This bill amends the current requirements for Holocaust and genocide education in public schools by mandating that instruction includes at least five hours of study on various genocides and the United Nations. Specifically, it adds new legal language to RSA 189:11, I-c(j), which now requires that the curriculum cover the UN definition of genocide, the UN resolution on human rights, the Holocaust and other Nazi-committed genocides, the Armenian genocide, the Rwandan genocide, the genocide of indigenous peoples in the United States, and the Palestinian genocide.

The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, and aims to enhance students' understanding of how intolerance and discrimination can lead to mass violence and genocide. The fiscal impact on local school districts is indeterminable, as it will vary based on individual district expenditures related to implementing these expanded educational requirements.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 189:11