SB 138 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary
Requires the Board of Education to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the events of Asian American history. Requires the Superintendent of Education to prepare and make available to all school complex areas instructional material that shall be the guidelines for development of the Asian American history education in each school and monitor compliance. Requires that each school complex area determines the minimum amount of instructional time that qualifies as a unit of instruction in Asian American history. Requires Asian American history to be taught in each public school commencing the 2023-2024 school year.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 2023
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Jan 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 18, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 17, 2023
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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