NY State Assembly Bill 2025-A8463C

Assembly Bill A8463C

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes a survey regarding instruction on the Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an advisory committee

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May 29, 2025	print number 8463c
May 29, 2025	amend and recommit to ways and means
May 21, 2025	print number 8463b
May 21, 2025	amend and recommit to ways and means
May 20, 2025	reported referred to ways and means
May 16, 2025	print number 8463a
May 16, 2025	amend and recommit to education referred to education

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2025-A8463 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §805, Ed L

2025-A8463 - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of education to conduct a survey regarding instruction on Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history within the state; establishes an Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history advisory committee; provides for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof.

2025-A8463 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8463
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Education
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to  authorizing  the commissioner of education to
   conduct a survey regarding instruction on Asian American, Native Hawa-
   iians and Pacific Islander history within the state; and to amend  the
   education  law,  in relation to establishing an Asian American, Native
   Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history advisory committee; and provid-
   ing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  (a)  The  commissioner  of  education  is  authorized and
 directed to conduct a survey regarding instruction  on  Asian  American,
 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history within the state.
 Such  survey  shall  focus on identifying which school districts provide
 instruction on Asian American, Native  Hawaiians  and  Pacific  Islander
 (AANHPI)  history.   Such survey shall include as appropriate, questions
 on how the district is providing such instruction, including the follow-
 ing, but not limited to:
   (1) how do the learning  standards  inform  your  teaching  of  AANHPI
 history;
   (2) what grades are being taught about AANHPI topics;
   (3) how much instructional time is devoted to AANHPI topics;
   (4)  what  are  your  social  studies  curricula  that are used in the
 district, and who publishes curricula;
   (5) what challenges and/or barriers do educators face in incorporating
 AANHPI topics into the curriculum;
   (6) do educators receive  any  training  or  professional  development
 regarding AANHPI topics; and
   (7)  are  there  assessments  or evaluations to measure student under-
 standing of AANHPI topics, and if so, are  students  meeting  educators'
 expectations.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11851-03-5

 A. 8463                             2
 
   (b)  Such  survey  shall  also require an attestation from each school
 district superintendent that indicates  instruction  related  to  AANHPI
 history is provided at all appropriate grade levels.
   (c)  Findings  shall  include  detailed  results of the survey, and if
 needed, recommendations to implement or strengthen such  instruction.  A
 report  of  the findings of such survey shall be delivered to the gover-
 nor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,
 the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the  assem-
 bly the first of January following the effective date of this act or one
 hundred  twenty  days after the effective date of this act, whichever is
 later.
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 805 to  read
 as follows:
   §  805.  ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HISTORY
 ADVISORY COMMITTEE; APPOINTMENT; POWERS AND DUTIES. 1. THE  COMMISSIONER
 SHALL ESTABLISH AN ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
 (AANHPI) HISTORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
   2.  (A)  THE  COMMITTEE  SHALL  BE  COMPRISED  OF  FOUR MEMBERS, TO BE
 APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (II) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE;
   (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; AND
   (IV) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B) ALL MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE EXPERTS  IN  ASIAN
 AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND/OR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDIES AND/OR HAVE A
 BACKGROUND IN EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND OR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.
   (C) ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED WITHIN NINETY DAYS
 OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE FILLED IN THE
 SAME MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
   4. THE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES PER YEAR.
   5. THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES TO:
   (A)  EVALUATE  THE EXTENT TO WHICH AANHPI CONTENT IS INCORPORATED INTO
 CURRENT STATE LEARNING STANDARDS;
   (B) EVALUATE THE CURRENT WAYS AANHPI HISTORY IS TAUGHT IN  CLASSROOMS;
 AND
   (C)  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  ON  HOW TO INCLUDE AANHPI CONTENT INTO THE
 STATE LEARNING STANDARDS, KEY ASPECTS OF THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT  SHOULD
 BE  INCLUDED  IN  THE  INSTRUCTION, AND WAYS TO INTEGRATE AANHPI HISTORY
 INTO EXISTING COURSES.
   6. THE COMMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER  NO
 LATER  THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION DETAILING
 ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
   7. COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES,
 BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
   8. TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  COMMITTEE  MAY
 REQUEST  FROM  ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION OR OTHER AGENCY
 OF THE STATE, AND THE SAME ARE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE,  SUCH  COOPERATION
 AND  ASSISTANCE, SERVICES AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE THE COMMITTEE TO PROP-
 ERLY CARRY OUT ITS FUNCTIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall expire  and  be
 deemed repealed three years after such effective date.

