H 576 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act implementing an elementary and secondary interdisciplinary climate education curriculum in the Commonwealth

This bill requires Massachusetts schools to include climate change education in their existing science, history, and other subject curricula. It mandates that environmental science standards cover topics such as human impact on the carbon cycle, effects on health and agriculture, and changes to the water cycle and natural disasters. The state education department is authorized to provide resources and professional development materials to help schools teach these topics and may seek additional funding to support the initiative.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Feb 26, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

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Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Education
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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