Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB875 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	hb0875
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 875
8	8	F1 5lr2999
9	9	HB 50/24 – W&M
10	10	By: Delegates Acevero, Alston, Crutchfield, Hill, Martinez, Roberson, Ruff, Taylor,
11	11	Toles, Williams, Woods, Woorman, Wu, and Young
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 30, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Ways and Means
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education 2
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21	21	FOR the purpose of establishing the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in 3
22	22	Education to make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State 4
23	23	Department of Education to further the discovery, interpretation, and learning of 5
24	24	the history, culture, and civics of the United States and Maryland and provide 6
25	25	equitable learning outcomes consistent with certain provisions of the Blueprint for 7
26	26	Maryland’s Future; and generally relating to the Commission on History, Culture, 8
27	27	and Civics in Education. 9
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29	29	BY adding to 10
30	30	Article – Education 11
31	31	Section 7–136 12
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
33	33	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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35	35	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
36	36	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16
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38	38	Article – Education 17
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40	40	7–136. 18
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42	42	(A) (1) THERE IS A COMMISSION ON HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CIVICS IN 19
43	43	EDUCATION. 20
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45	45	(2) THE PURPOSE OF THE COMMISSION IS TO: 21
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47	47	(I) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE STATE BOARD AND THE 22 2 HOUSE BILL 875
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50	50	DEPARTMENT TO FURTHER THE DISCOVERY , INTERPRETATION , AND LEARNING OF 1
51	51	THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CIVICS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARYLAND; AND 2
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53	53	(II) PROVIDE EQUITABLE LEA RNING OUTCOMES REGARDLESS 3
54	54	OF A STUDENT ’S FAMILY INCOME , RACE, ETHNICITY, DISABILITY, OR OTHER 4
55	55	CHARACTERISTICS CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE BLUEPRINT FOR 5
56	56	MARYLAND’S FUTURE IN § 1–303 OF THIS ARTICLE. 6
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58	58	(B) (1) THE COMMISSION CONSISTS O F THE FOLLOWING MEMB ERS 7
59	59	APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FROM A LIST OF NOMINEES: 8
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61	61	(I) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING MARYLAND’S INDIGENOUS 9
62	62	AMERICAN TRIBES , WHICH INCLUDE THE LENAPE, NANTICOKE, PISCATAWAY, 10
63	63	CONOY, POWHATAN, ACCOHANNOCK , SHAWNEE, SUSQUEHANNOCK , TUTELO, AND 11
64	64	SAPONI TRIBES, NOMINATED BY THE MARYLAND COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS; 12
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66	66	(II) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING THE MARYLAND 13
67	67	LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY , ONE OF WHOM IDENTIFI ES AS TRANSGENDER , 14
68	68	NOMINATED BY THE MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE LGBTQIA+ CAUCUS; 15
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70	70	(III) TWO MEMBER S REPRESENTING THE MARYLAND DISABLED 16
71	71	COMMUNITY , NOMINATED BY THE SECRETARY OF DISABILITIES; 17
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73	73	(IV) TWO MEMBERS WHO ARE TEACHERS OR HOLD A TEACHING 18
74	74	LICENSE IN THE STATE: 19
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76	76	1. ONE OF WHOM IS NOMINATED BY THE BALTIMORE 20
77	77	TEACHER’S UNION; AND 21
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79	79	2. ONE OF WHOM IS NOMINATED BY THE MARYLAND 22
80	80	STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION; 23
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82	82	(V) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MARYLAND LATINO 24
83	83	COMMUNITY , NOMINATED BY THE MARYLAND LEGISLATIVE LATINO CAUCUS; 25
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85	85	(VI) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENT ING THE MARYLAND AFRICAN 26
86	86	AMERICAN COMMUNITY , NOMINATED BY THE LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS OF 27
87	87	MARYLAND; 28
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89	89	(VII) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MARYLAND ASIAN 29
90	90	AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY , NOMINATED BY THE MARYLAND 30
91	91	LEGISLATIVE ASIAN–AMERICAN AND PACIFIC–ISLANDER CAUCUS; 31
92	92	HOUSE BILL 875 3
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95	95	(VIII) SUBJECT TO PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION , TWO 1
96	96	MEMBERS REPRESENTING HIGHER EDUCA TION: 2
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98	98	1. ONE OF WHOM IS NOMINATED BY THE CHANCELLOR 3
99	99	OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND; AND 4
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101	101	2. ONE OF WHOM IS NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF 5
102	102	THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES; AND 6
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104	104	(IX) THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, OR THE STATE 7
105	105	SUPERINTENDENT ’S DESIGNEE. 8
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107	107	(2) THE INDIVIDUALS CONSIDER ED FOR NOMINATION BY THE 9
108	108	CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND UNDER PARAGRAPH 10
109	109	(1)(VIII)1 OF THIS SUBSECTION SHALL INCLUDE INDIVIDUALS WHO REPRESENT 11
110	110	HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE STATE. 12