co-Sponsors

2025-A8463A - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §805, Ed L

2025-A8463A - Summary

2025-A8463A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8463--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Education  -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to  authorizing  the  commissioner  of  education  to
   conduct a survey regarding instruction on Asian American, Native Hawa-
   iians  and Pacific Islander history within the state; and to amend the
   education law, in relation to establishing an Asian  American,  Native
   Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history advisory committee; and provid-
   ing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  (a)  The  commissioner  of  education  is  authorized  and
 directed  to  conduct  a survey regarding instruction on Asian American,
 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history within the state.
 Such survey shall focus on identifying which  school  districts  provide
 instruction  on  Asian  American,  Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander
 (AANHPI) history.  Such survey shall include as  appropriate,  questions
 on  how  the  district is providing such instruction, including, but not
 limited to, the following:
   (1) how do the  department's  learning  standards  inform  the  school
 district's teaching of AANHPI history;
   (2) which grade levels are being taught about AANHPI topics;
   (3) how much instructional time is devoted to AANHPI topics;
   (4)  what  are the school district's social studies curricula that are
 used in the district, and who publishes curricula;
   (5) what challenges and/or barriers do educators face in incorporating
 AANHPI topics into the curriculum;
   (6) do educators receive  any  training  or  professional  development
 regarding AANHPI topics; and
   (7)  are  there  assessments  or evaluations to measure student under-
 standing of AANHPI topics.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11851-04-5

 A. 8463--A                          2
 
   (b) Findings shall include detailed results  of  the  survey,  and  if
 needed,  recommendations  to implement or strengthen such instruction. A
 report of the findings of such survey shall be delivered to  the  gover-
 nor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,
 the  minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assem-
 bly the first of January following the effective date of this act or one
 hundred twenty days after the effective date of this act,  whichever  is
 later.
   §  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 805 to read
 as follows:
   § 805. ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC  ISLANDER  HISTORY
 ADVISORY  COMMITTEE; APPOINTMENT; POWERS AND DUTIES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL ESTABLISH AN ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDER
 (AANHPI) HISTORY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
   2. (A) THE COMMITTEE  SHALL  BE  COMPRISED  OF  FOUR  MEMBERS,  TO  BE
 APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (II) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE;
   (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; AND
   (IV) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B)  ALL  MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE EXPERTS IN ASIAN
 AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND/OR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDIES AND/OR HAVE A
 BACKGROUND IN EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND OR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.
   (C) ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED WITHIN NINETY DAYS
 OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE FILLED IN THE
 SAME MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
   4. THE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES PER YEAR.
   5. THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES TO:
   (A) EVALUATE THE EXTENT TO WHICH AANHPI CONTENT IS  INCORPORATED  INTO
 CURRENT STATE LEARNING STANDARDS;
   (B)  EVALUATE THE CURRENT WAYS AANHPI HISTORY IS TAUGHT IN CLASSROOMS;
 AND
   (C) MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO INCLUDE  AANHPI  CONTENT  INTO  THE
 STATE  LEARNING STANDARDS, KEY ASPECTS OF THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT SHOULD
 BE INCLUDED IN THE INSTRUCTION, AND WAYS  TO  INTEGRATE  AANHPI  HISTORY
 INTO EXISTING COURSES.
   6.  THE COMMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER NO
 LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION  DETAILING
 ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
   7. COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES,
 BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
   8.  TO  EFFECTUATE  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION, THE COMMITTEE MAY
 REQUEST FROM ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION OR  OTHER  AGENCY
 OF  THE  STATE, AND THE SAME ARE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE, SUCH COOPERATION
 AND ASSISTANCE, SERVICES AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE THE COMMITTEE TO  PROP-
 ERLY CARRY OUT ITS FUNCTIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; and shall expire and be
 deemed repealed three years after such effective date.

