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Committee holds public hearing on bill requiring tribal history curriculum and reporting
Summary
The House Education Committee held a public hearing March 13 on Substitute Senate Bill 5570, which would require Washington public school districts to incorporate the John McCoy 'Since Time Immemorial' curriculum by Sept. 1, 2026, expand tribal consultation duties and set up statewide monitoring of compliance.
The House Education Committee opened a public hearing March 13 on Substitute Senate Bill 5570, sponsored in the Senate by Senator Claudia Kauffman. The bill would require school districts to incorporate the John McCoy “Since Time Immemorial” (STI) curriculum into social studies curricula by Sept. 1, 2026, strengthen tribal consultation requirements, and establish a monitoring and reporting schedule for district compliance.
Sen. Claudia Kauffman, prime sponsor, told the committee the proposal codifies an existing curriculum requirement and adds a timeline and supports for districts that have not implemented it. “We simply just put a date on it and provide additional supports for the public school system,” Kauffman said. She said the bill’s intent is to support districts and tribes in partnering to deliver accurate, regionally specific materials about tribal history and government.
Ethan Moreno, nonpartisan committee staff, summarized the…
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