HB 114 Summary

• Requires each school district and charter school serving grades K-12 to provide instruction on Black History as part of all educational programming, with curricula developed or identified by individual districts and schools.

• Mandates Black History instruction include at least 8 topics: pre-diaspora history and culture, significance of enslavement to American economy, relationship between white supremacy and slavery, racism's role in the Civil War, perpetuation of enslavement through segregation and laws, Black contributions to American life, socio-economic struggles and agency of Black people, and Black figures in national and Delaware history.

• Requires curricula to rely heavily on primary sources and be designed to be trauma-responsive, incorporate contemporary events, develop respect for cultural diversity, and explore transitional and restorative justice mechanisms.

• Directs the Department of Education to develop public resources and consult with specified organizations including NAACP, Africana Studies programs at state universities, Delaware Heritage Commission, and Delaware Black Student Coalition to assist with curriculum creation.

• Requires each district and school to designate an oversight individual who must report curriculum implementation to the Department by November 15 annually; Department must report to Governor and General Assembly by January 15 each year; takes effect immediately during 2022-2023 school year.