State Department of Education - Asian American History - Accurate Instruction

Summary

The bill directs the State Department of Education to evaluate and publicize Asian American history professional‑development courses from several partner organizations. It creates a grant program that can give teachers up to $2,000 and school libraries up to $1,000 each year for related training and materials, with $500,000 earmarked annually. The measure also requires age‑appropriate resources for Asian American History Month and a report to the General Assembly by Dec. 1, 2028.

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Hearings

• Education, Energy, and the Environment — Bill Hearing
  Education, Energy, and the Environment · Apr 7, 2026
• Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
  Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee · Apr 7, 2026
• Ways and Means — Bill Hearing
  Ways and Means · Mar 4, 2026

History

1. Mar 26, 2026Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2. Mar 23, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Mar 23, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
4. Mar 21, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
5. Mar 21, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
6. Mar 21, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
7. Feb 13, 2026Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
8. Feb 9, 2026First Reading Ways and Means

Sponsors

• Valderrama · sponsor
• Bhandari
• Chang
• Wolek
• Wu

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