Comprehensive Black History & Culture Education in K-12

Added a mandate for the Department of Education to implement recommendations from the Black Historical and Cultural Studies Advisory Committee when establishing standards.

Added a new section establishing a Black Historical and Cultural Studies Advisory Committee with provisions for a resource bank and technical assistance.

Updated the document header to reflect a revision status change from 'Rerevised' to 'Revised' and adjusted the amendment adoption description.

Added numerous new sponsors to both House and Senate sponsorship lists, reflecting additional legislators joining the bill.

Updated committee assignments to include Education and Appropriations committees for both House and Senate.

Changed document header from 'PREAMENDED' to 'REREVISED' to indicate this version includes all amendments adopted in the Second House.

Minor renumbering and formatting adjustments to sections of the bill text, including changes to section numbering and page references.

Added reading date stamps and formatting markers indicating the bill's legislative progress through House and Senate readings.

Added language authorizing an appropriation to fund the implementation of the bill's provisions.

Clarified that the Black historical and cultural studies advisory committee is created within the department of education to recommend standards and provide technical assistance.

Adjusted formatting and wording in several sections, including the bill title and committee purpose description, to improve clarity and consistency.

Bill title and header information were updated to reflect the 2025 legislative session and include committee amendment notation.

House and Senate committee assignments were added to the bill header.

A bill summary section was added to provide an overview of the bill's requirements.

Page numbering and formatting were updated to reflect the new legislative session version.

Added multiple new co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list, including Bacon, Bird, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Clifford, Duran, Garcia, Gilchrist, Hamrick, Jackson, Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Mabrey, Marshall, Martinez, Mauro, Paschal, Phillips, Ricks, Rutinel, Sirota, Stewart K., Story, Titone, and Velasco.

Updated the bill summary notice to indicate the version is now 'Reengrossed' and includes all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, with a new date of April 16, 2025.

Removed the phrase 'on Second Reading in the House of Introduction' from the bill summary notice and adjusted line breaks in the definitions section.

Added Appropriations committee to the bill's committee assignments, indicating potential funding implications.

Changed the implementation schedule so local education providers must incorporate the new standards into courses for the school year immediately following the initial standards adoption, rather than waiting until school years beginning on or after July 1, 2028.

Reorganized statutory language and formatting to better align the standards adoption and implementation timeline with existing education standards review schedules.