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Committee hears substitute for SB 5574 to embed Asian American, NHPI, Latino and Black histories in K–12 social studies
Summary
A substitute to SB 5574 would require districts to adopt policies to integrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander, Latino American and Black American histories into required social studies courses as part of regular curriculum review, with implementation timelines tied to OSPI standard revisions and reporting beginning June 2030; broad public testimony favored the measure.
Committee staff described the proposed substitute to SB 5574 as directing school districts to adopt a policy ensuring instruction in Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (NHPI), Latino American, and Black American history is included in one or more required social studies courses during regular curriculum review cycles. District policy adoption is required by Sept. 1, 2028, or after OSPI adopts revised social studies standards, whichever is later; instruction must be provided beginning in the 2029–30 school year, and districts must report annually…
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