California Education Code

§ 51221.2

EDC § 51221.2 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 4 · Title 2 · Part 28 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)(1) The department shall issue a notice to all local educational agencies serving pupils in any of grades 7 to 12, inclusive, clarifying that social science instruction provided pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 51220 is designed to provide a foundation for the understanding of human rights issues with particular attention to the study of the inhumanity of genocide, slavery, and the Holocaust. In furtherance of this instruction, the notice shall advise these local educational agencies of all of the following:

(A)Holocaust and genocide education are part of the adopted History-Social Science Content Standards and Framework adopted by the state board.

(B)The History-Social Science Framework adopted by the state board provides information about instruction on the Holocaust and genocide.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 761, Sec. 1. (SB 472) Effective January 1, 2026.