AB 1468: Ethnic studies: content standards, curriculum frameworks, instructional materials, and compliance monitoring.

The bill aims to establish academically rigorous content standards for ethnic studies instruction in high schools. It requires the state board of education to develop and adopt content standards by 2028 and the instructional quality commission to review and recommend curriculum frameworks and instructional materials by 2028. The bill also requires local educational agencies to provide the state department of education with a copy of their curricula, instruction, and instructional materials in ethnic studies by 2026. The bill's requirements include fostering multicultural respect and understanding, focusing on the domestic experience and stories of historically marginalized peoples in American society, and ensuring that curricula, instruction, and instructional materials do not reflect or promote bias, bigotry, or discrimination. The state department of education will monitor compliance…