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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5619
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1352
Referred to Committee on EDUCATION
Introduced by:
REP. PALM, 36th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TEACHING OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 10-16b of the general statutes be amended to require that 1
the climate change curriculum in the Next Generation Science Standards 2
be taught as part of the state-wide science curriculum for public schools 3
and that such teaching begin in elementary school. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To help close the opportunity gap, further environmental justice and
protect the environment by educating all children in grades three to
twelve, inclusive, about the role humans have played in accelerating
climate change, and equipping all students with the tools necessary to
be part of a green economy.