ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: ED DP 10-0-0-0 | 3rd Read 56-1-2-0-1

Senate: ED DPA 7-0-0-0 | 3rd Read 29-0-1-0

HB 2760: Holocaust education study committee

NOW: study committee; Holocaust; other genocides

Sponsor: Representative Hernandez A., LD 20

Senate Engrossed

Overview

Establishes the Holocaust Education Study Committee (Study Committee).

History

Laws 2021, Chapter 418 instructs the State Board of Education (SBE) to include, in course of study and competency requirements, a requirement that students be taught about the Holocaust and other genocides at least twice between the 7th-12th grades (A.R.S. § 15-701.02). Currently, SBE rules require that: 1) students, as part of a social studies course, receive instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides at least once in the 7th or 8th grades; and 2) the one credit of world history/geography required for high school graduation include instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides (A.A.C. R7-2-301, R7-2-302).

Provisions

1.   Establishes the Study Committee that consists of:

a)   three Senate members and two SBE members appointed by the Senate President;

b)   three House of Representatives (House) members, one public schoolteacher and one public university faculty member appointed by the Speaker of the House;

c) the Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designee; and

d)   three public members with expertise in the Holocaust appointed by the Governor. ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

2.   Specifies requirements regarding the Senate and House members appointed by the Senate President and Speaker of the House.

3.   States Study Committee members are ineligible for compensation but specified members are eligible for expense reimbursement.

4.   Directs the Study Committee to:

a)   review the course of study and competency requirements that require instruction on the Holocaust and other genocides;

b)   study how teacher lessons and trainings regarding the Holocaust can be improved;

c) study how the public universities can incorporate teachings of the Holocaust into courses and campus engagements; and

d)   explore how public schools and universities can facilitate speaking engagements for students by survivors, their families and liberators.

5.   Instructs the Study Committee, by December 15, 2024, to submit a report of its activities and recommendations for legislative action to specified individuals.

6.   Repeals the Study Committee on October 1, 2025.

Senate Amendments

1.   Revises short title to reflect adopted amendments.

2.   Renames the Holocaust Education Study Committee to the Education on the Holocaust and Other Genocides Study Committee.

3.   Includes education on other genocides in the duties and requirements of the Study Committee.

4.   Requires the Study Committee's report to be submitted by April 1, 2025, rather than December 15, 2024.

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