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
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Sena
DDemocratic
Co
Sean Garballey
DDemocratic
Co
Simon Cataldo
DDemocratic
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