SB 304

Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement

Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: Education, Health, and Environmental AffairsSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Board of Education to develop curriculum 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; requiring each board to ensure that a unit 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 (28)

MGA witness list

FAV 22FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Nash, Philip Tajitsu	Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ji, Kelly	Asian American Progressive Student Union	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Park, Julie	Asian American Studies at UMD, College Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Jennifer	Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Li, Mark	Howard County AAPI Youth Ambassadors Program	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	Singer, Elizabeth	Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lok, Jamie	Montgomery County Progressive Asian American Network (MoCoPAAN)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cabellon, Angela	Office of the County Executive, Howard County	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Caucus, AAPI	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chen, Grace	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jiao, Ella	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lam, Clarence	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Law, Jonathan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Lin, Zhijin	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wong, Janelle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Xu, Lanlan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zhang, Aiden	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zhou, Ryan	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ortiz, Jeanettelobbyist	AACPS	Written (PDF)
UNF	Reichert-Price, Sarah	Allegany County Republican Women's Club	Written (PDF)
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
INFO	Amerikaner, Ary	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AACPSUNF 1

Allegany County Republican Women's ClubUNF 1

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

Asian American Progressive Student UnionFAV 1

Asian American Studies at UMD, College ParkFAV 1

Horizon FoundationFAV 1

Howard County AAPI Youth Ambassadors ProgramFAV 1

Howard County Chinese SchoolFAV 1

Indian Origin Network of Howard County (IONHoCo)FAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard CountyFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard CountyFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland State Department of EducationINFO 1

Montgomery County Progressive Asian American Network (MoCoPAAN)FAV 1

Office of the County Executive, Howard CountyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFOrtiz, JeanetteAACPSRegistered for: Johns Hopkins

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