Seattle Council PTSA has signed onto a letter with Make Us Visible Washington and over 60 community-based organizations, educators, advocates, and allies across Washington State in support of SSB 5474.
Please help us advocate to integrate AA & NH/PI, Latino American, and Black American history in our K-12 history curriculum!
Take action today in support of Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5574, a bill to require school districts to adopt policy integrating Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI), Latino American, and Black American history in social studies curricula by September 2028 and to implement instruction in grades K-12 beginning in the 2029-2030 school year.
Contact members of the Rules Committee TODAY! SSB 5574 has been adopted and passed out of the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee. The bill is now in the Senate Rules Committee. Ask for their favorable support of SSB 5574 and to move this bill to the full Senate for a vote.
Personalize this sample script:
Hello Senator _____[insert name]_____,
My name is _____[insert name]_____ and I am a _____[teacher/student/parent/community member]_____ in support of SSB 5574, which would include Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Latino American, and Black American history in Washington state K-12 public schools. This bill is important to me because _____[reason why]_____. As a Washington state resident, I am requesting that you support SSB 5574 and that the Senate Rules Committee move this bill forward for a floor vote. Thank you for your favorable support of this bill.
Call or email
members of the Senate Rules Committee:
Note: If contacting via email, you can easily contact all committee members at once by selecting one of the email forms below and then selecting the names of committee members under Step 2: Choose other legislators to receive a copy in the email form.
Heck, Lt. Governor Denny (D) Chair
360-786-7700
ltgov@ltgov.wa.gov
Conway, Steve (D) Vice Chair
360-786-7656
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Braun, John (R) Ranking Member
360-786-7638
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Boehnke, Matt (R)
360-786-7614
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Cleveland, Annette (D)
360-786-7696
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Hasegawa, Bob (D)
360-786-7616
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King, Curtis (R)
360-786-7626
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Lovick, John (D)
360-786-7686
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MacEwen, Drew (R)
360-786-7668
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Muzzall, Ron (R)
360-786-7618
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Orwall, Tina (D)
360-786-7664
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Pedersen, Jamie (D)
360-786-7628
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Riccelli, Marcus (D)
360-786-7604
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Saldaña, Rebecca (D)
360-786-7604
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Salomon, Jesse (D)
360-786-7662
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Short, Shelly (R)
360-786-7612
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Wilson, Claire (D)
360-786-7658
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