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3 Councilmember Trayon White, Sr.
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13 A BILL
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18 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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22 To amend the State Education Establishment Act of 2000 to require the Office of the
23 State Superintendent of Education to develop a curriculum for secondary
24 institutions that include the historic contributions of Muslim, Jewish, Christian,
25 Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and any other collective community of faith that helped
26 shape America in history.
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28 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
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30 That this act may be cited as the “Collective Faith Community Historic Contribution
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32 Curriculum Inclusion Amendment Act of 2024”.
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34 Sec. 2. Section 2 of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000,
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36 effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code § 38-2602), is
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38 amended by adding a new subsection (d) to read as follows:
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40 “(d)(1)(A) Beginning in the school year commencing in August 2025, and each
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42 year thereafter, OSSE shall include historic contributions to American History of the
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44 Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and any other collective community of
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49 “(B) OSSE, in consultation with the State Board of Education and the Office of
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51 Religious Affairs, shall develop the materials for a collective communities of faith
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53 contributions to shaping American history course which may incorporate relevant
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55 existing public or private materials, personnel and other resources, including individuals
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57 and organizations that have subject matter and teaching expertise in religion or religious
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59 studies and have previously developed and implemented a relevant curriculum.
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61 “(C) No later than August 2025, the course shall be approved and count as on of
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63 the 4.0 Carnegie Units required for promotion to graduation pursuant to section 2203.3(b)
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65 of Title 5 District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (5 DCMR 2203.3(b)).”
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67 Sec. 3. Fiscal impact statement.
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69 The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the
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71 fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act
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73 of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
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75 Sec.4. Effective date.
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77 This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto
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79 by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of
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81 congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home
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83 Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-
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85 206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the district of Columbia Register.
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