CO HB1149

Requires all Colorado public schools, including charter schools, to incorporate Black historical and cultural studies standards into elementary through secondary education within two years of State Board adoption

Creates a 17-member Black Historical and Cultural Studies Advisory Committee to recommend education standards, identify curriculum resources, and provide technical assistance to schools; initial appointments due by January 1, 2026

Directs the Department of Education to create and maintain a free resource bank of research-based materials and curricula, available in English and Spanish, starting July 1, 2026

Curriculum must cover early African civilizations, the African diaspora, enslavement, abolition, Reconstruction, the civil rights movement, and Black history specific to Colorado

Appropriates $19,225 from the general fund for FY 2025-26 to the Department of Education for 0.2 FTE content specialist position