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HB 1037 Passed

Instructional materials on climate change & environtl. literacy; model pol. & proced. for selection.

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Board of Education; instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy; model policies and procedures for selection. Requires the Board of Education to make available to each local school board instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy that are based on and include peer-reviewed scientific sources. The bill requires the Board of Education to develop, adopt, and make available to each local school board model policies and procedures, based on peer-reviewed scientific sources, pertaining to the selection of instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy, including a requirement for any such selected material to accurately portray changes in weather and climate patterns over time, the impacts of human activity on changes in weather and climate patterns, and the effects of climate change on people and resources.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last action
Apr 11, 2026 — Governor's recommendation received by House
Session
2026
Momentum
88 · Very high