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112	112	(C) (1) TO THE EXTENT PRACTIC ABLE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF TH E 13
113	113	COMMISSION SHALL REFL ECT THE GENDER , RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GEOGRAPHIC 14
114	114	DIVERSITY OF THE STATE. 15
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116	116	(2) A MAJORITY OF THE MEMB ERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE 16
117	117	CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE OR EXPERI ENCE IN DEVELOPING E DUCATION CONTENT 17
118	118	STANDARDS. 18
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120	120	(D) (1) THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 4 YEARS. 19
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122	122	(2) THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQ UIRED BY THE 20
123	123	TERMS PROVIDED FOR M EMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON JULY 1, 2025. 21
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125	125	(E) THE COMMISSION M EMBERS SHALL ELECT A CHAIR FROM AMONG THE 22
126	126	MEMBERS. 23
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128	128	(F) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROV IDE STAFF FOR THE COMMISSION. 24
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130	130	(G) A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION: 25
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132	132	(1) MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPE NSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE 26
133	133	COMMISSION; BUT 27
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135	135	(2) IS ENTITLED TO REIMBU RSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER THE 28
136	136	STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET . 29
137	137	4 HOUSE BILL 875
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140	140	(H) THE COMMISSION SHALL : 1
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142	142	(1) EXAMINE THE HISTORY , CULTURE, AND CIVICS OF THE UNITED 2
143	143	STATES AND MARYLAND, INCLUDING: 3
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145	145	(I) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN INDIANS, LATINOS, 4
146	146	AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND ASIAN AMERICANS; 5
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148	148	(II) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, 6
149	149	TRANSGENDER , AND QUEER INDIVIDUAL S WITHIN THE MINORIT Y GROUPS; 7
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151	151	(III) THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF SIGNIFICANT SOCIA L AND 8
152	152	CULTURAL FEATURES WI THIN THE MINORITY COMMUNITIES ; 9
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154	154	(IV) THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND PERSECUTION OF RELIG IOUS 10
155	155	MINORITIES; 11
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157	157	(V) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MARYLAND DISABLED 12
158	158	COMMUNITY ; AND 13
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160	160	(VI) THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN; 14
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162	162	(2) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE BOARD REGARDING 15
163	163	THE ADOPTION OF STANDARD S AND PROGRAMS THAT ACCURATELY REFLECT T HE 16
164	164	DISCOVERY, INTERPRETATION , AND LEARNING OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND 17
165	165	CIVICS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARYLAND; 18
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167	167	(3) MAKE ALL ACTIVITIES A ND MATERIALS OF THE COMMISSION 19
168	168	AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT’S WEBSITE, INCLUDING: 20
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170	170	(I) LIVE AND ARCHIVED VID EO STREAMING OF EACH 21
171	171	COMMISSION MEETING ; 22
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173	173	(II) MEETING AGENDAS , MATERIALS, AND NOTES; AND 23
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175	175	(III) COMMISSION REPORTS ; AND 24
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177	177	(4) USE MULTIPLE COMMUNIC ATIONS METHODS TO PR OVIDE 25
178	178	UPDATES AND ANNOUNC EMENTS RELATED TO TH E COMMISSION. 26
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180	180	(I) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2025, THE 27
181	181	COMMISSION SHALL REPO RT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO T HE STATE 28
182	182	BOARD, THE GOVERNOR, AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE 29 HOUSE BILL 875 5
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185	185	GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 1
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187	187	(J) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1 EACH YEAR, THE STATE BOARD SHALL: 2
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189	189	(1) REVIEW THE COMMISSION’S FINDINGS AND RECOM MENDATIONS ; 3
190	190	AND 4
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192	192	(2) MAKE ANY APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO THE EDUCA TIONAL 5
193	193	STANDARDS FOR PREKIN DERGARTEN THROUGH GR ADE 12. 6
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195	195	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the terms of the initial 7
196	196	members of the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education shall expire as 8
197	197	follows: 9
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199	199	(1) the eight members representing the indigenous American tribes, 10
200	200	Maryland Latino community, African American community, and Asian American and 11
201	201	Pacific Islander community in 2027; and 12
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203	203	(2) the eight members representing the LGBTQIA+ community, disabled 13
204	204	community, teachers, and higher education in 2029. 14
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206	206	SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED , That this Act shall take effect July 15
207	207	1, 2025. 16
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