HB 922

Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement

Sponsor: Kriselda Valderrama (District 26)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 12:30 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum content standards for a unit of instruction on Asian American history in public schools in the State; requiring each county board of education to implement the Asian American history curriculum content standards, beginning in the 2023-2024 school year; and requiring each board to ensure that a units of instruction on Asian American history is taught at least once during elementary school, middle school, and once in a history course required to graduate from high school; etc.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Nash, Philip Tajitsu	Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Amy	Asian Americans Advancing Justice \| AAJC	Oral
FAV	Seo, Juhwan	Asian Americans Advancing Justice \| AAJC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Li, Ming	Howard County Chinese School	Written (PDF)
FAV	Weng, Xuan	Howard County Chinese School	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ponnuri, Pravin	Indian Origin Network of Howard County (IONHoCo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Salganik, Laura	Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lok, Jamie	Montgomery County Progressive Asian American Network (MoCoPAAN)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peng, Lily	RHHS	Oral
FAV	Darragh, Kerry	The Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chaudry, Zainab	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Colbeth, Carol	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Valderrama, Delegate Valderramalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Liu, Mabelle	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mendoza, Melinda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Srivastava, Sanjay	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Xu, Lanlan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zhou, Ryan	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1

Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)FAV 1

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJCFAV 2

Howard County Chinese SchoolFAV 2

Indian Origin Network of Howard County (IONHoCo)FAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard CountyFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFWA 1

Montgomery County Progressive Asian American Network (MoCoPAAN)FAV 1

RHHSFAV 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

UNFWoolums, JohnMaryland Assn. of Boards of EducationRegistered for: Maryland Association of Boards of Education

FWALamb, LaurenMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association