The bill amends RCW 43.117.130 to designate January of each year as "Chinese American/Americans of Chinese descent history month" in Washington state and adds a new section to chapter 28A.230 RCW requiring public schools to set aside time during January for activities commemorating the lives, history, achievements, and contributions of Chinese Americans and Americans of Chinese descent. Beginning September 1, 2025, when a school district board of directors reviews or adopts its social studies curriculum it must incorporate instruction about the Chinese Exclusion Act and other relevant historical events, such as the Tacoma method. School districts may meet the curriculum requirement by using a curriculum developed and provided free of charge by the Washington State Historical Society in collaboration with a Washington nonprofit that advances civic harmony across cultural backgrounds, and districts may modify that curriculum to add regional elements or integrate it into existing materials. This is a statutory designation and an education procedural change: it modifies an existing RCW and creates a new education requirement rather than creating a crime or changing criminal penalties. Affected parties named in the text include public schools, school district boards of directors, the Washington State Historical Society, and an unspecified Washington nonprofit partner. The extracted text does not specify the new section number in chapter 28A.230 RCW, does not define terms such as "appropriate activities," the exact legal nomenclature or capitalization for the "Chinese Exclusion Act," the identity of the named nonprofit, or any enforcement, funding, reporting, or whether nonpublic or tribal schools are covered.

If enacted, January would be officially recognized in Washington public schools as Chinese American/Americans of Chinese descent history month and schools would be required to set aside some time during that month for commemorative activities. Starting September 1, 2025, every school district reviewing or adopting social studies curriculum would need to add instruction about the Chinese exclusion act and related events such as the Tacoma method; districts can use and adapt a free curriculum the Washington State Historical Society will develop with an unnamed nonprofit that promotes civic harmony. The groups most affected are public school boards and teachers (who must add time and lessons), the Washington State Historical Society (which must develop the free curriculum), and the nonprofit partner. Districts gain a free option for materials but will still face added planning, scheduling, and likely small costs for teacher prep and local adaptation; the bill does not identify funding, define what counts as “appropriate activities,” name the nonprofit, or say whether private or tribal schools are included, so implementation details, oversight, and enforcement are unclear.