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SENATE BILL 462
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CF HB 47
By: Senators Lee, Carter, Smith, Watson, Ellis, Kramer, King, Washington, Elfreth,
Guzzone, Jackson, Lam, and Waldstreicher
Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2022
Assigned to: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Public Schools – Expanded American History – Development of Content 2
Standards and Implementation 3
FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Education, in collaboration with local 4
school systems, to develop content standards for expanded American history to be 5
included in certain State standards for social studies; requiring each county board of 6
education, in collaboration with the local school system, to develop and implement 7
certain curriculum guides for expanded American history; requiring each public 8
school to include expanded American history in the social studies curriculum 9
beginning in a certain school year; requiring the State Department of Education and 10
the State Board of Education to jointly analyze certain content standards for 11
expanded American history; and generally relating to the development and 12
implementation of an expanded American history curriculum in public schools. 13
BY adding to 14
Article – Education 15
Section 7–205.5 16
Annotated Code of Maryland 17
(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 18
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
Article – Education 21
7–205.5. 22
(A) (1) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2022, THE STATE BOARD, IN 23
COLLABORATION WITH L OCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM S, SHALL DEVELOP CONTEN T 24 2 SENATE BILL 462
STANDARDS FOR EXPANDED AMERICAN HISTORY TO BE INCLUDE D IN THE STATE 1
STANDARDS AND FRAMEWORKS IN SOCIAL STUDIES. 2
(2) THE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR EXPANDED AMERICAN HISTORY 3
SHALL INCLUDE INSTRUCTION ON THE HISTORY AND CONT RIBUTIONS OF THE 4
FOLLOWING GROUPS : 5
(I) AFRICAN AMERICANS; 6
(II) AMERICAN INDIANS; 7
(III) ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS; 8
(IV) HISPANIC AMERICANS; 9
(V) WOMEN; AND 10
(VI) OTHER GROUPS AS DETERMINED BY THE STATE BOARD. 11
(B) EACH COUNTY BOARD , IN COLLABORATION WIT H THE LOCAL SCHOOL 12
SYSTEM, SHALL DEVELOP AND IM PLEMENT AGE –APPROPRIATE CURRICUL UM 13
GUIDES FOR EXPANDED AMERICAN HISTORY SUBJ ECT TO THE CONTENT 14
STANDARDS ESTABLISHE D UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION. 15
(C) BEGINNING IN THE 2023–2024 SCHOOL YEAR , EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL I N 16
THE STATE SHALL INCLUDE EXPANDED AMERICAN HISTORY IN THE SOCIAL STUDIE S 17
CURRICULUM . 18
(D) THE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT REGUL ATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE 19
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION. 20
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That : 21
(a) The State Department of Education and the State Board of Education jointly 22
shall analyze content standards for expanded American history included in the State 23
Standards and Frameworks in Social Studies of the Maryland College and Career 24
Readiness Standards, including the content standards for each grade level. 25
(b) On or before October 1, 2023, the State Department of Education and the State 26
Board of Education jointly shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 27
2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the analysis conducted under subsection (a) of 28
this section. 29
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 30 SENATE BILL 462 3
1, 2022. 1