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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 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *hb0493* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | HOUSE BILL 493 | |
| 11 | 8 | F1 5lr0652 | |
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| 13 | 10 | By: Delegates Fennell, Harris, Healey, Ivey, Martinez, Pruski, Roberts, Taylor, | |
| 14 | - | Turner, Wilkins, and Williams Williams, Atterbeary, Ebersole, Fair, | |
| 15 | - | Feldmark, Mireku–North, Palakovich Carr, Patterson, Roberson, Vogel, | |
| 16 | - | Wims, Wu, and Young | |
| 11 | + | Turner, Wilkins, and Williams | |
| 17 | 12 | Introduced and read first time: January 20, 2025 | |
| 18 | 13 | Assigned to: Ways and Means | |
| 19 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 20 | - | House action: Adopted | |
| 21 | - | Read second time: February 27, 2025 | |
| 22 | 14 | ||
| 23 | - | ||
| 15 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 24 | 16 | ||
| 25 | 17 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 26 | 18 | ||
| 27 | 19 | Public Schools – Commemorative Day – Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day 2 | |
| 28 | 20 | ||
| 29 | 21 | FOR the purpose of designating a certain date as Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day; 3 | |
| 30 | 22 | requiring each county board of education to develop and implement a program of 4 | |
| 31 | 23 | education for Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day; requiring the State Department of 5 | |
| 32 | 24 | Education to develop model content for a program of education for Ruby Bridges 6 | |
| 33 | 25 | Walk to School Day; and generally relating to Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. 7 | |
| 34 | 26 | ||
| 35 | 27 | BY adding to 8 | |
| 36 | 28 | Article – Education 9 | |
| 37 | 29 | Section 7–136 10 | |
| 38 | 30 | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 39 | 31 | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12 | |
| 40 | 32 | ||
| 41 | 33 | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13 | |
| 42 | 34 | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14 | |
| 43 | 35 | ||
| 44 | 36 | Article – Education 15 | |
| 45 | 37 | ||
| 46 | 38 | 7–136. 16 | |
| 39 | + | ||
| 40 | + | (A) THE PURPOSE OF THIS S ECTION IS TO DESIGNATE NOVEMBER 14 EACH 17 | |
| 41 | + | YEAR AS “RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL DAY” TO COMMEMORATE RUBY 18 | |
| 42 | + | BRIDGES, WHO, ON NOVEMBER 14, 1960, BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN 19 | |
| 43 | + | STUDENT TO INTEGRATE AN ALL–WHITE ELEMENTARY SCH OOL IN NEW ORLEANS, 20 | |
| 44 | + | LOUISIANA. 21 | |
| 47 | 45 | 2 HOUSE BILL 493 | |
| 48 | 46 | ||
| 49 | 47 | ||
| 50 | - | (A) THE PURPOSE OF THIS S ECTION IS TO DESIGNA TE NOVEMBER 14 EACH 1 | |
| 51 | - | YEAR AS “RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL DAY” TO COMMEMORATE RUBY 2 | |
| 52 | - | BRIDGES, WHO, ON NOVEMBER 14, 1960, BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN 3 | |
| 53 | - | STUDENT TO INTEGRATE AN ALL–WHITE ELEMENTARY SCH OOL IN NEW ORLEANS, 4 | |
| 54 | - | LOUISIANA. 5 | |
| 48 | + | (B) (1) EACH COUNTY BOARD SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A 1 | |
| 49 | + | PROGRAM OF EDUCATION FOR RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL DAY TO BE HELD 2 | |
| 50 | + | ON OR AROUND NOVEMBER 14 EACH YEAR. 3 | |
| 55 | 51 | ||
| 56 | - | (B) (1) EACH COUNTY BOARD SHA LL DEVELOP AND IMPLE MENT A 6 | |
| 57 | - | PROGRAM OF EDUCATION FOR RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL DAY TO BE HELD 7 | |
| 58 | - | ON OR AROUND NOVEMBER 14 EACH YEAR. 8 | |
| 52 | + | (2) THE PROGRAM OF EDUCAT ION MAY INCLUDE : 4 | |
| 59 | 53 | ||
| 60 | - | (2) THE PROGRAM OF EDUCATION MAY INCLUDE: 9 | |
| 54 | + | (I) A SYMBOLIC WALK TO SCH OOL, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS 5 | |
| 55 | + | TO REFLECT ON THE SI GNIFICANCE OF RUBY BRIDGES’S HISTORIC WALK ; 6 | |
| 61 | 56 | ||
| 62 | - | (I) A SYMBOLIC WALK TO SCH OOL, ENCOURAGING STUDENTS 10 | |
| 63 | - | TO REFLECT ON THE SI GNIFICANCE OF RUBY BRIDGES’S HISTORIC WALK ; 11 | |
| 57 | + | (II) INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIA LS FOCUSING ON THE HISTORY 7 | |
| 58 | + | OF CIVIL RIGHTS , THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION , AND THE ONGOING 8 | |
| 59 | + | STRUGGLE FOR RACIAL EQUALITY; 9 | |
| 64 | 60 | ||
