HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3219 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 671
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tram T. Nguyen
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act promoting racially and culturally inclusive K-12 curriculum.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 2/18/2021 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 2/22/2021 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 2/23/2021 |
Lindsay N. Sabadosa | 1st Hampshire | 2/24/2021 |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 2/25/2021 |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk | 2/25/2021 |
Christina A. Minicucci | 14th Essex | 2/26/2021 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/26/2021 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 2/26/2021 |
Dylan A. Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 3/8/2021 |
Danillo A. Sena | 37th Middlesex | 3/15/2021 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 5/28/2021 |
Marcos A. Devers | 16th Essex | 7/9/2021 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 7/20/2021 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 9/3/2021 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 12/1/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3219 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 671
By Ms. Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 671) of Tram T. Nguyen and others relative to racially and culturally inclusive curriculum frameworks designed by the Board of Education. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act promoting racially and culturally inclusive K-12 curriculum.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 1E of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 1 by inserting after “Section 1E.” the following:
“ (a)”
Said section is further amended in lines 30-36, inclusive, by striking out the paragraph contained in those lines and inserting in place thereof the following subsections:
(b) Frameworks shall be designed to avoid perpetuating gender, cultural, ethnic, or racial stereotypes. Frameworks for all academic subjects shall be designed to build racially and culturally responsive knowledge and to combat racial and cultural bias. Frameworks shall elevate the history, achievements, and key writings of members of communities of color and other marginalized communities. The frameworks shall reflect sensitivity to different learning styles and impediments to learning. The board shall develop procedures for updating, improving, or refining said curriculum frameworks; and shall have a meaningful process for soliciting and incorporating input from stakeholders, including but not limited to educators, students, and members of communities of color and other marginalized communities, in the development of frameworks. A copy of said frameworks shall be submitted to the joint committee on education at least sixty days prior to taking effect.
(c) The department shall promulgate regulations setting forth a complaint procedure to enforce subsection (b). A final determination of a complaint by the department shall be appealable to the Massachusetts Superior Court.