Maryland 2023 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB890 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5	5	hb0890
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 890
8	8	F1 3lr0970
9	9	HB 489/22 – W&M
10	10	By: Delegate Acevero
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2023
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 7–132 10
29	29	Annotated Code of Maryland 11
30	30	(2022 Replacement Volume) 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	7–132. 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 890
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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 LGBTQI+ 6
59	59	COMMUNITY , ONE OF WHOM IDENTIFI ES AS TRANSGENDER ; 7
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61	61	(III) ONE MEMBER REPRESENTI NG THE MARYLAND 8
62	62	DIFFERENTLY ABLED COMMUNIT Y; AND 9
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64	64	(IV) ONE MEMBER WHO IS A T EACHER OR HOLDS A TE ACHING 10
65	65	LICENSE IN THE STATE; 11
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67	67	(2) THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM 12
68	68	A LIST OF NOMINEES: 13
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70	70	(I) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING THE MARYLAND LATINX 14
71	71	COMMUNITY , NOMINATED BY THE MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE LATINO CAUCUS; 15
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73	73	(II) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING THE MARYLAND AFRICAN 16
74	74	AMERICAN COMMUNITY , NOMINATED BY THE LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS OF 17
75	75	MARYLAND; AND 18
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77	77	(III) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MARYLAND ASIAN 19
78	78	AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY , DESIGNATED BY THE MARYLAND 20
79	79	LEGISLATIVE ASIAN–AMERICAN AND PACIFIC–ISLANDER CAUCUS; 21
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81	81	(3) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING HIGHER EDUCATION : 22
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83	83	(I) ONE OF WHOM IS DESIGN ATED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF 23
84	84	THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND; AND 24
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86	86	(II) ONE OF WHOM IS DESIGN ATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE 25
87	87	MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES; AND 26
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89	89	(4) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, OR THE STATE 27
90	90	SUPERINTENDENT ’S DESIGNEE. 28
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92	92	(C) (1) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICAB LE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF TH E 29 HOUSE BILL 890 3
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95	95	COMMISSION SHALL REFL ECT THE GENDER , RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GEOGRAPHIC 1
96	96	DIVERSITY OF THE STATE. 2
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98	98	(2) A MAJORITY OF THE MEMB ERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE 3
99	99	CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE OR EXPERIENCE IN DEV ELOPING EDUCAT ION CONTENT 4
100	100	STANDARDS. 5
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102	102	(D) (1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 4 YEARS. 6
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104	104	(2) THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQ UIRED BY THE 7
105	105	TERMS PROVIDED FOR M EMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON JULY 1, 2023. 8
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107	107	(E) THE COMMISSION MEMBERS SH ALL ELECT A CHAIR FR OM AMONG THE 9
108	108	MEMBERS. 10
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110	110	(F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE STAFF FOR THE COMMISSION. 11
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112	112	(G) A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION: 12
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114	114	(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPE NSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 13
115	115	COMMISSION; BUT 14
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117	117	(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMBU RSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER THE 15
118	118	STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET . 16
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120	120	(H) THE COMMISSION SHALL : 17
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122	122	(1) EXAMINE THE HISTORY , CULTURE, AND CIVICS OF THE UNITED 18
123	123	STATES AND MARYLAND, INCLUDING: 19
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125	125	(I) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN INDIANS, LATINOS, 20
126	126	AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND ASIAN AMERICANS; 21
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128	128	(II) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, 22
129	129	TRANSGENDER , AND QUEER INDIVIDUAL S WITHIN THE MINORIT Y GROUPS; 23
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131	131	(III) THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF SIGNIFICANT SOCIA L AND 24
132	132	CULTURAL FEATURES WI THIN THE MINORITY CO MMUNITIES; 25
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134	134	(IV) THE CONTRIBUT IONS AND PERSECUTION OF RELIGIOUS 26
135	135	MINORITIES; 27
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137	137	(V) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MARYLAND DIFFERENTLY 28 4 HOUSE BILL 890
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140	140	ABLED COMMUNITY ; AND 1
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142	142	(VI) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN; 2
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144	144	(2) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE BOARD REGARDING 3
145	145	THE ADOPTION OF STAN DARDS AND PROGRAMS T HAT ACCURATELY REFLEC T THE 4
146	146	DISCOVERY, INTERPRETATION , AND LEARNING OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND 5
147	147	CIVICS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARYLAND; 6
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149	149	(3) MAKE ALL ACTIVITIES AND MATER IALS OF THE COMMISSION 7
150	150	AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT ’S WEBSITE, INCLUDING: 8
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152	152	(I) LIVE AND ARCHIVED VID EO STREAMING OF EACH 9
153	153	COMMISSION MEETING; 10
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155	155	(II) MEETING AGENDA S, MATERIALS, AND NOTES; AND 11
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157	157	(III) COMMISSION REPORTS; AND 12
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159	159	(4) USE MULTIPLE COMMUNIC ATIONS METHODS TO PR OVIDE 13
160	160	UPDATES AND A NNOUNCEMENTS RELATED TO THE COMMISSION. 14
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162	162	(I) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2023, THE 15
163	163	COMMISSION SHALL REPO RT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE STATE 16
164	164	BOARD, THE GOVERNOR, AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 17
165	165	GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 18
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167	167	(J) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1 EACH YEAR, THE STATE BOARD SHALL: 19
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169	169	(1) REVIEW THE COMMISSION’S FINDINGS AND RECOM MENDATIONS ; 20
170	170	AND 21
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172	172	(2) MAKE ANY APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO THE EDUCA TIONAL 22
173	173	STANDARDS FOR PREKIN DERGARTEN THROUGH GR ADE 12. 23
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175	175	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, T hat the terms of the initial 24
176	176	members of the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education shall expire as 25
177	177	follows: 26
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179	179	(1) the eight members representing the indigenous American tribes, 27
180	180	Maryland Latinx community, African American community, and As ian American and 28
181	181	Pacific Islander community in 2025; and 29
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183	183	(2) the six members representing the LGBTQI+ community, differently 30 HOUSE BILL 890 5
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186	186	abled community, teachers, and higher education in 2027. 1
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188	188	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 2
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