HB1037
Instructional materials on climate change & environtl. literacy; model pol. & proced. for selection.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 2, 2026
House: Reported from Education (15-Y 7-N)
Chief Patron:
Betsy Carr (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. 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 ... (More) 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. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26102265D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/30/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1037)
- 01/30/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 02/02/2026 - House: Reported from Education (15-Y 7-N)
