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*hb0890*
HOUSE BILL 890
F1 3lr0970
HB 489/22 – W&M
By: Delegate Acevero
Introduced and read first time: February 9, 2023
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education 2
FOR the purpose of establishing the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in 3
Education to make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State 4
Department of Education to further the discovery, interpretation, and learning of 5
the history, culture, and civics of the United States and Maryland; and generally 6
relating to the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education. 7
BY adding to 8
Article – Education 9
Section 7–132 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2022 Replacement Volume) 12
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
Article – Education 15
7–132. 16
(A) (1) THERE IS A COMMISSION ON HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CIVICS IN 17
EDUCATION. 18
(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION IS TO MAKE 19
RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE STATE BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT TO FURTHER 20
THE DISCOVERY , INTERPRETATION , AND LEARNING OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE, 21
AND CIVICS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARYLAND. 22
(B) THE COMMISSION CONSISTS O F THE FOLLOWING MEMB ERS: 23 2 HOUSE BILL 890
(1) THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR: 1
(I) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING MARYLAND’S INDIGENOUS 2
AMERICAN TRIBES , WHICH INCLUDE THE LENAPE, NANTICOKE, PISCATAWAY, 3
CONOY, POWHATAN, ACCOHANNOCK , SHAWNEE, SUSQUEHANNOCK , TUTELO, AND 4
SAPONI TRIBES; 5
(II) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING THE MARYLAND LGBTQI+ 6
COMMUNITY , ONE OF WHOM IDENTIFI ES AS TRANSGENDER ; 7
(III) ONE MEMBER REPRESENTI NG THE MARYLAND 8
DIFFERENTLY ABLED COMMUNIT Y; AND 9
(IV) ONE MEMBER WHO IS A T EACHER OR HOLDS A TE ACHING 10
LICENSE IN THE STATE; 11
(2) THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM 12
A LIST OF NOMINEES: 13
(I) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING THE MARYLAND LATINX 14
COMMUNITY , NOMINATED BY THE MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE LATINO CAUCUS; 15
(II) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING THE MARYLAND AFRICAN 16
AMERICAN COMMUNITY , NOMINATED BY THE LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS OF 17
MARYLAND; AND 18
(III) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MARYLAND ASIAN 19
AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY , DESIGNATED BY THE MARYLAND 20
LEGISLATIVE ASIAN–AMERICAN AND PACIFIC–ISLANDER CAUCUS; 21
(3) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING HIGHER EDUCATION : 22
(I) ONE OF WHOM IS DESIGN ATED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF 23
THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND; AND 24
(II) ONE OF WHOM IS DESIGN ATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE 25
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES; AND 26
(4) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, OR THE STATE 27
SUPERINTENDENT ’S DESIGNEE. 28
(C) (1) TO THE EXTENT PRACTICAB LE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF TH E 29 HOUSE BILL 890 3
COMMISSION SHALL REFL ECT THE GENDER , RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GEOGRAPHIC 1
DIVERSITY OF THE STATE. 2
(2) A MAJORITY OF THE MEMB ERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE 3
CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE OR EXPERIENCE IN DEV ELOPING EDUCAT ION CONTENT 4
STANDARDS. 5
(D) (1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 4 YEARS. 6
(2) THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQ UIRED BY THE 7
TERMS PROVIDED FOR M EMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON JULY 1, 2023. 8
(E) THE COMMISSION MEMBERS SH ALL ELECT A CHAIR FR OM AMONG THE 9
MEMBERS. 10
(F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE STAFF FOR THE COMMISSION. 11
(G) A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION: 12
(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPE NSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 13
COMMISSION; BUT 14
(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMBU RSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER THE 15
STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET . 16
(H) THE COMMISSION SHALL : 17
(1) EXAMINE THE HISTORY , CULTURE, AND CIVICS OF THE UNITED 18
STATES AND MARYLAND, INCLUDING: 19
(I) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN INDIANS, LATINOS, 20
AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND ASIAN AMERICANS; 21
(II) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, 22
TRANSGENDER , AND QUEER INDIVIDUAL S WITHIN THE MINORIT Y GROUPS; 23
(III) THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF SIGNIFICANT SOCIA L AND 24
CULTURAL FEATURES WI THIN THE MINORITY CO MMUNITIES; 25
(IV) THE CONTRIBUT IONS AND PERSECUTION OF RELIGIOUS 26
MINORITIES; 27
(V) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MARYLAND DIFFERENTLY 28 4 HOUSE BILL 890
ABLED COMMUNITY ; AND 1
(VI) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN; 2
(2) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE BOARD REGARDING 3
THE ADOPTION OF STAN DARDS AND PROGRAMS T HAT ACCURATELY REFLEC T THE 4
DISCOVERY, INTERPRETATION , AND LEARNING OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND 5
CIVICS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARYLAND; 6
(3) MAKE ALL ACTIVITIES AND MATER IALS OF THE COMMISSION 7
AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT ’S WEBSITE, INCLUDING: 8
(I) LIVE AND ARCHIVED VID EO STREAMING OF EACH 9
COMMISSION MEETING; 10
(II) MEETING AGENDA S, MATERIALS, AND NOTES; AND 11
(III) COMMISSION REPORTS; AND 12
(4) USE MULTIPLE COMMUNIC ATIONS METHODS TO PR OVIDE 13
UPDATES AND A NNOUNCEMENTS RELATED TO THE COMMISSION. 14
(I) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2023, THE 15
COMMISSION SHALL REPO RT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE STATE 16
BOARD, THE GOVERNOR, AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 17
GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 18
(J) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1 EACH YEAR, THE STATE BOARD SHALL: 19
(1) REVIEW THE COMMISSION’S FINDINGS AND RECOM MENDATIONS ; 20
AND 21
(2) MAKE ANY APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO THE EDUCA TIONAL 22
STANDARDS FOR PREKIN DERGARTEN THROUGH GR ADE 12. 23
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, T hat the terms of the initial 24
members of the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education shall expire as 25
follows: 26
(1) the eight members representing the indigenous American tribes, 27
Maryland Latinx community, African American community, and As ian American and 28
Pacific Islander community in 2025; and 29
(2) the six members representing the LGBTQI+ community, differently 30 HOUSE BILL 890 5
abled community, teachers, and higher education in 2027. 1
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 2
1, 2023. 3