BILL · 2025–26 SESSION

SB 5134: Chinese Americans/schools

Requiring public schools to commemorate the contributions of Chinese Americans and Americans of Chinese descent.

Summary

Requires, instead of encourages, public schools to designate time for appropriate activities in commemoration of Chinese American/Americans of Chinese Descent History Month in January of each year.
Requires school districts to incorporate instruction about the Chinese Exclusion Act and other relevant history events when a school district reviews or adopts its social studies curriculum, and use certain curriculum made available free of charge.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5134), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to requiring public schools to commemorate the contributions of Chinese Americans and Americans of Chinese descent;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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SB 5134 (2011–12) Historic vessels · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5134 (2009–10) Electronic juror signatures · Did not pass · died in committee