Pupil instruction: Holocaust and genocide education: reporting and grant program.

Senator Stern's Holocaust and Genocide Education Grant Program legislation establishes new reporting requirements and funding mechanisms to support instruction on these subjects throughout California's public education system. The measure requires all local educational agencies to submit annual reports detailing whether and how they provide Holocaust and genocide education across grade levels.

The bill creates a dedicated grant program, administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to fund instructional materials, professional development, and educational programming. Local educational agencies can use these allocations for teaching resources, hosting educational events, supporting teacher training, and providing student transportation to related learning opportunities. A new Holocaust and Genocide Education Grant Program Fund would be established in the State Treasury to receive and distribute program funding upon legislative appropriation.

The legislation provides formal definitions to guide implementation, adopting the United Nations Convention's criteria for genocide and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's description of the Holocaust. Local educational agencies that incur costs from the new reporting mandate would be eligible for state reimbursement through existing statutory mechanisms. The Superintendent must develop detailed regulations covering grant applications, funding criteria, and expenditure reporting requirements.