NY A05610

Repeals the Amistad Commission from the arts and cultural affairs law and re-establishes it as an independent commission within the education law, consisting of 21 members including the commissioner of education, legislative leaders, SUNY chancellor, and 16 public members with knowledge of Black studies

Mandates a minimum annual budget of $1.4 million for the commission, with $100,000 allocated specifically for travel expenses including overnight accommodations and retreats

Requires the commission to adopt or adapt a Black history curriculum covering Africa, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, chattel slavery, the African diaspora, and contributions of African-Americans, with scope and sequence for all grades from preschool through college

Directs the commission to require all state teacher preparation programs to provide instruction in culturally responsive-sustaining education, diversity, equity, and inclusion across all subject areas

Extends curriculum requirements to private schools and home schools, with private schools required to establish these courses or risk being deemed not substantially equivalent to public school instruction