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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 498 FILED ON: 1/16/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 260 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Julian Cyr |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act implementing elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate justice education |
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| 13 | 13 | | across the Commonwealth. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Julian CyrCape and IslandsJoanne M. ComerfordHampshire, Franklin and Worcester2/22/2023Michael J. BarrettThird Middlesex2/22/2023 1 of 2 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 498 FILED ON: 1/16/2023 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 260 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 260) of Julian Cyr, Joanne M. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Comerford and Michael J. Barrett for legislation to implement elementary and secondary |
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| 21 | 21 | | interdisciplinary climate justice education across the Commonwealth. Education. |
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| 22 | 22 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 23 | 23 | | SEE SENATE, NO. 311 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 24 | 24 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 28 | 28 | | _______________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | An Act implementing elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate justice education |
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| 30 | 30 | | across the Commonwealth. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 69 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official edition, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2is hereby amended by inserting after section 1T the following new section:- |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3 Section 1U. (a) Environmental science and environmental protection standards |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4established pursuant to section 1D shall promote an understanding of climate change including, |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5but not limited to: (i) the human impact on the carbon cycle; (ii) the effect of climate change on |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6life that exists on Earth; (iii) the effects of the environment on health, economics, and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7agricultural systems; (iv) the impact of climate change on the water cycle; and (v) the impact of |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8the environment on natural disasters and weather. 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9 (b) A school district, charter school, approved private day or residential school or |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10collaborative school may incorporate the climate change standards established pursuant to |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11section 1D and subsection (a) into existing curriculum including, but not limited to, science, |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12history and social sciences, technology or business. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13 (c) The department may make resources available to school districts, charter schools, |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14approved private day or residential schools, and collaborative schools to assist in the selection of |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15materials and curriculum on climate change. The department may identify and offer information |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16on resources for professional development activities and instruction on climate change. The |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17department may consult with private or non-profit experts in the field of environment or related |
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| 50 | 50 | | 18disciplines and government stakeholders to identify such resources. |
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| 51 | 51 | | 19 (d) The department may apply for federal, state or other funding. |
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