HB 960

Did not advance

Education - Public Schools - Asian American History Curriculum Requirement

Sponsor: Kriselda Valderrama (District 26)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

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 2024-2025 school year; requiring each county board to ensure that a unit of instruction on Asian American history is taught at least once during elementary school, once during middle school, and once in a history course required to graduate from high school; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Li, Ming	Howard County Chinese School	Written (PDF)
FAV	Singer, Elizabeth	Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boyd, Linda	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelps, Jr., Kenneth	Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peng, Lily	RHHS	Oral
FAV	Darragh, Kerry	The Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chen, Nelson	UMD SGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Valderrama, Delegate Valderramalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Gieser, Isabel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, Debi	Individual	Position only
FAV	Wong, Janelle	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yu, Susan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zhou, Ryan	Individual	Oral
UNF	Duffy, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
UNF	Woolums, Johnlobbyist	Maryland Assn. of Boards of Education	Written (PDF)
UNF	Thomas, Alexa	Public School Superintendents' Association of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Crespo, Virginialobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Howard County Chinese SchoolFAV 1

Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Howard CountyFAV 1

Maryland Assn. of Boards of EducationUNF 1

Maryland Episcopal Public Policy NetworkFAV 2

Maryland State Education AssociationFWA 1

Public School Superintendents' Association of MarylandUNF 1

RHHSFAV 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 1

UMD SGAFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

UNFCrespo, VirginiaRegistered for: Maryland Retired School Personnel Association

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