Bill Text: MI SB0799 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education: curriculum; commission on the inclusion of African-American and Native American history in K through 12 instruction; create. Amends 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1 - 380.1852) by adding sec. 1164.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-12 - Referred To Committee On Education And Career Readiness [SB0799 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-SB0799-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 799
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
(MCL 380.1 to 380.1852) by adding section 1164.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1164. (1) The commission on the inclusion of African-American and Native American history in K to 12 instruction is created as a temporary commission described in section 4 of article V of the state constitution of 1963. The department shall provide staffing and support for the commission.
(2) Not later than 30 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the governor shall appoint members to the commission in consultation with the department. The commission must consist of the following 7 members:
(a) One representative from the University of Michigan.
(b) One representative from Michigan State University.
(c) One representative from Wayne State University.
(d) One individual who is capable of adequately representing the interest of teachers.
(e) One individual who is capable of adequately representing the interest of school district officials.
(f) One individual who is capable of adequately representing the interest of the federally recognized Native American tribes in this state.
(g) One representative from the department of civil rights.
(3) Not later than 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall call the first meeting of the commission. At the first meeting, the commission shall elect from among its members a chairperson and other officers as it considers necessary or appropriate. After the first meeting, the commission shall meet at times and places specified by the chairperson or a majority of its voting members.
(4) A majority of the members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting of the commission. A majority of the members present and serving are required for official action of the commission.
(5) The business that the commission may perform must be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with the open meetings act, 1976 PA 267, MCL 15.261 to 15.275.
(6) A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the commission in the performance of an official function is subject to the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(7) Members of the commission serve without compensation and must not be reimbursed for their expenses.
(8) Not later than 365 days after the members of the commission are appointed, the commission shall provide to the state board and the standing committees of the legislature responsible for K to 12 education legislation a recommendation on age- and grade-appropriate instruction for all grade levels on African-American and Native American history. The recommended instruction must include both of the following:
(a) The study of African-American history during Reconstruction, the Civil Rights Era, and other eras relevant to African-American history.
(b) The contributions African-Americans have made to the development of the United States and other countries.
(9) After the commission provides to the state board the recommended instruction under subsection (8), not later than 2 school years following the date on which the state board receives the recommended instruction under subsection (8), the state board shall ensure that the recommended model core academic curriculum content standards for history developed under section 1278 include for all grade levels age- and grade-appropriate learning objectives concerning African-American and Native American history. Those learning objectives must be aligned with the commission's recommended instruction.
(10) After the commission provides to the state board the recommended instruction under subsection (8), in addition to the requirements of section 1279g, beginning with assessments conducted during the 2025-2026 school year, the superintendent of public instruction shall ensure that the Michigan merit examination social studies component and the M-STEP and any successor state assessment for social studies, as appropriate, include questions related to the learning objectives in the state board recommended model core academic curriculum content standards concerning African-American and Native American history.
(11) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall ensure that each school it operates provides instruction to pupils at all grade levels operated by that school regarding African-American and Native American history, as described in subsection (8).
(12) As used in this section, "commission" means the commission on the inclusion of African-American and Native American history in K to 12 instruction created in subsection (1).