| 65 | - | (II) INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIA LS FOCUSING ON THE H ISTORY 12 | |
| 66 | - | OF CIVIL RIGHTS , THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION , AND THE ONGOING 13 | |
| 67 | - | STRUGGLE FOR RACIAL EQUALITY; 14 | |
| 61 | + | (III) DISCUSSIONS, ASSEMBLIES, OR PRESENTATIONS THAT 10 | |
| 62 | + | HIGHLIGHT RUBY BRIDGES AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ; AND 11 | |
| 68 | 63 | ||
| 69 | - | (III) DISCUSSIONS, ASSEMBLIES, OR PRESENTATIONS THA T 15 | |
| 70 | - | HIGHLIGHT RUBY BRIDGES AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ; AND 16 | |
| 64 | + | (IV) INTERACTIVE PROJECTS HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE 12 | |
| 65 | + | OF DIVERSITY, TOLERANCE , AND JUSTICE , INCLUDING ARTWORK, ESSAYS, OR 13 | |
| 66 | + | ARTISTIC PERFORMANCES . 14 | |
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| 72 | - | ( | |
| 73 | - | OF | |
| 74 | - | ||
| 68 | + | (3) IN DEVELOPING A PROGR AM OF EDUCATION IN ACCORDA NCE 15 | |
| 69 | + | WITH PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A COUNTY BOARD OR PUBLIC SCHOOL 16 | |
| 70 | + | IS ENCOURAGED TO : 17 | |
| 75 | 71 | ||
| 76 | - | (3) IN DEVELOPING A PROGR AM OF EDUCATION IN A CCORDANCE 20 | |
| 77 | - | WITH PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION , A COUNTY BOARD OR PU BLIC SCHOOL 21 | |
| 78 | - | IS ENCOURAGED TO : 22 | |
| 72 | + | (I) COLLABORATE WITH PARENTS, COMMUNITY 18 | |
| 73 | + | ORGANIZATIONS , LOCAL LEADERS , AND CIVIL RIGHTS GRO UPS; AND 19 | |
| 79 | 74 | ||
| 80 | - | (I) COLLABORATE WITH PARE NTS, COMMUNITY 23 | |
| 81 | - | ORGANIZATIONS , LOCAL LEADERS , AND CIVIL RIGHTS GRO UPS; AND 24 | |
| 75 | + | (II) PARTNER WITH LOCAL MU SEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND 20 | |
| 76 | + | HISTORICAL SOCIETIES TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES T O EXPLORE 21 | |
| 77 | + | THE HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS. 22 | |
| 82 | 78 | ||
| 83 | - | (II) PARTNER WITH LOCAL MU SEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND 25 | |
| 84 | - | HISTORICAL SOCIETIES TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES T O EXPLORE 26 | |
| 85 | - | THE HISTORY OF CIVIL RIGHTS. 27 | |
| 79 | + | (C) (1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVE LOP MODEL CONTENT FO R A 23 | |
| 80 | + | PROGRAM OF EDUCATION FOR RUBY BRIDGES WALK TO SCHOOL DAY. 24 | |
| 86 | 81 | ||
| 87 | - | ( | |
| 88 | - | ||
| 82 | + | (2) THE MODEL CONTENT DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN 25 | |
| 83 | + | ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION : 26 | |
| 89 | 84 | ||
| 90 | - | ( | |
| 91 | - | ||
| 92 | - | ||
| 85 | + | (I) MAY INCLUDE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERI ALS, INCLUDING 27 | |
| 86 | + | AGE–APPROPRIATE LESSON P LANS, DISCUSSION GUIDES , HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS , 28 | |
| 87 | + | AND MULTIMEDIA RESOU RCES; AND 29 | |
| 93 | 88 | ||
| 94 | - | ||
| 95 | - | (I) MAY INCLUDE INSTRUCTI ONAL MATERIAL S, INCLUDING 1 | |
| 96 | - | AGE–APPROPRIATE LESSON P LANS, DISCUSSION GUIDES , HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS , 2 | |
| 97 | - | AND MULTIMEDIA RESOU RCES; AND 3 | |
| 98 | - | ||
| 99 | - | (II) SHALL INCLUDE RESOURC ES TO ASSIST TEACHER S TO 4 | |
| 100 | - | ENGAGE STUDENTS IN D ISCUSSIONS ABOUT CIV IL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. 5 | |
| 101 | - | ||
| 102 | - | (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO CAR RY OUT THIS 6 | |
| 103 | - | SECTION. 7 | |
| 104 | - | ||
| 105 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 8 | |
| 106 | - | 1, 2025. 9 | |
| 89 | + | (II) SHALL INCLUDE RESOURC ES TO ASSIST TEACHERS TO 30 | |
| 90 | + | ENGAGE STUDENTS IN D ISCUSSIONS ABOUT CIV IL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. 31 HOUSE BILL 493 3 | |
| 107 | 91 | ||
| 108 | 92 | ||
| 109 | 93 | ||
| 94 | + | (D) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ADOP T REGULATIONS TO CAR RY OUT THIS 1 | |
| 95 | + | SECTION. 2 | |
| 110 | 96 | ||
| 111 | - | Approved: | |
| 112 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 113 | - | Governor. | |
| 114 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 115 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 116 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 117 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 97 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 3 | |
| 98 | + | 1, 2025. 4 |