Support Native Students
An Act providing for the creation of a permanent commission relative to the education of American Indian and Alaska Native residents of the Commonwealth
ON THIS PAGE:
- About the bill
- Bill history
- Advocates
What this bill would do:
- Creates a commission to improve educational outcomes and opportunities for Native students
- Promotes tribal self-determination
Why we need it:
Proposing a permanent commission towards improving educational outcomes and opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native students. Broader impacts of the commission are the promotion of tribal self-determination by providing students with the opportunity to learn their heritage, languages and histories while preparing them for higher education. Learn more here.
8
years in consideration by the legislature
3
times killed by the legislature
The Logistics
- Creates a permanent commission to improve educational outcomes and opportunities for Native students, in particular preparing them for higher education
- Promotes tribal self-determination by giving Native youth the opportunity to learn about their heritage and language
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Bill History
The legislature’s website makes it extremely difficult to track bills from session to session, so we have compiled the complete bill history here. Each time the bill is killed, it is highlighted in red text and the people or committee to blame are linked where possible.
194th Session: 2025-2026
September 2025: Hearing held on 09/16/2025
February 2025: Bill referred to Joint Committee on Education
193rd Session: 2023-2024
December 2024: No further action taken
February 2024: Reporting date extended to March 15th
October 2023: Hearing scheduled for 10/11/2023
192nd Session: 2021-2022
Advocacy Organizations
Our allies leading the fight for this bill