Bill > A06579

This bill requires the commissioner to establish Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander history and civic impact curriculum or instructions for school districts. The contents of the curriculum or instructions must be age-appropriate and include information on the history of diaspora, the movements and policies that impacted the communities, their contributions to the development of the United States, the structures and historical events that have limited or harmed these communities, and the solidarity between Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and other historically marginalized communities, especially as it pertains to the civil rights movement. Schools may include these materials as components of their history or social studies curriculum, or in any other way they deem appropriate.