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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         7855--E
            Cal. No. 1558
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                    IN SENATE
 
                                       May 9, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by Sens. LIU, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed  to  be  committed  to the Committee on Education -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
          reprinted  as  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- committee
          discharged and said bill  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --
          ordered  to  a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
          its place in the order of third reading
 
        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; 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:
 
     1    Section 1. This act shall be known as the "New York  AANHPI  Education
     2  Equity Act".
     3    §  2.  (a) The commissioner of education is authorized and directed to
     4  conduct a survey regarding instruction on Asian American, Native Hawaii-
     5  ans and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history within the state. Such  survey
     6  shall  focus on identifying the extent to which school districts provide
     7  instruction on Asian American, Native  Hawaiians  and  Pacific  Islander
     8  (AANHPI)  history.   Such survey shall include as appropriate, questions
     9  on how the district is providing such instruction,  including,  but  not
    10  limited to, the following:
    11    (1)   how  the  department's  learning  standards  inform  the  school
    12  district's teaching of AANHPI history;
    13    (2) which grade levels are being taught about AANHPI history;
    14    (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.
                                                                   LBD11851-14-5
        S. 7855--E                          2
 
     1    (4) what are the school district's social studies curricula  that  are
     2  used in the district, and who publishes curricula;
     3    (5) what challenges and/or barriers do districts face in incorporating
     4  AANHPI history into the curriculum;
     5    (6)  do  educators  receive  any  training or professional development
     6  regarding AANHPI history; and
     7    (7) are there assessments or evaluations  to  measure  student  under-
     8  standing of AANHPI history.
     9    (b)  Findings  shall  include  detailed  results of the survey, and if
    10  needed, recommendations to implement or strengthen such  instruction.  A
    11  report  of  the findings of such survey shall be delivered to the gover-
    12  nor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly,
    13  the minority leader of the senate and the minority leader of the  assem-
    14  bly the first of January following the effective date of this act or one
    15  hundred  twenty  days after the effective date of this act, whichever is
    16  later.
    17    § 3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 805 to  read
    18  as follows:
    19    §  805.  Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander history
    20  advisory committee; appointment; powers and duties. 1.  The commissioner
    21  shall establish an Asian American, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander
    22  (AANHPI) history advisory committee.
    23    2. (a) The committee  shall  be  comprised  of  four  members,  to  be
    24  appointed as follows:
    25    (i) one member appointed by the governor;
    26    (ii) one member appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
    27    (iii) one member appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and
    28    (iv) one member appointed by the commissioner.
    29    (b)  All  members appointed to the committee shall be experts in Asian
    30  American, Native Hawaiians and/or Pacific Islander studies and/or have a
    31  background in educational instruction and/or educational administration.
    32    (c) All members of the committee shall be appointed within ninety days
    33  of the effective date of this section.
    34    3. Vacancies in the membership of the committee shall be filled in the
    35  same manner provided for original appointments.
    36    4. The committee shall meet no less than four times per year.
    37    5. The committee shall provide recommendations on the following:
    38    (a) high-quality K-12 curricular and instructional resources on AANHPI
    39  history; and
    40    (b) strategies for strengthening and deepening public  K-12  education
    41  programs  in  the  areas  of  AANHPI  history, including analysis of the
    42  survey referenced in section two of the chapter of the laws of two thou-
    43  sand twenty-five that added this section.
    44    6. The committee shall submit their recommendations to the commission-
    45  er no later than two years after the effective date of this section  and
    46  be disbanded thereafter.
    47    7. Committee members shall receive no compensation for their services,
    48  but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
    49  performance of their duties.
    50    8.  To  effectuate  the  purposes  of  this section, the committee may
    51  request from any department, board, bureau, commission or  other  agency
    52  of  the  state, and the same are authorized to provide, such cooperation
    53  and assistance, services and data as will enable the committee to  prop-
    54  erly carry out its functions pursuant to this section.
    55    §  4.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    56  deemed repealed 3 years after such date.