Laura Richardson
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 35
Author
Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education. Existing law requires the commission, when the history-social science curriculum framework is next revised, on or after January 1, 2025, to consider providing for inclusion, in that curriculum framework, related evaluation criteria, and accompanying instructional materials, of instruction on the treatment and perspectives of Native Americans during the Spanish colonization of California and the Gold Rush Era. This bill would require the commission, when the state board next revises the history-social science curriculum framework or adopts new instructional materials, on or after January 1, 2026, to consider including content on the historical, social, economic, and political contributions of African Americans during the Spanish colonization of California, the Gold Rush Era, and Antebellum, as provided.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 100, Statutes of 2025.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11 a.m.
In Senate. Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 2706.) Ordered to the Senate.
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 16).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1249.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing May 12.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 961.) (April 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.
Set for hearing April 30.
April 23 hearing postponed by committee.
Set for hearing April 23.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB510 | HTML |
| 02/19/25 - Introduced | |
| 03/24/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/21/25 - Amended Senate | |
| 08/25/25 - Enrolled | |
| 08/28/25 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/28/25- Senate Education | |
| 05/14/25- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/30/25- Assembly Education | |
| 07/14/25- Assembly Appropriations |
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