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Committee advances bill requiring tribal history and government in social studies by 2026

2715190 · March 20, 2025
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Summary

Substitute Senate Bill 5,570, which requires districts to incorporate history, culture and government of nearest federally recognized tribes into social studies curricula by Sept. 1, 2026 and tasks SBE and OSPI with monitoring and compensation recommendations, was reported out of committee (18-0, 1 excused).

The House Education Committee voted to report Substitute Senate Bill 5,570 out of committee with a do-pass recommendation (18-0, 1 excused).

Substitute Senate Bill 5,570 requires school districts to incorporate materials about the history, culture and government of their nearest federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes into social studies curricula by Sept. 1, 2026. The bill directs the…

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