A second Climate Literacy Trust Fund bill in Massachusetts
Publisher: In-Sight Publishing
Publisher Founding: September 1, 2014
Publisher Location: Fort Langley, Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Publication: Critical Science Newswire
Original Link: https://ncse.ngo/second-climate-literacy-trust-fund-bill-massachusetts
Publication Date: April 12, 2024
Organization: National Center for Science Education
Organization Description: The National Center for Science Education promotes and defends accurate and effective science education because everyone deserves to engage with the evidence. One day, students of all ages will be scientifically literate, teachers will be prepared and empowered to teach accurate science, and scientific thinking and decision-making will ensure that all life can thrive and overcome challenges to our shared future.
By Glenn Branch
Massachusetts’s Senate Bill 2668, described as a new draft of a previous bill, Senate Bill 260, seeking to support climate change education, was introduced and passed by the Joint Committee on Education on April 1, 2024.
If enacted, the bill would establish the Interdisciplinary Climate Literacy Trust Fund, which would support interdisciplinary climate education in the state, prioritizing underserved communities and communities that are disproportionately affected by climate change.
The bill would also authorize local school districts to implement interdisciplinary climate literacy plans. Guidelines for the development and implementation of such plans would be provided by an Interdisciplinary Climate Literacy Advisory Council.
Senate Bill 2668 is identical to House Bill 4419, which replaced House Bills 470, 491, 496, 504, 576, and 3387 as well as Senate Bill 260, but its text is closest to that of House Bill 470. Senate Bill 2668 is now with the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.
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