HB 19-1192 Summary

• Requires Colorado public schools to teach the history, culture, and social contributions of American Indians, Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, LGBTQ+ individuals within these groups, and religious minorities in civics and history courses.

• Establishes the History, Culture, Social Contributions, and Civil Government in Education Commission with 16 members appointed by the Governor, Commissioner of Education, and State Historical Society President to make recommendations for education standards.

• Changes the frequency of community forums on civics content standards from once every ten years to once every six years, with mandatory commission participation.

• Requires the State Board of Education to consider commission recommendations when reviewing and revising history and civics education standards every six years.

• Appropriates $37,495 from the State Education Fund to the Department of Education for 2019-20 to hire content specialists to implement the act.