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2025-A8463B - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §805, Ed L

2025-A8463B - Summary

2025-A8463B - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8463--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LEE, KIM, TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the
   Committee  on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and
   referred to the Committee on Ways and Means --  committee  discharged,
   bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
   committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to  authorizing  the  commissioner  of  education  to
   conduct a survey regarding instruction on Asian American, Native Hawa-
   iians  and Pacific Islander history within the state; and to amend the
   education law, in relation to establishing an Asian  American,  Native
   Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history advisory committee; and provid-
   ing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  (a)  The  commissioner  of  education  is  authorized  and
 directed  to  conduct  a survey regarding instruction on Asian American,
 Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history within the state.
 Such survey shall focus on identifying which  school  districts  provide
 instruction  on  Asian  American,  Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander
 (AANHPI) history.  Such survey shall include as  appropriate,  questions
 on  how  the  district is providing such instruction, including, but not
 limited to, the following:
   (1) how do the  department's  learning  standards  inform  the  school
 district's teaching of AANHPI history;
   (2) which grade levels are being taught about AANHPI topics;
   (3) how much instructional time is devoted to AANHPI topics;
   (4)  what  are the school district's social studies curricula that are
 used in the district, and who publishes curricula;
   (5) what challenges and/or barriers do educators face in incorporating
 AANHPI topics into the curriculum;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11851-07-5
 A. 8463--B                          2

 
   (6) do educators receive  any  training  or  professional  development
 regarding AANHPI topics; and
   (7)  are  there  assessments  or evaluations to measure student under-
 standing of AANHPI topics.
   (b) Findings shall include detailed results  of  the  survey,  and  if
 needed,  recommendations  to implement or strengthen such instruction. A
 report of the findings of such survey shall be delivered to  the  gover-
 nor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,
 the  minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the assem-
 bly the first of January following the effective date of this act or one
 hundred twenty days after the effective date of this act,  whichever  is
 later.
   §  2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 805 to read
 as follows:
   § 805. ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC  ISLANDER  HISTORY
 ADVISORY  COMMITTEE;  APPOINTMENT; POWERS AND DUTIES. 1. CONTINGENT UPON
 APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AN ASIAN AMERI-
 CAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC  ISLANDER  (AANHPI)  HISTORY  ADVISORY
 COMMITTEE.
   2.  (A)  THE  COMMITTEE  SHALL  BE  COMPRISED  OF  FOUR MEMBERS, TO BE
 APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (II) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE;
   (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; AND
   (IV) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B) ALL MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE EXPERTS  IN  ASIAN
 AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND/OR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDIES AND/OR HAVE A
 BACKGROUND IN EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND OR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.
   (C) ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED WITHIN NINETY DAYS
 OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE FILLED IN THE
 SAME MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
   4. THE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES PER YEAR.
   5. THE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE THE POWERS AND DUTIES TO:
   (A)  EVALUATE  THE EXTENT TO WHICH AANHPI CONTENT IS INCORPORATED INTO
 CURRENT STATE LEARNING STANDARDS;
   (B) EVALUATE THE CURRENT WAYS AANHPI HISTORY IS TAUGHT IN  CLASSROOMS;
 AND
   (C)  MAKE  RECOMMENDATIONS  ON  HOW TO INCLUDE AANHPI CONTENT INTO THE
 STATE LEARNING STANDARDS, KEY ASPECTS OF THE SUBJECT MATTER THAT  SHOULD
 BE  INCLUDED  IN  THE  INSTRUCTION, AND WAYS TO INTEGRATE AANHPI HISTORY
 INTO EXISTING COURSES.
   6. THE COMMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER  NO
 LATER  THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION DETAILING
 ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
   7. COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES,
 BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES.
   8. TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  COMMITTEE  MAY
 REQUEST  FROM  ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION OR OTHER AGENCY
 OF THE STATE, AND THE SAME ARE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE,  SUCH  COOPERATION
 AND  ASSISTANCE, SERVICES AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE THE COMMITTEE TO PROP-
 ERLY CARRY OUT ITS FUNCTIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall expire  and  be
 deemed repealed three years after such effective date.

