HB 1059

Did not advance

State Department of Education - Asian American History - Accurate Instruction

Sponsor: Kriselda Valderrama (District 26)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Primary and Secondary EducationStatus: Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Education to establish a program designed to assist with the accurate teaching of Asian American history; requiring the Department to identify certain courses and materials and make available a certain professional development course; requiring in the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years, the Department to identify age-appropriate materials for use during Asian American history month; requiring the Department to report on its activities to the General Assembly by December 1, 2028; etc.

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Testimony (53)

MGA witness list

FAV 46FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Burton, Cleo	Asian American Center of Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chung, Elizabeth	Asian American Center of Frederick	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Karthik, Saranya	Asian American Center of Frederick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Manalang, Katrina	Asian American Student Union	Written (PDF)
FAV	Qi, Lily	Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yu, Dr. Yang	Asian Pacific American Affairs	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bao, Chris	Asian-American Pacific Islander Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moreau, Haley	Howard County Office of Human Rights and Equity	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Lamb, Laurenlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Finn, Karen	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Position only
FAV	Poon, Adrienne	OCA-APA Advocates, Greater Washington DC Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Poon, Adrienne	OCA-APA Advocates, Greater Washington DC Chapter	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chen, Jasper	OCA-DC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chen, Jasper	OCA-DC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Cheung, Alan	OCA-DC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hoang, Hank	OCA-DC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kim, Sewon	OCA-DC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Liang, Bo	OCA-DC	Oral
FAV	So, Yvonne	OCA-DC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	So, Yvonne	OCA-DC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jasen, John	One Pasadena	Written (PDF)
FAV	Adjodha, Matthew	University of Maryland, College Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Andanar, Carlo	Individual	Oral
FAV	Andanar, Carlo	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bharadwaj, Ananya	Individual	Oral
FAV	Cao, Amanda	Individual	Position only
FAV	Chen, Miles	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chen, Miles	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cho, Mackenzie	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Valderrama, Delegate Valderramalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Valderrama, Delegate Valderramalegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fernando, Evin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ghulami, Maryam	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gong, Ginny	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Graham, Lizzy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Harishanker, Sidharth	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jhon, Anna	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Koh, Ashley	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pepito, Matthew	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sandhu, Kul	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Taira, Casey	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tsai, Stan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Veng, Elika	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Watson, Penn	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wu, Lorena	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lerol, Travis	Travis Lerol	Position only
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cheng, Annette	OCA-DC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cho, Mackenzie	Individual	Oral
FWA	Jhon, Anna	Individual	Oral
INFO	Cratsley, Laurel	Maryland State Department of Education	Written (PDF)