND ASIAN 10
65	65	AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY ; 11
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67	67	(V) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING THE MARYLAND LGBTQI+ 12
68	68	COMMUNITY , ONE OF WHOM IDENTIFI ES AS TRANSGENDER ; 13
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70	70	(VI) ONE MEMBER REPRESENTI NG THE MARYLAND 14
71	71	DIFFERENTLY ABLED CO MMUNITY; AND 15
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73	73	(VII) ONE MEMBER WHO IS A T EACHER OR HOLDS A TE ACHING 16
74	74	LICENSE IN THE STATE; 17
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76	76	(2) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING HIGHER EDUCATION : 18
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78	78	(I) ONE OF WHOM IS DESIGN ATED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF 19
79	79	THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND; AND 20
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81	81	(II) ONE OF WHOM IS DESIGN ATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE 21
82	82	MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES; AND 22
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84	84	(3) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, OR THE STATE 23
85	85	SUPERINTENDENT ’S DESIGNEE. 24
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87	87	(C) (1) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF TH E 25
88	88	COMMISSION SHALL REFL ECT THE GENDER , RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GEOGRAPHIC 26
89	89	DIVERSITY OF THE STATE. 27
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91	91	(2) A MAJORITY OF THE MEMB ERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE 28
92	92	CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE OR EXPERIENCE IN DEV ELOPING EDUCATION CO NTENT 29 HOUSE BILL 489 3
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95	95	STANDARDS. 1
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97	97	(D) (1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 4 YEARS. 2
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99	99	(2) THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERE D AS REQUIRED BY THE 3
100	100	TERMS PROVIDED FOR M EMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON JULY 1, 2022. 4
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102	102	(E) THE COMMISSION MEMBERS SH ALL ELECT A CHAIR FR OM AMONG THE 5
103	103	MEMBERS. 6
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105	105	(F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE STAFF FOR THE COMMISSION. 7
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107	107	(G) A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION: 8
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109	109	(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPE NSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 9
110	110	COMMISSION; BUT 10
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112	112	(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMBU RSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER THE 11
113	113	STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET . 12
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115	115	(H) THE COMMISSION SHALL : 13
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117	117	(1) EXAMINE THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CIVICS OF THE UNITED 14
118	118	STATES AND MARYLAND, INCLUDING: 15
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120	120	(I) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN INDIANS, LATINOS, 16
121	121	AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND ASIAN AMERICANS; 17
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123	123	(II) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, 18
124	124	TRANSGENDER , AND QUEER IND IVIDUALS WITHIN THE MINORITY GROUPS ; 19
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126	126	(III) THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF SIGNIFICANT SOCIA L AND 20
127	127	CULTURAL FEATURES WI THIN THE MINORITY CO MMUNITIES; AND 21
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129	129	(IV) THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND PERSECUTION OF RELIG IOUS 22
130	130	MINORITIES; AND 23
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132	132	(2) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE BOARD REGARDING 24
133	133	THE ADOPTION OF STAN DARDS AND PROGRAMS T HAT ACCURATELY REFLE CT THE 25
134	134	DISCOVERY, INTERPRETATION , AND LEARNING OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND 26
135	135	CIVICS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARYLAND. 27
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137	137	(I) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2022, THE 28 4 HOUSE BILL 489
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140	140	COMMISSION SHALL REPO RT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE STATE 1
141	141	BOARD, THE GOVERNOR, AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 2
142	142	GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 3
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144	144	(J) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1 EACH YEAR, THE STATE BOARD SHALL: 4
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146	146	(1) REVIEW THE COMMISSION’S FINDINGS AND RECOM MENDATIONS ; 5
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149	149	(2) MAKE ANY APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO THE EDUCA TIONAL 7
150	150	STANDARDS FOR PREKIN DERGARTEN THROUGH GR ADE 12. 8
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152	152	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the terms of the initial 9
153	153	members of the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education shall expire as 10
154	154	follows: 11
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156	156	(1) the eight members representing the indigenous American tribes, 12
157	157	Maryland Latinx community, African American community, and Asian American and 13
158	158	Pacific Islander community in 2024; and 14
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160	160	(2) the six members representing the LGBTQI+ community, differently 15
161	161	abled community, teachers, and higher education in 2026. 16
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163	163	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 17
164	164	1, 2022. 18
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