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2025-A8463C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §805, Ed L

2025-A8463C (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-A8463C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8463--C
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LEE, KIM, TAYLOR, BURDICK, GLICK, LEVENBERG,
   COLTON -- read once and referred to  the  Committee  on  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to the  Commit-
   tee  on  Ways and Means -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
   reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT in relation to  authorizing  the  commissioner  of  education  to
   conduct a survey regarding instruction on Asian American, Native Hawa-
   iians  and Pacific Islander history within the state; and to amend the
   education law, in relation to establishing an Asian  American,  Native
   Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history advisory committee; and provid-
   ing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known as the "New York  AANHPI  Education
 Equity Act".
   §  2.  (a) Contingent upon appropriation for such, the commissioner of
 education is authorized and  directed  to  conduct  a  survey  regarding
 instruction  on  Asian  American,  Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander
 (AANHPI) history within the state. Such survey shall focus on  identify-
 ing  the  extent  to which school districts provide instruction on Asian
 American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history.   Such
 survey  shall  include  as appropriate, questions on how the district is
 providing such instruction, including, but not limited to,  the  follow-
 ing:
   (1)   how  the  department's  learning  standards  inform  the  school
 district's teaching of AANHPI history;
   (2) which grade levels are being taught about AANHPI history;
   (3) how much instructional time is devoted to AANHPI history;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11851-09-5

 A. 8463--C                          2
 
   (4) what are the school district's social studies curricula  that  are
 used in the district, and who publishes curricula;
   (5) what challenges and/or barriers do districts face in incorporating
 AANHPI history into the curriculum;
   (6)  do  educators  receive  any  training or professional development
 regarding AANHPI history; and
   (7) are there assessments or evaluations  to  measure  student  under-
 standing of AANHPI history.
   (b)  Findings  shall  include  detailed  results of the survey, and if
 needed, recommendations to implement or strengthen such  instruction.  A
 report  of  the findings of such survey shall be delivered to the gover-
 nor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,
 the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the  assem-
 bly the first of January following the effective date of this act or one
 hundred  twenty  days after the effective date of this act, whichever is
 later.
   § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 805 to  read
 as follows:
   §  805.  ASIAN AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HISTORY
 ADVISORY COMMITTEE; APPOINTMENT; POWERS AND DUTIES. 1.  CONTINGENT  UPON
 APPROPRIATION FOR SUCH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AN ASIAN AMERI-
 CAN,  NATIVE  HAWAIIANS  AND  PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) HISTORY ADVISORY
 COMMITTEE.
   2. (A) THE COMMITTEE  SHALL  BE  COMPRISED  OF  FOUR  MEMBERS,  TO  BE
 APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS:
   (I) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
   (II) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE;
   (III) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY; AND
   (IV) ONE MEMBER APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B)  ALL  MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE EXPERTS IN ASIAN
 AMERICAN, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND/OR PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDIES AND/OR HAVE A
 BACKGROUND IN EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND/OR EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.
   (C) ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE APPOINTED WITHIN NINETY DAYS
 OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. VACANCIES IN THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE FILLED IN THE
 SAME MANNER PROVIDED FOR ORIGINAL APPOINTMENTS.
   4. THE COMMITTEE SHALL MEET NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES PER YEAR.
   5. THE COMMITTEE SHALL PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) HIGH-QUALITY K-12 CURRICULAR AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES ON AANHPI
 HISTORY; AND
   (B) STRATEGIES FOR STRENGTHENING AND DEEPENING PUBLIC  K-12  EDUCATION
 PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF AANHPI HISTORY.
   6. THE COMMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COMMISSION-
 ER  NO LATER THAN TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND
 BE DISBANDED THEREAFTER.
   7. COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES,
 BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE
 PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATION THEREFOR.
   8. TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,  THE  COMMITTEE  MAY
 REQUEST  FROM  ANY DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION OR OTHER AGENCY
 OF THE STATE, AND THE SAME ARE AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE,  SUCH  COOPERATION
 AND  ASSISTANCE, SERVICES AND DATA AS WILL ENABLE THE COMMITTEE TO PROP-
 ERLY CARRY OUT ITS FUNCTIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; and shall expire  and  be
 deemed repealed three years after such effective date.

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Assembly Bill A8463C

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LEE

Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

Bill Amendments

2025-A8463 - Details

2025-A8463 - Summary

2025-A8463 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Ron Kim

Al Taylor

2025-A8463A - Details

2025-A8463A - Summary

2025-A8463A - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Ron Kim

Al Taylor

Chris Burdick

Deborah Glick

2025-A8463B - Details

2025-A8463B - Summary

2025-A8463B - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Ron Kim

Al Taylor

Chris Burdick

Deborah Glick

2025-A8463C (ACTIVE) - Details

2025-A8463C (ACTIVE) - Summary

2025-A8463C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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