Bill Text: NJ A6100 | 2020-2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-6)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-20 - Substituted by S4021 (1R) [A6100 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2020-A6100-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Assemblyman RAJ MUKHERJI
District 33 (Hudson)
Assemblywoman MILA M. JASEY
District 27 (Essex and Morris)
Assemblywoman BRITNEE N. TIMBERLAKE
District 34 (Essex and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Stanley, Assemblywomen Murphy, Vainieri Huttle, McKnight, Assemblymen Benson, Chiaravalloti, Zwicker, Assemblywoman Stanfield, Assemblymen Johnson, Verrelli, Rooney, DePhillips, Assemblywoman Reynolds-Jackson, Assemblymen Karabinchak, Moriarty and Assemblywoman Carter
SYNOPSIS
Requires school districts to provide instruction on history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders as part of implementation of New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning instruction on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in public schools and supplementing chapter 35 of Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. A board of education shall include instruction on the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in an appropriate place in the curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12 as part of the school district's implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies.
b. A board of education shall have policies and procedures in place pertaining to the selection of instructional materials to implement the requirements of section a. of this section. When adopting instructional materials for use in the school district, a board of education shall adopt inclusive instructional materials that portray the cultural and economic diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall first apply to the 2021-2022 school year.
STATEMENT
This bill requires a board of education to include instruction on the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in an appropriate place in the curriculum of students in grades kindergarten through 12 as part of the district's implementation of the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Social Studies. The bill would also require a board of education to have policies and procedures in place pertaining to the selection of instructional materials that comply with the provisions of this bill. In adopting materials for use in the school district, a board of education would be required to adopt inclusive instructional materials that portray the cultural and economic diversity of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
