Legislation
SECTION 805
Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history advisory committee; appointment; powers and duties
Education (EDN) CHAPTER 16, TITLE 1, ARTICLE 17
* § 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 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, including analysis of the
survey referenced in section two of the chapter of the laws of two
thousand twenty-five that added this section.
6. The committee shall submit their recommendations to the
commissioner 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.
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
properly carry out its functions pursuant to this section.
* NB Repealed December 12, 2028
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 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, including analysis of the
survey referenced in section two of the chapter of the laws of two
thousand twenty-five that added this section.
6. The committee shall submit their recommendations to the
commissioner 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.
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
properly carry out its functions pursuant to this section.
* NB Repealed December 12, 2028