Massachusetts H 671: An Act promoting racially and culturally inclusive K-12 curriculum

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3219 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 671

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tram T. Nguyen
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act promoting racially and culturally inclusive K-12 curriculum.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Tram T. Nguyen 18th Essex 2/18/2021
Jack Patrick Lewis 7th Middlesex 2/22/2021
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf 17th Worcester 2/23/2021
Lindsay N. Sabadosa 1st Hampshire 2/24/2021
Maria Duaime Robinson 6th Middlesex 2/25/2021
Kevin G. Honan 17th Suffolk 2/25/2021
Christina A. Minicucci 14th Essex 2/26/2021
James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester 2/26/2021
Michelle M. DuBois 10th Plymouth 2/26/2021
Dylan A. Fernandes Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket 3/8/2021
Danillo A. Sena 37th Middlesex 3/15/2021
Kay Khan 11th Middlesex 5/28/2021
Marcos A. Devers 16th Essex 7/9/2021
Tami L. Gouveia 14th Middlesex 7/20/2021
Mindy Domb 3rd Hampshire 9/3/2021
Tommy Vitolo 15th Norfolk 12/1/2021

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3219 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 671
By Ms. Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 671) of Tram T.
Nguyen and others relative to racially and culturally inclusive curriculum frameworks designed
by the Board of Education. Education.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act promoting racially and culturally inclusive K-12 curriculum.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:

1 Section 1E of chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition,
2 is hereby amended in line 1 by inserting after “Section 1E.” the following:
3 “ (a)”
4 Said section is further amended in lines 30-36, inclusive, by striking out the paragraph
5 contained in those lines and inserting in place thereof the following subsections:
6 (b) Frameworks shall be designed to avoid perpetuating gender, cultural, ethnic, or racial
7 stereotypes. Frameworks for all academic subjects shall be designed to build racially and
8 culturally responsive knowledge and to combat racial and cultural bias. Frameworks shall elevate
9 the history, achievements, and key writings of members of communities of color and other
10 marginalized communities. The frameworks shall reflect sensitivity to different learning styles
11 and impediments to learning. The board shall develop procedures for updating, improving, or
12 refining said curriculum frameworks; and shall have a meaningful process for soliciting and

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13 incorporating input from stakeholders, including but not limited to educators, students, and
14 members of communities of color and other marginalized communities, in the development of
15 frameworks. A copy of said frameworks shall be submitted to the joint committee on education
16 at least sixty days prior to taking effect.
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18 (c) The department shall promulgate regulations setting forth a complaint procedure to
19 enforce subsection (b). A final determination of a complaint by the department shall be
20 appealable to the Massachusetts Superior Court.