2037-S AMH ALVA WARG 114
SHB 2037 - H AMD 943
By Representative Alvarado
ADOPTED 02/10/2024
On page 2, line 28, after "Holocaust" insert ","
On page 2, at the beginning of line 29, strike "and"
On page 2, line 31, after "history" insert ", particularly including diasporic communities with lived experiences of surviving, being made refugee by, or otherwise being directly impacted by genocide, and a public institution of higher education with expertise in advancing knowledge about the Holocaust, genocide, and crimes against humanity that includes curriculum development and teacher training"
On page 3, line 1, after "(4)" insert "Screening criteria designed to eliminate bias in instructional materials must be used when selecting curricula and materials to implement this section.
(5)"
Renumber the remaining subsection consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 3, line 34, after "(2)" insert "Screening criteria designed to eliminate bias in instructional materials must be used when selecting curricula and materials to implement this section.
(3)"
On page 3, on line 36, after "Holocaust" strike "and" and insert ","
On page 3, line 39, after "history" insert ", particularly including diasporic communities with lived experiences of surviving, being made refugee by, or otherwise being directly impacted by genocide, and a public institution of higher education with expertise in advancing knowledge about the Holocaust, genocide, and crimes against humanity that includes curriculum development and teacher training"
On page 4, after line 10, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1) By September 30, 2025, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the office of the superintendent of public instruction must report to the appropriate committees of the legislature how the agency will meaningfully include or has meaningfully included diasporic communities with lived experiences of surviving, being made refugee by, or otherwise being directly impacted by genocide when collaborating with organizations as required by RCW 28A.300.115(2). The office of the superintendent of public instruction must provide an interim update on their progress to the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 15, 2025.
(2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction must include in the report:
(a) The stakeholders, organizations, and institutions with which the office of the superintendent of public instruction has collaborated or plans to collaborate in developing best practices and guidelines for high quality instruction, and in supporting teachers in implementing these best practices and guidelines, as required by RCW 28A.300.115(2);
(b) The questions solicited and the feedback received in the collaboration process;
(c) The methods by which organizations were identified for collaboration; and
(d) Any other relevant information about the collaboration process.
(3) This section expires July 1, 2026."
Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
Correct the title.
| EFFECT: (1) Requires that public middle schools, junior high schools, and high schools use screening criteria designed to eliminate bias in instructional materials when selecting Holocaust and genocide education curricula and materials.
(2) Changes the list of entities that the OSPI must collaborate with in supporting high quality instruction on the Holocaust, genocide, and crimes against humanity as follows: (a) maintains collaboration with a Washington nonprofit organization with expertise in teaching the lessons of the Holocaust; (b) specifies that collaboration with other nonprofit organizations with expertise in teaching lessons on genocide and crimes against humanity in different regions of the world and at various points in history must particularly include diasporic communities with lived experiences of surviving, being made refugee by, or otherwise being directly impacted by genocide; and (d) adds collaboration with a public institution of higher education with expertise in advancing knowledge about the Holocaust, genocide, and crimes against humanity that includes curriculum development and teacher training.
(3) Directs the OSPI to report to the Legislature with specified information about how the agency will meaningfully include or has meaningfully included diasporic communities with lived experiences of surviving, being made refugee by, or otherwise being directly impacted by genocide in the required collaboration. Specifies that an interim update is due by January 15, 2025, and a final report is due by September 30, 2025.
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