Text of MD HB 489 (2022)
Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education
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HOUSE BILL 489
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HB 140/21 – W&M
By: Delegate Acevero
Introduced and read first time: January 21, 2022
Assigned to: Ways and Means
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning
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Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education
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FOR the purpose of establishing the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in
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Education to make recommendations to the State Board of Education and the State
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Department of Education to further the discovery, interpretation, and learning of
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the history, culture, and civics of the United States and Maryland; and generally
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relating to the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education.
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BY adding to
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Article – Education
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Section 7–129
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Annotated Code of Maryland
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(2018 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement)
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SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND,
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That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
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Article – Education
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7–129.
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(A)
(1)
THERE IS A COMMISSION ON HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CIVICS IN
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EDUCATION.
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(2)
THE
PURPOSE
OF
THE
COMMISSION
IS
TO
MAKE
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RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE BOARD AND THE DEPARTMENT TO FURTHER
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THE DISCOVERY, INTERPRETATION, AND LEARNING OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE,
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AND CIVICS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARYLAND.
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(B)
THE COMMISSION CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS:
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(1)
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR:
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(I)
TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING MARYLAND’S INDIGENOUS
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AMERICAN TRIBES, WHICH INCLUDE THE LENAPE, NANTICOKE, PISCATAWAY,
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CONOY, POWHATAN, ACCOHANNOCK, SHAWNEE, SUSQUEHANNOCK, TUTELO, AND
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SAPONI TRIBES;
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(II)
TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MARYLAND LATINX
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COMMUNITY;
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(III) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MARYLAND AFRICAN
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AMERICAN COMMUNITY;
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(IV) TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MARYLAND ASIAN
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AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY;
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(V)
TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING THE MARYLAND LGBTQI+
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COMMUNITY, ONE OF WHOM IDENTIFIES AS TRANSGENDER;
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(VI) ONE
MEMBER
REPRESENTING
THE
MARYLAND
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DIFFERENTLY ABLED COMMUNITY; AND
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(VII) ONE MEMBER WHO IS A TEACHER OR HOLDS A TEACHING
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LICENSE IN THE STATE;
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(2)
TWO MEMBERS REPRESENTING HIGHER EDUCATION:
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(I)
ONE OF WHOM IS DESIGNATED BY THE CHANCELLOR OF
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THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND; AND
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(II)
ONE OF WHOM IS DESIGNATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
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MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES; AND
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(3)
THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, OR THE STATE
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SUPERINTENDENT’S DESIGNEE.
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(C)
(1)
TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
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COMMISSION SHALL REFLECT THE GENDER, RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND GEOGRAPHIC
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DIVERSITY OF THE STATE.
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(2)
A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION SHALL HAVE
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CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE OR EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING EDUCATION CONTENT
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STANDARDS.
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(D)
(1)
THE TERM OF A MEMBER IS 4 YEARS.
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(2)
THE TERMS OF MEMBERS ARE STAGGERED AS REQUIRED BY THE
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TERMS PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON JULY 1, 2022.
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(E)
THE COMMISSION MEMBERS SHALL ELECT A CHAIR FROM AMONG THE
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MEMBERS.
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(F)
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE STAFF FOR THE COMMISSION.
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(G)
A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION:
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(1)
MAY NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION AS A MEMBER OF THE
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COMMISSION; BUT
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(2)
IS ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES UNDER THE
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STANDARD STATE TRAVEL REGULATIONS, AS PROVIDED IN THE STATE BUDGET.
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(H)
THE COMMISSION SHALL:
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(1)
EXAMINE THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CIVICS OF THE UNITED
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STATES AND MARYLAND, INCLUDING:
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(I)
THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMERICAN INDIANS, LATINOS,
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AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND ASIAN AMERICANS;
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(II)
THE
CONTRIBUTIONS
OF
LESBIAN,
GAY,
BISEXUAL,
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TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE MINORITY GROUPS;
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(III) THE INTERSECTIONALITY OF SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL AND
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CULTURAL FEATURES WITHIN THE MINORITY COMMUNITIES; AND
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(IV) THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND PERSECUTION OF RELIGIOUS
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MINORITIES; AND
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(2)
MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE BOARD REGARDING
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THE ADOPTION OF STANDARDS AND PROGRAMS THAT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE
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DISCOVERY, INTERPRETATION, AND LEARNING OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND
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CIVICS OF THE UNITED STATES AND MARYLAND.
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(I)
ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 30 EACH YEAR, BEGINNING IN 2022, THE
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COMMISSION SHALL REPORT ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE STATE
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BOARD, THE GOVERNOR, AND, IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE STATE
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GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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(J)
ON OR BEFORE JULY 1 EACH YEAR, THE STATE BOARD SHALL:
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(1)
REVIEW THE COMMISSION’S FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS;
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AND
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(2)
MAKE ANY APPROPRIATE CHANGES TO THE EDUCATIONAL
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STANDARDS FOR PREKINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the terms of the initial
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members of the Commission on History, Culture, and Civics in Education shall expire as
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follows:
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(1)
the eight members representing the indigenous American tribes,
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Maryland Latinx community, African American community, and Asian American and
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Pacific Islander community in 2024; and
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(2)
the six members representing the LGBTQI+ community, differently
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abled community, teachers, and higher education in 2026.
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SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
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1, 2022.
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