An Act establishing a Green and Healthy Schools working group and implementation plan
This bill creates a Green and Healthy Schools working group in Massachusetts to develop a plan for making school buildings more sustainable and safe by the year 2050. The group, which will include representatives from various state agencies and community stakeholders, is tasked with advising on how to update existing laws and recommending specific standards for renovating current schools and constructing new ones. To gather input, the working group must hold public listening sessions within one year of the bill taking effect. The final plan will outline a timeline with five-year goals and assign specific responsibilities to different state departments for implementation and enforcement.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Feb 15, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 15, 2024
Senate · Reported by committee
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Feb 16, 2023
House · Passed
House concurred
Feb 16, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to the committee on Education
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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