Text of MD SB 189 (2024)
Public Schools - Inclusive and Diverse English Language Arts - Development of Content Standards and Implementation
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*sb0189*
SENATE BILL 189
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4lr1137
SB 116/22 – EHE
(PRE–FILED)
By: Senator Ellis
Requested: October 24, 2023
Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning
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Public Schools – Inclusive and Diverse English Language Arts – Development of
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Content Standards and Implementation
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FOR the purpose of requiring the State Board of Education to develop content standards
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for inclusive and diverse English language arts to be included in certain State
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standards for English language arts; requiring each county board of education to
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develop and implement certain curriculum guides for inclusive and diverse English
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language arts; requiring each public school to include inclusive and diverse English
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language arts in the English language arts curriculum beginning in a certain school
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year; and generally relating to the development and implementation of inclusive and
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diverse English language arts curriculum in public schools.
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BY adding to
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Article – Education
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Section 7–205.5
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Annotated Code of Maryland
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(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 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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7–205.5.
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(A)
(1)
ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 2025, THE STATE BOARD SHALL
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DEVELOP CONTENT STANDARDS FOR INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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ARTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE STATE STANDARDS AND FRAMEWORKS IN ENGLISH
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LANGUAGE ARTS.
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SENATE BILL 189
(2)
THE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS SHALL:
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(I)
HIGHLIGHT
AND
PROMOTE
DIVERSITY,
INCLUDING
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ECONOMIC DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, TOLERANCE, AND BELONGING;
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(II)
EXAMINE THE IMPACT THAT UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND
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ECONOMIC DISPARITIES HAVE AT BOTH AN INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETAL LEVEL; AND
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(III) ENCOURAGE
SAFE,
WELCOMING,
AND
INCLUSIVE
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ENVIRONMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNICITY, SEXUAL
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ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL DISABILITY, AND
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RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
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(B)
EACH
COUNTY
BOARD
SHALL
DEVELOP
AND
IMPLEMENT
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AGE–APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM GUIDES FOR INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE ENGLISH
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LANGUAGE ARTS SUBJECT TO THE CONTENT STANDARDS ESTABLISHED UNDER
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SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION.
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(C)
BEGINNING IN THE 2026–2027 SCHOOL YEAR, EACH PUBLIC SCHOOL IN
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THE STATE SHALL INCLUDE INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS IN
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THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM.
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(D)
THE STATE BOARD MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE
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REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION.
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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That on or before December 15,
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2025, the State Department of Education shall report to the General Assembly, in
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accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on the content standards by
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grade level for inclusive and diverse English language arts that will be included in the State
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Standards and Frameworks in English Language Arts.
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SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July
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1, 2024.
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