HB3638ham001 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Anna Moeller

Filed: 3/20/2019

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3638

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3638 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The School Code is amended by adding Section 2-3.176 as follows:

(105 ILCS 5/2-3.176 new)

Sec. 2-3.176. Vietnamese and Laotian American refugees and the Cambodian genocide; model curriculum.

(a) In this Section, "oral testimony" means the firsthand accounts of significant historical events presented in a format that includes, but is not limited to, in-person testimony, video, or a multimedia option, such as a DVD or an online video.

(b) On or before January 1, 2023, the State Board of Education shall create a model curriculum that may be used by school districts for the teaching of the Vietnamese and Laotian American refugee experience that includes, but is not limited to, the fall of Saigon in 1975. The model curriculum must be developed in an age-appropriate manner for instruction in kindergarten through grade 12 and must also comply with all of the following:

(1) Be developed with participation from Vietnamese and Laotian American cultural centers and community groups located in this State, survivors, rescuers, and liberators of the Vietnam War, Vietnamese and Laotian American refugees, and a group of representatives from school districts, who may include teachers who have relevant experience or educational backgrounds in the study and teaching of Vietnamese or Laotian American history.

(2) Incorporate writings and other media that represent all perspectives of the Vietnamese and Laotian refugee experience, including oral testimony by survivors, rescuers, and liberators of the Vietnam War, including Vietnamese and Laotian American refugees, Vietnamese boat people, and members of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, to ensure quality standards and materials for this area of study.

(3) Provide for a discussion on the Vietnamese boat people and members of the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, the reasons behind the exodus, the hardships faced by the Vietnamese and Laotian people attempting to flee who were apprehended by the communist government, and the conditions that led to the resettlement of Vietnamese and Laotian people in the United States.

(c) On or before January 1, 2023, the State Board of Education shall create a model curriculum that may be used by school districts for the teaching of the Cambodian genocide. The model curriculum must be developed in an age-appropriate manner for instruction in kindergarten through grade 12 and must also comply with both of the following:

(1) Be developed with participation from survivors of the Cambodian genocide and a group of representatives from school districts, who may include teachers who have relevant experience or educational backgrounds in the study and teaching of the Cambodian genocide.

(2) Incorporate writings or other media that represent all perspectives of the Cambodian genocide, including oral testimony by survivors, to ensure quality standards and materials for this area of study.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".